The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce officials gave a report to the community Thursday evening, Jan. 13, on the organization's progress over the past year.

New President Christy Duncan, of Samaritan Health, opened the virtual presentation from Chamber headquarters, noting that former President George Medellin had stepped down after five years as a leader of the organization, including serving as president since 2018.

The chamber has been recovering since 2017, when organization leaders discovered it was in deep financial trouble, was in arrears with the Internal Revenue Service and other governme...