• The region surrounds Augusta midway up the border with South Carolina.
• The major cities in the region include Thomson (McDuffie County), Augusta (Richmond County) midway up the eastern border of the region, Washington (Wilkes County) in the north, Sandersville (Washington County) in the southwest, and Waynesboro (Burke County) in the southeast.
• Interstate 20 runs through the region going east toward Augusta where Interstate 520 splits from Interstate 20 into Augusta.
• US Highways in the region include US Highway 25 coming from the south into Augusta, US Highway 1 running through the center of the region heading into Augusta, and US Highway 78 passing through Washington coming from the northwest and into the center of the region.
• The region has the Little River flowing into Clarks Hill Lake in the north, the Ogeechee moving to the southeast through the southern portion of the region, as well as Brier Creek running to the southeast parallel to the South Carolina border.
• State Parks in the region are the Hamburg State Park, the Alexander H. Stephens State Park and Memorial, the Elijah Clark Memorial State Park and the Mistletoe State Park. The region is also home to the Robert Toombs House near the town of Washington in the north.

CONTACT INFORMATION
DCA Regional Representative:
Tina Hutcheson
(478)-469-3751

DITT - Regional Project Manager:
Wendy Bibb
(706) 667-4863

DITT - Regional Marketing Manager:
Adela Reddell

DITT - Tourism Representative:
Jeannie Buttrum
(706) 721-3276

GT - Office Director, Sr. Research Associate:
Elliot Price
(706) 737-1415

GT - Research Engineer I:
Tianna Rowell
(706) 737-1416

GT - Administrative Secretary:
Clarice Prater
(706) 737-1414

UGA - Secretary:
Janelle Lane

UGA - Area Director:
Jackie Moore

UGA - Business Consultant:
Heather Woods

UGA - Business Consultant:
N. Andre David

UGA - (706) 737-1790

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