COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Clint Klenke
Promotes rotating categories and drives voting turnout leading to the SOCO Awards.
VOTED ON BY SOUTH COUNTY
See the WinnersBEST OF SOUTH COUNTY
A recognition of all South County’s best.
Best of South County is where we draw attention to the very best of our community — a wide range of categories: best restaurants, best schools, best teachers, and more — to be announced beginning Tuesday, October 6th at 12:00 PM.
The 2027 SOCO Awards are in development and planning. If this is something you feel passionate about, click here.
You pick the winners.
HOW THE VOTING WORKS
BEGINS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH
Voting begins Tuesday, October 6th at 12:00 PM and runs all year: 52 categories, one a week.
A NEW CATEGORY EVERY TUESDAY
Each category opens Tuesday at 12:00 PM and closes the next Monday at 11:59 PM. Vote as often as you like. Watch this page for what’s open.
PICK FROM THE DIRECTORY
Start typing and pick from South County’s own businesses. Yours isn’t listed? Type it in, and we’ll review it for the directory.
Every category winner is honored at the SOCO Awards.
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SEATS
AMBASSADOR
Open Seat
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WHERE THE WINNERS ARE HONORED
THE SOCO AWARDS
A night for the businesses, the people, and the thought leaders who never got called out loud in front of a room.
The winners come from a full year of public voting. Every Best of South County category, all 52 weeks of it, ends up here: named out loud, in front of the community that voted for them.
Date and venue are coming. Want to help make the night happen? Get involved.
TAKE YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE
There’s a place in this for you.
However you want to show up for South County — leading, championing, giving, or just staying close to it — this is where you start.