The smell of sizzling burgers filled Railroad Park Thursday afternoon as area officials and businessmen and women mingled at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce cookout.

The event gave officials and the public a chance to meet and greet and also allowed the chamber to recognize the new members who have joined the organization since June 2013.

“We are very appreciative to the new and current chamber members,” said Stan Patrick, a Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce board member. “They are all vital cogs in our city.”

The event was sponsored by Trustmark Bank with local chef Ken Dixon presiding over the grill.

The following new chamber members for 2013-2014 were recognized:

• Magnolia Blues BBQ Company

• Quality Homes of Brookhaven Inc.

• Silver Cross

• Community Oasis Club Inc.

• Pasta Junction

• Ole Brook Pediatric Dentistry

• David Holland

• The Salvation Army

• Jolimar Summit

• The Crossing

• Whittington Berard – The Salon

• Shelley M. Harrigill

• Serenity Salon & Day Spa

• Jump-N-Jive, LLC

• Mitchell Technical Services

• Doll’s House

• Touch of Sass

• Bank of the South, A Metropolitan Bank

• Pete’s Interiors by Wallace

• The Sweet Tooth

• Expectations Too

• Gracious Ministries

• We Frame It Home & Bridal