Downtown Blakely, GA

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Downtown Blakely, GA Our mission is to create opportunities, improve current businesses and promote Downtown Blakely. Meetings are open to the public.

The mission of the Downtown Development Authority of the City of Blakely (DDA) is to create opportunities, improve current businesses and promote Downtown Blakely. The DDA board meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Bynum Conference Room of the Alexander Building (Chamber-Development Authority), 214 Court Square, Blakely, GA 39823.

โœจ YOUR NEXT BIG OPPORTUNITY STARTS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BLAKELY! โœจHave you dreamed of opening your own business, expandi...
10/14/2026

โœจ YOUR NEXT BIG OPPORTUNITY STARTS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BLAKELY! โœจ

Have you dreamed of opening your own business, expanding your current operations, or investing in historic buildings? Downtown Blakely has several commercial properties available for purchase, each offering a unique opportunity to be part of our downtown's next chapter!

๐Ÿ“Properties Currently Available:

200 Court Square
42 Court Square
194 Court Square
595 College Street
12268 Columbia Street

From historic storefronts to potential new retail, dining and mixed-use spaces, these properties offer exciting possibilities for entrepreneurs and investors.

๐ŸŒŸ Several properties are located within Blakely's designated R.U.R.A.L. Zone, which may provide valuable state tax incentives for qualifying businesses and investments.

https://downtownblakely.com/pages/incentives/

Downtown revitalization doesn't happen overnight โ€” it happens one investment, one business, and one building at a time!

The Downtown Development Authority of Blakely encourages entrepreneurs, property investors, and business owners to explore the opportunities available in our historic downtown.

10/07/2026

American Legion Post 11 will be cooking Gator Tail, make sure you come by and see us!!!

09/21/2026

Chamber Members! Be sure to "drive-thru" the Rooster Coop for coffee, cinnamon rolls and apple fritters this Thursday from 7:30 - 9 a.m. The Rooster Coop is located on the on the Court Square between Chick A Dee's and Collier Insurance Agency.

โค๏ธ Historic Downtown Blakely โค๏ธ joined 7 other communities as 8 graduates were honored as the inaugural class of the Cer...
09/20/2026

โค๏ธ Historic Downtown Blakely โค๏ธ joined 7 other communities as 8 graduates were honored as the inaugural class of the Certified Downtown Professionals program last month at the Georgia Downtown Association - est. 1999 Conference hosted in Rome.

"๐ˆ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž. ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ. ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง..."

Published in the Early County News on September 16, 2026.

https://www.earlycountynews.com/articles/economic-development-director-earns-certified-downtown-professional-certification/

https://www.developearly.com/post/i-love-my-georgia-downtown

Start your Saturday off at the Downtown Blakely Farmers Market! โ˜€๏ธ
09/19/2026

Start your Saturday off at the Downtown Blakely Farmers Market! โ˜€๏ธ

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09/18/2026

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09/12/2026

๐Ÿ“ข WE VALUE YOUR INPUT, BLAKELY! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

The City of Blakely is working to plan for a stronger future, and we want to hear from YOU!

๐Ÿ“ Please take a few minutes to complete the Early Comprehensive Plan Survey. Your feedback will help guide future decisions regarding growth, development, community improvements, and the future of Blakely and Early County.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link below to take the survey:
Take the Early Comprehensive Plan Survey
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/rZ03O0f/earlycompsurvey?utm_source=chatgpt.com

๐Ÿ™๏ธ People | Places | Progress | A Brighter Blakely

๐Ÿ“ฃ Comprehensive Plan 10-Year Update โ€” Community Vision Survey
09/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ Comprehensive Plan 10-Year Update โ€” Community Vision Survey

Residents, business owners, farmers, educators, faith leaders, and other community members are invited to participate in the Early County Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Kickoff Meeting. This is an opportunity to help guide the vision for the county's future and ensure local voices are reflect...

Once again, we are thrilled to have our community represented in South Georgia LEADS, a regional economic/community deve...
08/29/2026

Once again, we are thrilled to have our community represented in South Georgia LEADS, a regional economic/community development leadership program!

Congratulations to Downtown Development Authority/Main Street Blakely board member, Mayor Travis Wimbush!

South GeorgiaLEADS (SGL) is proud to announce its 2026โ€“2027 Regional Leadership Initiative class โ€” bringing together professionals from across South Georgia for an eight-month experience centered on regional understanding, collaboration, and leadership.

Through monthly sessions held in communities throughout the region, participants will gain firsthand insight into South Georgia's assets, explore shared regional challenges, and build relationships that extend beyond county and organizational lines.

Meet the 2026โ€“2027 class:

Jessica Adams, Jemm Farms
Claudia Allmond, Colony Bank
Peyton Avrett, Georgia Power Company
Kristina Cheek, Magnolia Governmental Affairs
Katherine Council, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
Charles Fairbrother, Concrete Enterprises
Tyler Fields, Valmont Industries, Inc.
Perry Ford, City of Albany, GA
MarLeigh Foy, New Hire Solutions
Mallory Griffin, Ocilla-Irwin Development Authority
Katie Beth Hall, Colquitt Regional Medical Center
Edward Hulett, City of Fitzgerald, GA
Lauren Lane, Wild Adventures Theme Park
Jennifer McCranie, Dorminy Medical Center
Ashley Miller, Turner County Development Authority
Kayla Myers, Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce
Amanda Nava Estill, Southwest Georgia Regional Commission
Kenyetta Nesbitt-Simmons, Simmons HR & Talent Advisory
Kvonne Oliver, Valdosta City Schools
Amanda Rabon, City of Cairo
Tina Ramsey, Pinnacle + Synovus
Jennifer Ray, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Jessica Rios, Southeast Non-Profit Housing.
Jerry Sanders, SUMTER COUNTY SCHOOLS
Savannah Sanders, Valdosta State University
Tanya Thomas, Coastal Plain Area Eoa Comm.
Sidney Walker, City of Americus, Georgia
Arthur Wigfall, Retired Federal Employee
Travis Wimbush, City of Blakely

The program runs from August 2026 through March 2027, with sessions taking participants across the region for interactive workshops, community and industry visits, leadership development, and direct conversations with regional decision-makers. Topics will include workforce and economic development, regional communication, public policy, tourism, community identity, and long-range planning.

The Regional Leadership Initiative is made possible by Sustaining Sponsor Georgia Power and Presenting Sponsor Colony Bank, along with additional regional partners whose investment strengthens leadership development across South Georgia.

Address

214 Court Square
Blakely, GA
39823

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+12293661952

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