Andrea Register will celebrate her one-year anniversary as owner of Elegant Touch on August 25. To mark this special occasion, she is having an anniversary sale through August 31. All 2010 dresses 25 percent off. All clearance dresses are an additional 50 percent off. Sale does not apply to items previously purchased or on layaway. Andrea says, "I appreciate all of my customers' support over this past year." Also, Elegant Touch does tuxedo rentals for special occasions. Elegant Touch is located at 105A Third Street North in Oneonta. Call 274-2936.

Check out the Newsletter Archives for the August Chamber News. We are happy to bring Renee Carter, Executive Director of the Coalition for Regional Transportation, to Blount County to speak on the Northern Beltline Project. This project will have a major impact on Blount County and we hope to see you all there. The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 17, at Heritage.

The Danny B. Hicks Scholarship Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Heritage Golf. Cost for a four-man team is $340, which includes lunch and eight mulligans. Flights will be at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Contact Heritage Golf at 274-2390 for more information. All proceeds from the event benefit the youth of Blount County.

Danny B. Hicks Scholarship Memorial Golf Tournament.pdf

The 27th annual Covered Bridge Festival is set for Saturday, October 23, 2010, in downtown Oneonta. Both Arts & Crafts Vendor applications and Food Vendor applications have been updated and can be found on the Covered Bridge Festival Page. For more information, contact Aimee Wilson at 274-2153.

Covered Bridge Festival