News & Events

Mrs. Debbi Bryarly (BPC Director of Nursing) with Dr. Steven Echols (BPC President)
inside the newly renovated nursing lab on BPC’s campus.

RELEASE:      Immediate
DATE:             May 14, 2021
CONTACT:     Miranda Simmons, Director of Marketing
                       msimmons1@bpc.edu
                       (912) 583-3176

Please consider taking a short survey about your workforce experience in the Greater Vidalia® area. All answers will be anonymous.

This information will help the local Development Authority, Chamber, educators, employers, employment professionals and larger community in developing a Toombs County Workforce Strategy to better support local businesses and employees.

Click here to participate.  The deadline is Monday, May 17, 2021.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Marie Gordon, 404-962-4075
Alison Wentley, 404-962-4086

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Marie Gordon, 404-962-4075
Alison Wentley, 404-962-4086

Vidalia, GA (Saturday, May 3, 2021) — HCA Healthcare’s South Atlantic Division has completed the purchase of Meadows Health in Vidalia, GA.

The hospital will be renamed Memorial Health Meadows Hospital. This connects it to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah and reflects HCA Healthcare’s presence in the region.

The Toombs-Montgomery Chamber of Commerce announced a rebranding effort and changed the name to Greater Vidalia® Chamber at the 2021 Annual Meeting on March 18, 2021, at Hawks Point in Vidalia, Georgia. 
 

In 2019, Southeastern Early College and Career Academy (SECCA) began offering the Energy Pathway to high school students from Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen and Vidalia City school systems. The Energy: Generation, Transmission, and Distribution pathway is a CTAE career pathway of the Georgia Department of Education. Locally, the course is taught by Dr. Kip Hart. The first group of students to finish the 3 required courses have recently tested for their end of pathway certification.

The Toombs County Development Authority seeks to create a workforce development strategy for the community.  The availability of a skilled workforce is a key ingredient for attracting new jobs and supporting existing businesses.  The workforce strategy will also help the community navigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  This effort will create a roadmap for workforce development efforts in Toombs County.  Specifically, the strategy process will identify gaps, develop priorities, create strategies for meeting the talent needs of existing industry and prospective employers, set workfor