HAMPTON — It’s not too often that a business can make it past the 100-year mark, but Southern States, LLC. has done just that.
The company celebrated 100 years on its founding date of Feb. 29 this year and was recognized by the Henry County Board of Commissioners last month as being an instrumental force in the prosperity of the electrical industry in Georgia and the economic prosperity of Henry County.
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