Glennville Chamber of Commerce

Each month, we plan to highlight one of the Glennville Chamber's wonderful local business members, and we thought it only appropriate to begin with our 2024 winners. Our second ever "Business Highlight" is on our very own "City of Glennville", winner of "Large Business of the Year" for 2024.

The City of Glennville’s roots go back to the beginning of the 19th century, although it wasn’t officially named “Glennville” until almost 100 years later. Originally called Philadelphia for its meaning of “brotherly love”, the initial community consisted only of one church, one school building, and a Masonic Lodge. Modern day Glennville, at just under 4,000 acres and a current population of around 5,000 within the city limits, has adapted and changed a lot over the years but still holds onto several of its historical aspects. 

Originally famous as the “Tomato Capital of the State”, Glennville is still highly agriculturally based. In addition to being what we all know is the “true” home of the famous sweet onions 😊, we also boast a pecan industry that ships products worldwide, as well as house the oldest cricket growing business in the United States, five generations strong. However, Glennville is still no stranger to a wide variety of other industries as well, being home to large businesses like the Rotary Corporation and Duramatic, Fries Farms, Botanical Sciences, and even helps support Smith State Prison in many ways.

With such a large variety of businesses and industry in our small town, it takes a special team to make it all work together. The current “City of Glennville” consists of our mayor, Mr. Bernie Weaver, and 4 City Council members, each representing one of the 4 city wards. In addition, the City employs about 50 others including the fire department, police department, public works department, and several others. 

When you have a free moment, stop in at City Hall to show them some love. Stop a city worker, a firefighter, or a police officer, and let them know how much they're appreciated. Without these workers, and each of the other equally important pieces of the puzzle, and their strong leadership and teamwork in our community, Glennville wouldn’t be the town we know and love today.