Blue Santa Toy Drive, Main Street Market, Lighted Parade, Choral Concert, Tree Raffle, Park Christmas Scheduled Over The Next Week
Chamber Connection – Dec. 1, 2021 By Butch Burney As 2021 comes to an end, it is time to get nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year. Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year and other superlative recognitions. The awards will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the...
Oct. 27, 2021, Chamber Connection: Halloween Activities, Wall That Heals, Antique Car Show, Charity Fundraiser Planned
By Butch Burney What a great turnout Saturday for the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest! We had almost 150 cook sites and around 6,000 visitors to Buford Park for the contest, which included a market with more than 25 vendors, a Friday night appetizer contest and concert. Thanks to so many volunteers, including more than 60 high school students, who volunteered their time and energy to make the weekend truly...
Upcoming Activities include Stew Contest, Help A Child Benefit, Halloween Events, Car Show
By Butch Burney Get Your Stew On Who is ready for stew? The cooler weather signals that the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services and Galyean Insurance, is almost here. The contest will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. Things are not just back to normal at the stew contest, but they are better than normal. We will have more than 140 pots of stew...
$7 Million In ARP Funding Dedicated To NETEX, Communications Tower, Road Equipment, Salaries, Trustee Housing Facility, Retainage
Hopkins County Commissioners Court, in a special session Tuesday afternoon, committed the just over $7 million in ARP (American Rescue Plan) funding which has been allocated to the county toward 6 purposes: to assist NETEX, a communications tower, road equipment, salary replacement, a trustee facility and retainage. The Court also approved a security proposal and budget amendments for insurance proceeds received. American Rescue Plan...
Chamber Issues Final Call For Cooks To Register For Stew Contest
By Butch Burney This is the last chance for stew cooks to get their registration forms in for the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services and Galyean Insurance. The contest will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. Get Your Stew On We have almost 140 pots of stew already registered, but we have room for more, if you get your registration in soon. Come by...
Chamber Connection – Final Call For Stew Cooks To Get Registration Forms In For Stew Contest
By Butch Burney Get Your Stew On This is the last chance for stew cooks to get their registration forms in for the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, Alliance Bank Financial Services and Galyean Insurance. The contest will be Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. We have almost 140 pots of stew already registered, but we have room for more, if you get your registration in soon. Come by...
Traffic Stop Results In Foot Pursuit, Controlled Substance Arrest
A Van Sickle Street traffic stop resulted in a foot pursuit and controlled substance arrest Tuesday morning, while a State Highway 19 traffic stop late Tuesday night netted 4 grams of methamphetamine a man tried to discard when a deputy search his SUV. Two other men were also arrested Tuesday on controlled substance and related charges, and a teen got to spend the night in for having marijuana in the jail parking lot, according to...
Chamber Connection – September 22, 2021: Jay Hodge Chevrolet is Hosting Their First Business Before Hours Networking Event
By Butch Burney Jay Hodge Chevrolet is hosting the first Business Before Hours networking event from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28. Join us for coffee, juice and donuts as you connect with other businessmen and women. Jay Hodge Chevrolet is located on Wildcat Way. This is the first networking event of the fall, and will be followed by a Business After Hours in October. Strong Town Seminar Neal Barker, owner of Town...
A Lunch & Learn With Slaton, Hall, Part of 87th Legislature’s Town Hall Visits
Approximately 50 persons took advantage of the opportunity over lunch Wednesday to hear an update directly from State Rep. Bryan Slaton and State Senator Bob Hall regarding the recent 87th Texas Legislature sessions, during a Lunch and Learn meeting. The town hall meeting on Sept. 15, 2021 was sponsored by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, with Atmos Energy and Oncor as contributing sponsors, at Sulphur Springs Country Club....
Chamber Connection – September 15, 2021: It’s Not Too Late For Stew Cooks To Register For Contest
By Butch Burney It’s not too late for stew cooks to get their registration forms in for the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. Come by the Chamber office or send us an email and we will get the registration form to you. We are expecting a big turnout for this year’s event, so be sure and get your spot. We will have the north and south sides of the park open...
