COMMUNITY OVERVIEW...

Wilkinson County and the Cities of Allentown, Danville, Gordon, Irwinton, Ivey, McIntyre, Toomsboro  

Transportation

Ground – Less than 30 minutes from I-16 connecting with I-75 and I-95; Less than 1 hours from I-20 East-West from Augusta to Atlanta and points west.  U.S. Highway 441 and GA Highway 57, which will become part of the Fall-Line Freeway system, provide additional transportation routes.

Air – 30 minutes from Macon ’s Lewis B. Wilson and Herbert Smart private air field.  Additional airport facilities in Dublin and Milledgeville.

Rail – Service provided by Norfolk Southern

Motor Freight Carriers

Education

Consolidated public school system located in center of the county.  Full range of athletic programs, band, state-of-the-art media center and other extracurricular activities.  Two public libraries offering access to state and national resource centers.

Heart of Georgia Technical Institute staffs adult literacy center and offers job readiness training (QuickStart) with comprehensive computer lab and full-time teacher.

Health Care

General practitioner located in Gordon providing lab tests, x-rays, etc. Cardiac specialist located in Irwinton.  Nursing home located in Toomsboro.  Service Center located in Gordon providing day care for the mentally retarded.  Also, home healthcare provider located in the county.  Wilkinson County Health Department is also located in Irwinton.

Recreation

Lake Tchukalako provides an ideal retirement location or resort-like living with an 18-hold golf course, tennis courts, two swimming pools and a 500-acre lake with sandy beaches and plenty of fishing, skiing and recreational boating. Wilkinson County is known for its great hunting, whether it be deer, wild turkey, quail, dove or wild hogs.  The Oconee River forms the eastern boundary of Wilkinson County and provides boating and fishing in a pristine atmosphere.  Bear Camp Lake is just outside of Irwinton.  Our strategic location in the middle of the state offers easy access to coastal beaches and the North Georgia Mountains.

Cultural

Downtown Toomsboro is an antebellum walk back in time.  Beaver Creek Festival brings artisans and craftsmen to Ivey each November.  Wilkinson County ’s Historical Society endeavors to find and preserve our heritage.  The Gordon Depot Museum is the city’s museum as well as the museum for the Central Georgia Railroad. Gordon BetterHomeTown organizes an annual July 4th festival and Halloween related activities.

Communications

Four Daily newspapers– Dublin Courier-Herald, Macon Telegraph, Union Recorder, USA Today, and the Atlanta Constitution

Two local weekly newspapers – The Wilkinson County News, The Wilkinson County Post (legal organ)

Cable Services – Blackstone Cable, Accucom Telecommunications

Radio Stations – WVKS, Love 103.7 FM, Irwinton, R & B, Gospel

Internet Service Providers – Alltel Communications

Financial Institutions

Two Development Authorities – Development Authority of Wilkinson County, Gordon Development Authority

Three locally owned and run full services banks