Chamber ag scholarship deadline approaches

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce Agricultural and Rural Services Committee will be awarding a scholarship to a local student who desires to further their education in agriculture.

The recipient will be a 2017 graduating senior residing in and attending school in Colquitt County with a B average or higher. He or she must enter a post-secondary school or college and major in the field of Agriculture, Agribusiness, or Ag Education after graduation. A copy of confirmed enrollment by a school official at the post-secondary institution must be submitted to the Chamber Ag and Rural Services Committee before payment of scholarship will be distributed to the recipient.

The $500 scholarship may be applied toward tuition, room and board, or books and supplies.

Scholarship applications and guidelines can be picked up at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce,  the CCHS Guidance Office, or online at www.moultriechamber.com.

The deadline for submitting applications to the Chamber is Friday, March 24, 2017.

For more information, contact Tommie Beth Willis at 985-2131 or stop by the Chamber of Commerce at 116 First Ave. S.E.

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