Athens-Clarke County, GA and Plumas County, CA, won the prestigious Savvy Award from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA) on Thursday evening during an awards ceremony in Austin, TX, honoring the best in local government image, marketing and communications. The two governments received awards in the Overall Website category. Additionally, Temple, TX and Richland, WA received Silver Circle awards for their websites. Erie, CO received the Award of Excellence during the awards ceremony.

The five governments recently updated their web presences with CivicPlus’ community engagement tools and website design and development services, updating their designs and website navigation in addition to offering a host of new, easy-to-use interactive tools.

Awards are presented for creative and successful programs in communication and marketing tools; communications and marketing graphic design / photography; and communication and marketing processes.

3CMA has more than 700 city and county members from a number of governmental disciplines and functions and offers a wide range of member services. The organization credits networking and resource-saving opportunities as the key elements to member success.