Waking Up Early is published weekly in the Early County News. The Mission Statement of the Development Authority of Early County guides the work conducted daily within the local Office of Economic Development. It has provided the framework for why Early County should adopt a data center ordinance for its unincorporated areas. “To promote Economic Development by providing an environment conducive to business and industrial development; and to ensure leadership in improving the

Waking Up Early is published weekly in the Early County News. Since 2022 the Development Authority of Early County has awarded at least one Early County residing high school graduate with the annual Early Co. Growth Scholarship, which is made possible with funding from Silicon Ranch. Faith Mills was the 2025 Growth Scholar and a 2025 graduate of Early County High School. She completed her freshman year at Augusta University as a student athlete with a 4.0. As a result of her

Beth Chandler Noland (L), Executive Director of the Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce and Susanne Reynolds (R), Director of the Development Authority of Early County attended the State of Energy Event hosted by the Georgia Chamber Foundation. On Thursday, May 28, 2026, the Georgia Chamber Foundation hosted the State of Energy event at the Coca-Cola Company Atlanta Office Campus. Beth Chandler Noland, Executive Director of the Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce, a