Roger Elliott Named Citizen Of The Year At 94th Annual Chamber Of Commerce Banquet
Feb14

Roger Elliott Named Citizen Of The Year At 94th Annual Chamber Of Commerce Banquet

Roger Elliott received the Citizen of the Year award, one of nearly a dozen different awards presented at the 94th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet, held Feb. 13, in Hopkins County Civic Center. The night’s theme was “Be the Light,” and those present were challenged to be a positive light in the community. Citizen of the Year Craig Roberts, Dee Elliott and Roger Elliott Roger Elliott started his...

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Roberts Named Citizen of the Year at 93rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet; A Number of Awards Presented at “Love Makes the World Go Round” Event
Feb15

Roberts Named Citizen of the Year at 93rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet; A Number of Awards Presented at “Love Makes the World Go Round” Event

Craig Roberts was named Citizen of the Year at the 93rd Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. “Love Makes the World Go Round” was the theme for the Valentine’s Day event at the Civic Center. The annual event honors local citizens and Chamber of Commerce members who contribute to the quality of life in the county. A number of awards and recognitions were presented. Craig Roberts named Citizen...

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Kelty Named Citizen of the Year at 92nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet
Feb16

Kelty Named Citizen of the Year at 92nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet

Tim Kelty was named Citizen of the Year and Carolyn McKinney was named Woman of the Year during the 92nd Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. The 470 who filled the Exhibit Room at the Hopkins County Civic Center celebrated the accomplishments of several county residents and of the local chamber during the two hour event. With the dd1920’s theme, “Extra! Extra! Read All About It!”, a video highlighting...

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Military Coalition Named Citizen of the Year at 2017 Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet
Feb16

Military Coalition Named Citizen of the Year at 2017 Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet

The Hopkins County Military Coalition was named 2016 Hopkins County Citizen of the Year and Linda Galligher was named Hopkins County Woman of the Year for 2016 during “An Evening in the Woods” Dinner and Community Awards Thursday night. It was the Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet. In naming the Military Coalition Citizen of the Year, last year’s winners Markeda Fisher and Kayla Price Mitchell pointed out that they...

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Chamber Winners Announced
Feb20

Chamber Winners Announced

Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Center Director Karon Weatherman was named Citizen of the Year at the 89th annual Chamber Banquet Thursday night. City Councilwoman and Symphony League President Kayla Price was named Woman of the Year. In other awards, Oncor Electric is the Large Business of the Year, Mike and Mallory Horne and Latson’s Office Solutions is Small Business of the Year, the Koon Jersey Farm is Agriculturalist of the...

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Sitting Pretty at the Gardens at Memorial
Sep14

Sitting Pretty at the Gardens at Memorial

September 14, 2023 – Sulphur Springs, TX – In 2006, the project of the very first Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Lights of Life Gala was to fund the establishment of the Gardens at Memorial.  The gardens were intended as a quiet place for patient families to sit or walk the meandering pathway in order to think, pray, reflect, or just relax.   It took two years and two Galas and other fundraising projects to pay for the...

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Chamber Connection – Dec. 22: Appreciate Each Person In Your Life With Gift Of Time, Memories
Dec22

Chamber Connection – Dec. 22: Appreciate Each Person In Your Life With Gift Of Time, Memories

By Butch Burney, Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected] Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo For all that we’ve lost and everything we’ve gained in 2021, Christmas is an annual reminder to appreciate each day and to appreciate each person in your life. I hope that everyone has family or loved ones that they can connect with this Christmas season. A gift of time is more meaningful that anything wrapped under a...

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Chamber Connection — Feb. 20, 2020
Feb20

Chamber Connection — Feb. 20, 2020

By Lezley Brown, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce We enjoyed a beautiful and wonderful 94th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “Be the Light!” dinner and community awards banquet was held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 13, at 6 p.m. Here is a comprehensive list of award winners from the evening: Caregivers of the Year, Hillis Bass, Growth and Renewal Award, Lara Colby; Community Pride,...

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Make Your Reservations for Chamber of Commerce Banquet Set for February 14, 2019
Jan08

Make Your Reservations for Chamber of Commerce Banquet Set for February 14, 2019

2019 Board of Directors invites you to the 93rd Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Thursday, February 14, at 6:00 p.m. at the Hopkins County Civic Center.  The Chamber is introducing a Networking Cocktail half hour at 6:00 p.m.  Dinner will be served at 6:30, and the awards will follow at 7 p.m. An evening of dinner and community awards including Large and Small Business of the Year, Educator of the Year, Caregiver...

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Former KSST Personality: Louis Charles “Lou” Erck
Jul14

Former KSST Personality: Louis Charles “Lou” Erck

MISSOULA,MONTANA — Lou Erck, of Missoula, died peacefully at home on May 21, 2018, at the age of 92. Born Louis Charles Erck, in Texas, in 1925, Lou was a pilot, veteran, radio personality and in his later years a respected Missoula businessman. After service in the navy as a pilot, Lou started his radio career in Texas in the 1950s, where he co-founded the Reilly Springs Jamboree, a music show that featured many of the greats of 50s...

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