By Butch Burney
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with two other entities to bring you a free Leadership Seminar as part of our extended Lunch and Learn series.
The seminar, to be held at the Sulphur Springs Country Club from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, will feature George Manning, Professor of Psychology and Business at Northern Kentucky University, who brings decades of expertise as an acclaimed author, consultant, and public speaker on leadership, workplace dynamics, and human behavior.
The workshop is funded by a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant, so there is no charge for the training materials or lunch.
To register, click on the link on our Facebook or Instagram post or call the Chamber at 903-885-6515 or email [email protected].
Business executives, managers, and emerging leaders will all benefit from the program.
56th Annual Stew Contest
We are looking forward to a fantastic 56th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest, with title sponsor Alliance Bank, on Oct. 25, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering.
Registration for last year’s cooks has been sent, and new and returning cooks can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org.
We are keeping the registration fee the same as in past years at $100 per stew site, with the sponsor asked to provide $150 to each cooking team for ingredients.
If you have been a Stew Cook in the past, we look forward to seeing you again and tasting your delicious stew. If you have won the contest in the past, you are eligible to enter the Super Stew competition.
Each returning stew team will have the option of keeping their 2024 site. These sites will be reserved until Friday, September 26, and then on Monday, September 29, the “unclaimed” stew sites will be open to “new cooks” and to returning cooks who would like a new site location. After Sept. 26, all sites will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. As in 2024, we will have sites open on both the north and the south side of Connally Street, where we will have a serving tent and market vendors.
Join us for the biggest event in Hopkins County!
Stew Tickets
Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to keep tickets prices for the Stew Contest on Oct. 25 the same as the last several years — $8 for adults and teenagers, and free for all children 12 years and under!
Tickets are on sale at the Chamber office, all of our local lending institutions, and online at HopkinsChamber.org.
Signature Solar is providing the Kids Eat Free sponsorship, so thanks to them for being such a great community partner.
Window Decorating Contest
The Chamber is hosting a window decorating contest for the Stew Festival. There is no charge to enter, just let us know that your business is competing so it can be judged.
The theme for the Stew Contest this year is the Wizard of Oz and There’s No Place Like Hopkins County. The contest begins on Sept. 15 and windows will be judged on Oct. 15.
If you’d like to take part in this fun contest, call us at 903-885-6515 or email us at [email protected].
The winner of the contest will get, among other things, the opportunity to ring the dinner bell on stage at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, to signal the start of the stew service!
Coffee and Conversation
Join us for our main networking monthly event when Gary’s Termite and Pest Control hosts our Coffee and Conversation on Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Chamber office, 110 Main Street.
You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend. It is free to everyone, and a prime time to make friends and contacts.
Please make plans to attend to enjoy some cocktails, snacks and great conversation.
Ribbon Cutting
Hopkins County United Way will host a ribbon cutting on the downtown Plaza at noon on Friday, Sept. 12. Please join us for this event.
