THE WEB MARKETING ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THIS WEBAWARD
Government Standard of Excellence
2020
Thomson-McDuffie, Georgia
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Thomson-McDuffie, Georgia
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About Thomson-McDuffie
Two is better than one, or at least the City of Thomson and McDuffie County thinks so. The two entities wanted to give their residents a combined website.
Their previous site was extremely confusing with city departments separated from county departments. This also made the overall structure of the site hard to navigate. For example, their Municipal Court is managed by the Police Department yet citizens thought of it as part of the court system.
To fix this, the Municipal Court is now a separate department within the court's departments allowing both or either court clerk or police to manage it. The site also allows Thomson and McDuffie County to present combined county and city services. Currently, they are managing a combined Fire and EMS site. The structure of the site enables multiple departments with separate permissions and contact information to utilize the same sidebar. Information is organized between a mega menu and search bar at the top, buttons in the middle, and a calendar at the bottom after scrolling. Visually, visitors of the site are greeted with rotating images of the community, highlighting its events and scenery.
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