Robbie King

E-PCOC President Robbie King (left) receives a plaque from GACCE Immediate Past Chair and Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Heath Taylor recognizing E-PCOC as an “outstanding” Chamber of Commerce in Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

E-PCOC President Robbie King (left) receives a plaque from GACCE Immediate Past Chair and Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Heath Taylor recognizing E-PCOC as an “outstanding” Chamber of Commerce in Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton-Putnam Chamber receives statewide recognition

In 2011, the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (GACCE) Board of Directors established its Georgia Certified Chamber program to recognize outstanding Chambers in the state.Among those recognized Nov.
L-R: Former Georgia State Patrol officer and Governor’s Security Detail member Alan Hardwick, Better Business Bureau Vice President Jason Blankenship, E-PCOC President Robbie King, and Dr. John Wheeler of Pathfinders Counseling Service. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Former Georgia State Patrol officer and Governor’s Security Detail member Alan Hardwick, Better Business Bureau Vice President Jason Blankenship, E-PCOC President Robbie King, and Dr. John Wheeler of Pathfinders Counseling Service. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Awareness at heart of beating modern personal threats

As part of its Business Breakfast Series, the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce (E-PCOC) presented a community safety forum Oct. 28 at the county commission building, featuring a fraud prevention expert, a former state trooper, and a local trauma counselor.
The annual Taste of Eatonton event on The Plaza lawn serves up a wide variety of tasty dishes at an affordable price from several local eateries. IAN TOCHER/Staff

The annual Taste of Eatonton event on The Plaza lawn serves up a wide variety of tasty dishes at an affordable price from several local eateries. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Taste of Eatonton serves up local flavor

Eatonton’s most flavorful evening will return next month when Taste of Eatonton, hosted by the Eatonton- Putnam Chamber of Commerce, takes over the grounds outside The Plaza Arts Center.
GWM names Robbie King as keynote speaker for writers’ retreat. CONTRIBUTED

GWM names Robbie King as keynote speaker for writers’ retreat. CONTRIBUTED

GWM names King as keynote speaker for writers’ retreat

Robbie King, the new president and CEO of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce, will be one of two keynote speakers at Georgia Writers Museum’s Writers Retreat: Write on the Lake. The retreat, scheduled for Feb. 21-23, will be held at the museum. It will begin with a 4 p.m.