Friendly folks and good neighbors; neighbors who are never too busy to stop, shake hands and visit a bit.

A community balanced between progress and pace; looking to the future but remembering the past.

That's Blackshear, a town of 3,300 folks in beautiful Southeast Georgia.

Blackshear is an attractive and growing town which features:

• Award winning historic courthouse and fountain area
• New two-million dollar public library (presently under construction)
• Vibrant downtown area with over forty businesses and shops
• Extensive downtown streetscape improvements being implemented
• Strong Better Hometown and Downtown Merchants organization
• New sixty room centrally located hotel (opened 2009)
• Public schools widely recognized by the state for high competence and excellence
• New seven-million dollar elementary school presently under construction to accommodate growing student enrollments
• Newspapers which cover the city and county scenes
• Choice of telephone, internet and cable services
  -and-
• Twenty-five established churches

Additional shopping, two colleges, and a Regional Medical Center less than a fifteen-minute drive from Blackshear.

Recreational activities abound in the area; Pierce County is sixty-percent forest land and offers excellent hunting and fishing opportunities. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and Georgia coast are only a short drive away as well.

Whether you just visiting or have decided to make Blackshear your hometown; on behalf of the City Council and the citizens of Blackshear…

"Welcome to our community"

                                                                                    Mayor: Dr. Tom Davis