Chamber Connection – May 18, 2022: Graphic Artists May Submit Logo For Total Solar Eclipse Contest
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Chamber Connection – May 18, 2022: Graphic Artists May Submit Logo For Total Solar Eclipse Contest

By Butch Burney Graphic artists are invited to submit a logo for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse that will occur that afternoon. Sulphur Springs is on the centerpoint of the Path of Totality, which means we will assuredly have thousands of visitors that weekend. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel from literally all over the world to witness a total solar...

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Chamber Connection – May 4
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Chamber Connection – May 4

Upcoming Events: Mom’s Day Out, Spring Into Wellness, Mission Fundraiser, Choral Music Concert By Butch Burney, President/CEO of Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] I’ve always maintained that it’s good to be a guy. I’ve seen what women deal with as wives and mothers on a daily basis, and I don’t want that job. It’s way too hard. However, for the next week, it looks like it will be good to be a woman....

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Chamber Connection – April 27
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Chamber Connection – April 27

By Butch Burney Eat as much crawfish as you can and also help a great cause with Rotary Club’s Claws for a Cause benefit dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 30, downtown. Proceeds will go to selected non-profits and scholarships. Tickets are still available for the crawfish dinner with fixings. Drinks will be available for purchase. Dub and The Love Machines will also be playing for the cause. Be a Kids Superhero You can be a...

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March 23 Chamber Connection – Golf Tourney, Cornhole Tourney, Kids Kingdom Repairs Planned
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March 23 Chamber Connection – Golf Tourney, Cornhole Tourney, Kids Kingdom Repairs Planned

By Butch Burney There are morning tee times still available for the 33rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, coming to Sulphur Springs Country Club on Friday, April 8. The tournament format is a six-person scramble, with the low net team putting their names on the trophy. There morning tee time is 8 a.m. Registration is $750 per team, and that includes three carts, 12 mulligans, six meals, range balls, company banner on hole...

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March 16 Chamber Connection – Business After Hours, Marketing Strategy Session Coming Up
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March 16 Chamber Connection – Business After Hours, Marketing Strategy Session Coming Up

By Butch Burney, Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Spots are filling up for the 33rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, coming to Sulphur Springs Country Club on Friday, April 8. Chamber Golf Tournament flyer The tournament format is a six-person scramble, with the low net team putting their names on the trophy.There are two tee times: 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The morning group is limited to 18 teams, while the afternoon...

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Chamber Connection – Jan. 12, 2022: Theme For 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Announced
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Chamber Connection – Jan. 12, 2022: Theme For 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Announced

By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Immerse yourself in your digital advertising options at the Chamber’s next Lunch and Learn. April Bliss, founder of Bliss Digital Innovations, will present the Chamber’s quarterly Lunch and Learn, providing small businesses with useful, timely information about digital advertising options beyond Pay-Per-Click.  You’ll learn about Retargeting, Targeted Display,...

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Chamber Connection – July 23, 2024
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Chamber Connection – July 23, 2024

By Butch Burney Even if you think you know Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County, you are sure to learn a lot through Leadership Sulphur Springs, which is back on this year, with applications online! The leadership class is for Hopkins County men and women who want to learn and become more invested in their local community. It’s an intensive nine-month program that immerses the participants in the business and government of Sulphur...

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Chamber Connection – July 16, 2024
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Chamber Connection – July 16, 2024

By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering.  Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...

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It’s the Moment you’ve Been Waiting for…  Stew Contest Cook Registration
Jul16

It’s the Moment you’ve Been Waiting for… Stew Contest Cook Registration

July 16, 2024 – The 55th Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Festival Saturday, October 26, 2024 The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a terrific and large Stew Contest, and we want you to participate in it! For those who powered through the rain storm last year, we say a big Thank You! It was wet and muddy, but we still served 3,000 people because of...

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Chamber Connection – July 2, 2024
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Chamber Connection – July 2, 2024

By Butch Burney Every year, our family looks forward to the Saturday before Thanksgiving, when we gather for dinner, turn on KSST and get our phones ready for the annual Sulphur Springs Symphony League auction.  It is a hoot and a can’t-miss event! They always have a great range of items, from tens of dollars to thousands of dollars in value, and that doesn’t include the entertainment from the moderators like Bill Owens and Chad...

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