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Big in small business
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Warren Ratchford, center, and Rick Rafter, right, receive the Small Business of the Year award from Scott Hinson, chairman of the Effingham Chamber of Commerce's Entrepreneur Friendly Task Force. - photo by Photo by Pat Donahue
Staff Report
Updated: May 21, 2010, 12:10 AM
Published: May 21, 2010, 12:19 AM

Springfield law firm Ratchford and Rafter was named the Effingham County Small Business of the Year at the Effingham Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Summit on Tuesday.

Warren Ratchford is an Effingham native who has been practicing law since 1983. He is the 2004 recipient of the Chamber's John Adam Treutlen Award.

Partner Rick Rafter is a chairman of the Effingham Hospital Board of Trustees and has been practicing law since 2003. He has lived in Clyo since 1987. 
‘Champions Day’ Declared for Local Softball, Track Stars
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Members of Effingham County’s state champion softball team and state track meet finalists pose with their coaches and county commissioners after being honored with a proclamation during the Aug. 5 board meeting. The board declared Aug. 9 as “Effingham Champions Day” in recognition of the athletes’ achievements. (Submitted photo)
Updated: Aug 7, 2025, 2:41 PM
Published: Aug 7, 2025, 3:00 PM
Effingham County commissioners honored local youth athletes Tuesday, recognizing the GRPA state champion softball team and state track meet finalists with a proclamation declaring Aug. 9 as “Effingham Champions Day.”
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