Chamber Connection – February 21st
By Butch Burney February 22, 2024 – Need glasses for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse? Want a T-shirt and sticker? We know where you can get them. We have eclipse merchandise at the Chamber of Commerce, including T-shirts, stickers and glasses. With tens of thousands of visitors targeting Hopkins County for April 8, don’t wait until the last minute. The Chamber has an eclipse website, TotalEclipseSSTx.com, in which you can...
Chamber Banquet Award Recipients
February 16, 2024 – Another sell out crowd attended this year’s 97th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. Well deserving recipients received the following awards: Caregiver of the Year – Jerry Pritchett Growth and Renewal Award – Main Street Theater Ambassador of the Year – Kim Beck Vision Award – Billie Ruth Standbridge Community Pride Award – Help a Child Benefit,...
Chamber Connection – February 14th
By Butch Burney If you haven’t started preparing for the great Total Solar Eclipse in which Sulphur Springs is on the centerline, you have less than two months. The Chamber has a eclipse website, TotalEclipseSSTx.com, in which you can upload information about events, attractions, lodging, retail shops and restaurants. That will be the information clearinghouse for what is happening in Hopkins County on April 8 and the weekend leading...
Chamber Connection – February 7th
By Butch Burney February 8, 2024 – Time is almost out to get your tickets for the 97th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet that will celebrate Hopkins County with a theme of “Sweethearts,” awards and dinner on Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. At the banquet, we will recognize the people and businesses who make Hopkins County the best place to live and work. We will be...
A Heads Up to Local Businesses from Sulphur Springs ISD and The Chamber of Commerce
January 26, 2024 – The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, and Coach Faircloth, with SSISD Athletics, wish to warn local businesses that they have come aware of outside companies contacting local businesses in an attempt to solicit money on behalf of Sulphur Springs ISD athletic department. This is a scam! The Athletic Department at Sulphur Springs ISD does NOT partner with outside companies to solicit money on it’s...
Chamber Connection – January 24th
By Butch Burney January 25, 2024 – Meetings to prepare for the April 8 eclipse are continuing at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. We will have a meeting for all retail shops at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30; for churches at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31; for restaurants at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1; and for schools at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6. All are invited to the meetings, as we try to prepare for the influx of tens of...
Hopkins County Chamber Putting Finishing Touches On Chamber Directory
January 3, 2024 – Chamber members should make sure their membership is current with the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce as the local Chamber is wrapping up the info on the new Directory. The Chamber will distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to...
Make Your Reservation Now For Chamber Banquet
December 27, 2023 – From Butch Burney, Chamber President/CEO It is with great pleasure that the 2024 Board of Directors invites you to the 97th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Thursday, February 15, at 6 p.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. We will host a Networking Cocktail Happy Half Hour at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30, and the awards will follow at 7 p.m. Please take this opportunity...
Chamber Connection – December 19th
By Butch Burney December 18, 2023 – Now is the time to get your nominations in for the Annual Community Awards, presented at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 15. Nominations need to be in by Tuesday, Jan. 2. To nominate, the committees ask that you not just list a name but go into detail about why the person or business deserves the award. This is not a voting contest, but a nomination...
Chamber Connection – November 29th
November 29, 2023 – Dr. Ray Perryman is coming back to Hopkins County after about a five-year absence, and if you’re a business professional, you won’t want to miss what he has to say about the local economic outlook.The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation are happy to announce that the renowned economist will be headlining the Economic Outlook Conference...
