The Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce presented the following Business Awards for 2016 at their annual Business Appreciation Cookout. Congratulations to our winners!
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We enjoyed a great evening honoring our business owners at the Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce Business Appreciation Cookout at the Clintwood Walking Track Shelter.
The Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors hosted a special luncheon on Tuesday, January 12th at the Chamber/Visitor Center in honor of the newly elected Board of Supervisors and the Constitutional Officers for Dickenson County. Around 32 attended the Chamber luncheon including: The Honorable Judge Henry Vanover, Mike Yates, Commissioner of the Revenue, Angie Rakes, Dickenson County Treasurer, and Board of Supervisors: Jason Compton, Ron Peters, David Yates, David Perry and Administrator, David Moore. Dickenson County Clerk, Richard Edwards was unable to attend as he was in Richmond and also BOS Chair, Shelbie Willis was unable to attend due to another meeting being scheduled that day. The newly elected Dickenson County Commonwealth Attorney, Seth Baker could not make the luncheon. Dickenson County Registrar, Reba Childress and IDA Director, Mitzi Sykes, Clinchco Mayor, Jarvis Deel and the Chamber Board of Directors were in attendance as well as Columbus Phipps Foundation Director, Mr. Paul Buchanan. Also, several spouses and kids of the elected officials were present.
Rita Surratt, President of the Chamber, and the Board of Directors, were very pleased with the turnout and look forward to working with the newly elected officials in the coming years. Special thanks to all the ladies who brought food and especially the homemade desserts.
The Dickenson County Chamber will behosting an Election Forum on Monday, September 28th at the Dickenson Center for Education and Research at Happy Valley Drive in Clintwood, Virginia. The forum will begin at 6pm and we encourage you to come and meet the candidates and hear the answers to questions submitted for the candidates. The public is invited to submit questions to the chamber by September 23rd for the candidates and they will be reviewed by the Public Affairs Committee and a member of the Democrat and a member of the Republican party for approval. There will be 3 questions asked at the forum. One question has been sent to the candidates for preview and the other two will be drawn by the Moderator from the box of approved questions.
If you have a question you would like to submit, please email to the chamber at chamber@dcwin.org or mail to Dickenson County Chamber, P.O. Box 1990, Clintwood, Virginia. Your name will not be added to the question you submit.
Thanks so much and we look forward to a great evening meeting the candidates and hearing what their plans are for the position they are seeking. Hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the chamber at 276-926-6074.
Congratulations to our award winners!
New Business of the Year Award—Ridgeview DeliMart and Wolfpack Den
Owners: Larry & Judy Compton and Rodney & Carolyn Compton
Small/Medium Business of the Year Award—Michael Porter, CPA, Clintwood and Haysi
Large Business of the Year Award—Dominion Health & Fitness, Clintwood
Owner: Bernard Dhas
Established Business of the Year Award—Mullins Construction
Owner: Kermit Mullins