OCEDC attends Rural Counties Day 2024 in Tallahassee

01/25/2024

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"It’s Rural Counties Day at the Capitol."

This year's events brought in more attendees and sponsors than ever before. Beginning with our reception on Wednesday, January 24, and ending with our networking event on the Capitol Plaza on Thursday, January 25, this year featured 28 of our 31 Florida rural counties.

Highlights included:

  • the inaugural Bobby Payne Florida Rural Counties Advocacy Award presented to Representative Bobby Payne
  • remarks from Rep. Payne and Senator Corey Simon
  • Other Legislators in attendance (reception and courtyard): Representative Chuck Clemons, Representative Chuck Brannon, Representative Stan McClain, Representative Shane Abbott, Representative Jason Shoaf, and Representative Allison Tant
  • 28 rural counties hosted booths on the Capitol Plaza, providing information, giveaways, unique tastes, and glimpses into all our rural counties have to offer
  • a press conference on the Plaza attended by multiple statewide news outlets featuring remarks from Representative Payne 
  • a catfish lunch for more than 1,000 attendees provided by Posey's 

You can learn more about the event here!