By JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizenNews.com

And the search continues.

Earlier this year, the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce accepted the resignation of President Kermit Hairston. Since then, chamber Chairman Sheila Crews has been helping to oversee the operations.

"I've been wearing a lot of hats lately," she said.

But Crews does see a light at the end of the tunnel.

At the end of this month, chamber members will have their annual retreat and establish a program of work for the rest of the year.

"We've had a few bumps in the road, but after our program is defined, we'll know more what type of person we need to hire," she said.

The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has been accepting resumes and helping the South Fulton Chamber, but Crews said the sooner they can hire somebody, the better.

"Every day that goes by means we could be missing out on an opportunity," she said.

In the meantime, the chamber is continuing its message of showing off the county to residents and visitors.

Earlier this week, the chamber sponsored a gathering at Oscar's, a relatively new restaurant in College Park.

"We had about 75 people there. It's nice to have this type of restaurant in our area," she said.

The chamber also will sponsor an April business forum at Tri-Cities High School. The school will cater the function through its culinary arts department and also showcase students from its performing arts department.

"This is a little something different for us, but we think it will be fun," Crews said.