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Tallahassee Chamber Keeps Walton County Conference, Will Move Next Year

Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce says is cancelling its annual conference in Walton County—next year.

This year’s event is still on as planned despite concerns about the location. 

Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor and the Tallahassee NAACP had demanded the Chamber move its annual conference after the Walton County Commission voted to replace one confederate flag with another.

The chamber says this year’s conference, slated for next week, can’t be moved due to legal and contractual obligations. It’s expecting 550 people to attend the retreat at the Sandestin Hilton Hotel.

But in a statement, Chamber chairman Rick Moore says, “our Chamber will not hold its planned 2016 community conference in Walton County because of the divisive decision by the county commission there to continue to embrace a symbol of hatred at its public courthouse".

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Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University and Florida State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master's in Professional Communication. Lynn has been with WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas.  She has worked with several organizations, including Kaiser Health News.  Lynn has also partnered with USC-Annenberg's Center for Child Wellbeing on the nationally acclaimed series "Committed," which explored the prevalence of involuntary commitment use on children.
She serves on the board of RTDNA and the United Way of the Big Bend, with previous service on the board of the First Amendment Foundation of Florida.

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