Chamber Connection: Stew Contest is October 22
Chamber Connection-September 8th How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time, of course. That’s been our motto around here lately! Planning a World Famous Stew Cook-off has many layers to it, but it certainly is fun! The time to enter your world famous stew is HERE! Stew Cook-off updates: The Chamber has already mailed out Stew Cook letters and Sponsor letters. If you have not received your letter, please call the Chamber at...
Lights of Life Half Marathon Registration Underway
The 2016-2017 Lights of Life Campaign is hosting the 3nd Annual Half Marathon benefiting the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation. The official US Track & Field Certified Half Marathon is the only half marathon in Hopkins County, and is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2016, 7:30a.m. – 12 noon. The course will be repeated twice and will start and finish on Celebration Plaza. “Our goal is to encourage out of town visitors to...
Chamber Report September 1, 2016
Chamber Connection-September 1st Thank you to everyone who attended the Speed Networking event at Cedar Canyon! It truly was a fun and eventful night. Cedar Canyon, located on Highway 154, is simply a stunning venue. Those new to Cedar Canyon scoped out the beautiful venue while enjoying delicious food and dessert provided by Lyndsay’s Plates + Provisions. Doc Flesher of The Communications Coaching Group welcomed the crowd...
Bill Bradford Road Update
The good news is that all water, sewer, and drainage work on Bill Bradford Road has been completed and Atmos Energy will complete their gas lines within a week. The continuation of work on Bill Bradford Road will continue to limit traffic and as the concrete roadway is put in place a definite traffic balancing act will begin, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. Maxwell told KSST News Friday morning that cement stabilization and...
Chamber Connection
Chamber Connection-August 25th This is the last week to purchase Speed Networking tickets! The Chamber of Commerce is hosting An Evening of Speed Networking! Because networking is just a fancy word for making friends! Our event will be held on Tuesday, August 30th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cedar Canyon in Sulphur Springs. This is the perfect opportunity for local business owners to network with other business owners in a...
PJC Board of Regents Proposes Lower Tax Rates, Adopts Budget
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents, at their regular meeting this week, voted to approve a proposed property tax rate of .1773, a reduction from the previous year’s rate of .1875. The proposed rate will be presented for formal adoption at the September meeting. The board also voted to revise PJC’s district service plan upon receiving updated property tax valuation rolls from the five counties served by PJC, thus...
Miller Grove News 8-19-2016
As summer begins to subside and we prepare to start another school year, it is time for me to dust of the old laptop computer and start writing Miller Grove News for yet another year. It seems like just yesterday I started writing this column but looking back it has nearly been a decade ago. Things in “The Grove” have changed over time and the world has changed quite a bit too. As we look to the upcoming months we wonder how the...
Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 148th Anniversary
The congregation of Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at 204 Fuller Street in Sulphur Springs is joyfully planning the church’ 148th Anniversary and Homecoming weekend, set for Saturday August 20 and Sunday August 21, 2016. All members, families and friends are invited to the annual Homecoming Picnic on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The men of the church will prepare the meats for the meal, and the volunteer...
Chamber Connection- August 18th
Chamber Connection-August 18th The tickets are going fast, but they are still available!!! The Chamber of Commerce is hosting An Evening of Speed Networking! Because networking is just a fancy word for making friends! Our event will be held on Tuesday, August 30th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cedar Canyon in Sulphur Springs. This is the perfect opportunity for local business owners to network with other business owners in a...
Agri-Life: Say Yes to FCS!
National Survey Says… No, this is not a printed copy of Family Feud, but I will be giving some interesting facts from some reliable, research-based sources. First of all, I want to give you a brief quiz. FCS represents: 1) Fluid Control System 2) Family & Consumer Sciences 3) Fat Cow Syndrome What courses are taught under the FCS umbrella: 1) Accounting and related courses 2) Agricultural animal nutrition...
