Is there an undiscovered
community away from the noise and bustle or urban crowding
and traffic? Yes there is.
Does this community offer
quiet living at a leisurely pace?
Do the people there hold
traditional values to be the standard of the day?
Can families there hope
to raise their children in clean, uncluttered spacious
surroundings close to nature? Will it stay that way? The
people of Calhoun County, Georgia say, "Yes." to all of
this and more.
Calhoun County offers
this kind of life with the convenience of being located
only twenty minutes from the Albany metropolitan area
with a population of over 115,000.
We are also located
within a twenty mile drive to Lake Walter F. George which
is seventy miles in length and encompasses 650 miles of
shoreline. Home to large and small mouth bass, hybrids,
catfish, crappie, brim and a variety of other fish, this
lake is a paradise for any fisherman. The lake is part of
the Inland Waterway System which extends uninterrupted to
the Gulf of Mexico.
Bordering on the lake is
George T. Bagby State Park with lodging, restaurants, a
marina, and conference facilities.
We are a little more
than two hours from the beautiful beaches, fishing, and
diving of the Florida Panhandle, and three hours from
Atlanta.
Calhoun County is a
sportsman's dream come true. Deer, quail, turkey, and
dove abound, and there are numerous hunting and fishing
preserves.
The golfer is delighted
with the variety available within a short drive. Dozens
of courses offer play in a variety of terrains. Most are
open on a daily fee basis, and our gentle climate offers
year round play.
A large amount of land
on the eastern edge of Calhoun County is held by
plantations devoted to agriculture, forestry and wildlife
preservation. These plantations provide a buffer of land
that will not be developed in the future, thus assuring
that Calhoun County will be spared a sprawl of
development from the urban area to the east.
The next nearest large
population center is Dothan, Alabama, forty five miles to
the west.
Dothan is convenient to
the western edge of Calhoun County for shopping and
services.
The Calhoun County
Public school system boasts a competent staff, 44% of
whom hold advanced degrees, with an average of seventeen
years experience in teaching. The schools rank 10th in
the state in student retention to graduation. Private
schools in nearby communities offer primary and secondary
education. Colleges and technical schools in Albany, and
Andrews College in nearby Cuthbert, Georgia provide
higher education for academic and career advancement.
Although many rural
communities are hampered by limited access to medical
care, Calhoun County suffers no such shortage. The
Hospital Authority of Calhoun County operates a forty bed
primary care hospital with a twenty four hour emergency
room and an ambulance service. A sixty bed skilled care
nursing home and an assisted living retirement facility
are also among the Authority's services.
In
summary, Calhoun County offers growing families, retirees,
and businesses a quiet location that is convenient to the
best things that life has to offer, while insuring that
the difficulties and bustle of urban life will stay generations
away.
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