Make Yourself at Home
Getting Started
Make Yourself at Home
Relocation-whether across the nation or across the street-requires a lot of arrangements and information. The Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce welcomes you and provides the following telephone numbers, addresses and websites to help you as you make your home in our community.
Satellite / Cable Television Bolingbroke / South Monroe County / Culloden
• Reynolds Cable( 800) 822-8650 www. reynoldscable. net
City of Forsyth
• Forsyth CableNet( 478) 992-5096 www. forsythcable. com
• Go Communications Dish Network 25 North Lee Street Forsyth, GA 31029-2114( 478) 994-1288
Car Tags To register a vehicle, new residents in Forsyth and Monroe County must show proof of residence, such as a piece of personal mail, or a driver’ s license showing a Monroe County address.
• Monroe County Tax Commissioner’ s Office 38 W. Main St., Forsyth( 478) 994-7021
Chamber of Commerce 68 North Lee St., Forsyth( 478) 994-9239 www. forsyth-monroechamber. com
Driver’ s License There is not a Driver’ s License Service Office in Monroe County. New residents can go to service offices in Macon, Thomaston or Griffin for a new license.( 866) 754-3687 www. dds. ga. gov
• Macon Office Central City Park Willie Glover Blvd.
• Thomaston Office 281 Knight Trl.
• Griffin Office 1313 Arthur K. Bolton Pkwy.
Electricity
• Central Georgia EMC 923 S. Mulberry St., Jackson( 800) 222-4877 www. cgemc. com
• City of Forsyth 26 N. Jackson St., Forsyth( 478) 994-5649 www. cityofforsyth. net
• Georgia Power 577 Mulberry St., Macon( 888) 660-5890 www. georgiapower. com
• Southern Rivers Energy 1367 Hwy. 341 S., Barnesville( 770) 358-1383 www. southernriversenergy. com
Gas The Georgia Public Service Commission has strict requirements that companies must meet before they are certified and allowed to sell natural gas in Georgia. To start, stop or restore service, contact a natural gas marketer. If you have a gas emergency, such as a leak, contact Atlanta Gas Light.
Natural
• Atlanta Gas Light( natural gas leaks, odors or emergencies)( 877) 427-4321 www. aglc. com
• Gas South( natural gas marketer)( 877) 472-4932 www. gas-south. com
• SCANA Energy( natural gas marketer)( 877) 467-2262 www. scanaenergy. com
Propane
• Wilson Farms Propane( 478) 994-2119
Monroe County Emergency Services
• Ronald Norris- EMS Director 507 Montpelier Avenue P. O. Box 189 Forsyth, Georgia 31029( 478) 994-7004( 478) 992-5058 fax
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8 Welcome Home: The Forsyth-Monroe County Relocation Guide and Membership Directory