Chamber Connection February 26, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Pilot Club Spring Brunch, Saturday, February 28th from 10-Noon The Pilot Club of Sulphur Springs is hosting their annual spring brunch, silent auction and raffle. The speaker this year is Deb Hays. She is a lawyer from Granger, Indiana and is the former executive director of Pilot International. For more information please call Debra Evans at 903-348-2632 or Linda Henton at 903-348-6576. The event will take place at First United...
Chamber Connection February 19, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
A Formal Affair 2015, Civic Center Exhibit Hall, Sunday, February, 22, 2015 from 1–5 p.m. It’s a Bridal, Prom and Quinceanera Expo. Brides get in for free. It’s $5.00 per person at the door. There will be a dress give-away. For more information call 903-885-8071. Pilot Club Spring Brunch, Saturday, February 28th from 10-Noon The Pilot Club of Sulphur Springs is hosting their annual spring brunch, silent auction and raffle. The speaker...
Brashear News by Debbie Young
I am so sorry about missing the deadline for the past few weeks not much going on. A small world thing happened this week. I got a call from a man in Harrison County asking questions about Brashear Cemetery. It seems that he and his wife are going to come in March to search the Cemetery for her relatives. While talking, I ask their name. Lo and behold, their name was Buckholt. I go you are kidding. My grandmother’s maiden name was...
Chamber Connection February 12, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Deadline to order Chamber Banquet tickets is Friday! Tickets are on sale NOW for the 89th Annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. It will be a relaxing casual evening of entertainment, great food and the recognition of some well-deserved businesses and individuals. The banquet will take place in the beautifully renovated Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 19th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $25 each. This year, if you...
The Potato House is Now Open
After being absent from the Sulphur Springs business scene for a few years the Potato House has reopened at 204 Connally. Sherry Cotten is the new owner manager. Her father John owned the original Potato House when it opened downtown on Connally and later was moved to a location on Gilmer. John is now retired. The current store was renovated by John Heilman with some help from the city in the form of a facade grant. Work will be...
Chamber Connection February 5, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Join us for the Winter Spectacular Chamber Banquet, Thursday, February 19th! Tickets are on sale NOW for the 89th Annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. It will be a relaxing casual evening of entertainment, great food and the recognition of some well-deserved businesses and individuals. The banquet will take place in the beautifully renovated Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 19th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $25...
Lawmakers Want to Expand Worker Screening
by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune – January 31, 2015 One of former Gov. Rick Perry’s last efforts to address border security and immigration doesn’t go far enough for some lawmakers who returned to Austin earlier this month. Just weeks before finishing his term, Perry issued an executive order requiring state agencies under his direction to start checking whether job applicants can legally work in the country using the...
Sen. Donna Campbell Wants to Ban Foreign Control of Alamo
by Eva Hershaw, The Texas Tribune – January 30, 2015 SAN ANTONIO — One state lawmaker wants the world to remember this about the Alamo: It belongs to Texas. A legislative proposal by state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, would ban any foreign entity from owning, controlling or managing the Alamo complex. Campbell proposed the Protect the Alamo Act in response to a nomination that could make the San Antonio Missions —...
School Choice Supporters to Gather at Capitol
by Morgan Smith, The Texas Tribune – January 29, 2015 As pressure mounts for Texas lawmakers to pass a private school voucher program, educators, parents, students and other advocates will gather Friday at the Capitol for what’s being billed as the state’s largest-ever school choice rally. The event is part of National School Choice Week, which has included dozens of events in states across the country. It comes two...
Chamber Connection January 29, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Join us for the Winter Spectacular Chamber Banquet, Thursday, February 19th! Tickets are on sale NOW for the 89th Annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. It will be a relaxing casual evening of entertainment, great food and the recognition of some well-deserved businesses and individuals. The banquet will take place in the beautifully renovated Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 19th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $25...
