College Street
Homerville, GA 31634
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Mattox, who settled in the area he named
Homerville in 1853.
Mattox then established a post office in the
community, and after the railroad was
constructed through Homerville in 1859, the
town became the county seat in 1860 -
taking that honor from Magnolia. Homerville
was incorporated as a town on February 15,
1869.
In 1893, a jail was built in the courthouse
square. That building, now the Woman's
Club building, still stands, as does the Clinch
County Courthouse, which was built in 1896.
The City of Homerville is currently a part of
the Better Hometown Program and was the
recipient of a "Streetscape" grant, which it
plans to use for the downtown Homerville
area.
Five Member Council
Mayor Carol Chambers - Term ends 12/31/2005
Mayor Pro Tem Willie Hardee, Jr. - Term ends 12/31/2007
Gail Deloach - Term ends 12/31/2007
June McLaine - Term ends 12/31/2005
Marie Barclay - Term ends 12/31/2005
City Manager - Albert Thornton
City Clerk - Shirlee Delk
City Judge - Annie Ruth Steedley
Fire Chief - Danny Strickland
City Attorney - Berrien Sutton
City Hall Business Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Regular meeting time: 4 p.m., third Thursday of every month
(912) 487-2279
the town was changed to Argyle in 1899. It was
incorporated as a town on November 18, 1901.
The name change was to commemorate Fort
Argyle, which was in turn named for the John
Campbell, the Duke of Argyle.
Argyle was originally a sawmill town, and at one
point, had a meat market, bank, a barber shop,
grocery store, two mercantile stores, a pharmacy
and a silent movie theater. It also had a jail and a
police department.
In 1908, a school was built, named Union High.
Five Member Council
Mayor Raymond James - Term ends 12/31/2007
Larry Evans - Term ends 12/31/2007
Blenda Doran - Term ends 12/31/2007
Otis D. Fleming, Sr. - Term ends 12/31/2007
Wallace Mincey - Term ends 12/31/2007
City Clerk - Connie Morrison
Regular meeting time: 7:30 p.m., last Tuesday of every
month.
(912) 487-2500 or 487-2630
Five Member Council
Mayor Herbert E. Register - Term ends 12/31/2007
Mayor Pro Tem Jimmy Rawls - Term ends 12/31/2007
Hazel Lee - Term ends 12/31/2007
Catherine Register - Term ends 12/31/2007
Mary Herndon - Term ends 12/31/2007
City Clerk - Jane Douglas
Regular meeting time: 7:30 p.m., second Tuesday of every
even month.
Station Number 12.
Later, it was called Suwannoochee, then Lawton,
and finally, Dupont, in honor of Captain John
Peter Augustus Dupont, an early settler. Dupont
moved to the area from Darien.
Dupont was incorporated as a town on March 3,
1874. The first newspaper in the county, the
Dupont Okefinokean, was located in the town. It
was established in 1876 by John Peter Augustus
Dupont, but was only published for a year or two.
The Dupont Seminary was a local school which
boarded students from other parts of the county.
(912) 637-5597 or 637-5220
Five Member Council
Mayor Patricia Oettmeier - Term ends 12/31/2006
Stiner Jones - Term ends 12/31/2006
Rosemary Leviton - Term ends 12/31/2006
John Griffis - Term ends 12/31/2008
Carolyn Graddy - Term ends 12/31/2008
City Clerk - Suzanne Tison
Regular meeting time: 7:00 p.m., fourh Monday of every
month.
timber industry.
Fargo's first school was built around 1898. The present school site was
erected in 1954.
Sawmills have always played a large part in Fargo's economy. St. Regis
Paper Company established a large chip mill in Fargo in 1959, which
closed in the 1980s. Many of the local residents are employed by either
International Paper Company or by Superior Pine Products, Inc.
Fargo is also a popular tourism destination with its proximity to Stephen
Foster State Park and the Okefenokee Swamp. A new Suwannee River
Visitors Center is now open on the banks of the Suwannee River and
construction of a conference center and cabins are due to begin this year.
