Fun Friday Preview! This Friday, show us your holiday spirit! Wear your Santa hats, holiday sweaters, winter scarves or Grinch socks! On Friday, share your photos on the Southern Scene to show off your holiday spirit!

The Sales Trip Leaderboard numbers run from 10/1/2025 through today. Where will you end up at the end of September 2026? You can regularly find the Sales Trip Leaderboard on the "Sales" page under "The Hub" menu...or here: https://www.1southern.com/sales

Tips from our Customer Care Department Minimize Hold Time : Aim to keep hold times under 2 minutes. If longer wait times are unavoidable, offer updates every 15 seconds or a callback option. Set Up Professional Voicemails : Ensure your voicemail is clear, polite, and provides an alternate contact for urgent inquiries. Respond within 24 - 48 business hours. Use Out-of-Office Messages : Be specific about your availability and provide an alternate contact person for urgent matte

Let's play Snowball Word Toss! Snowball Word Toss is like ad libs, where we will each add a word to a snowball or wintry sentence. Visit the Southern Scene to add your word and let's see where this ends up!

Each month, we recognize the top performers in marketing across three key roles — Taker, Setter, and Confirmer. We’re excited to shine the spotlight on November 2025’s top achievers in each category. Congratulations to these standout team members! Top Taker Scott Folkman Top Setter Joel Benning Top Confirmer Vickie Boyd Thank you for everything you do to keep the leads moving and the momentum strong! Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed — we appreciate you every single day!

Congratulations, Ryan Ledford, for having the top sales for the month of November 2025! Thank you for your hard work and dedication! Top 5 Sales Reps - November 2025 Ryan Ledford - Knoxville David Hunter - Augusta Nigh Dorr - Augusta Christian Davis - Augusta Donald Cunningham - Atlanta

🎉 Happy Work Anniversary! 🎉 As the leaves change and the year winds down, we pause to celebrate our amazing team members marking another year with us this December. Your dedication, heart, and hard work make all the difference—every single day. Team Members Departments Locations Desc HireDate Larry Bivins Administration Southern Industries Augusta 12/16/2019 Scott Campbell Production Southern Industries Atlanta 12/03/2024 Kenneth Finch Service Southern Industries Columbia 1

Over the last year, many of you have expressed difficulty with the vendor ranging from long delays in shipping to missing items.  Because of that, we have sourced a new vendor for our Southern Outfitters store.  What you can expect from our new store: Free shipping...the price you see includes shipping! Secured payment on the same screen... no more links for payment in separate pages or email. Direct contact for questions, returns, or refunds... the store has a link to contac

As the year winds down and the twinkle lights go up, we’re excited to celebrate all our team members born in December! Your birthdays arrive right when the world feels a little cozier—and we’re grateful for the joy you bring to our workplace. Team Member  Birthdate Department Location Lori Black 12/05 Finance Southern Industries Greenville Hope McKinney 12/06 Administration Southern Industries Columbia MJ Findlay 12/07 Sales Southern Industries Knoxville Katie McGauley 12/07

We wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! From the Book of Common Prayer: Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and