Chamber Connection – July 7th, 2016
I hope you were all able to attend and thoroughly enjoy the Independence Day Concert and Fireworks presented by the Sulphur Springs Symphony League last Saturday night. The concert was flawless and the fireworks were truly a sight to be seen. What a wonderful night in Hopkins County! Thank you to everyone who worked diligently to make that beautiful night such a success. Ribbon Cutting for The Chocolate Finale was held at...
Small Business Development Center Credits PJC For Its Involvement in Five County Area
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents elected 2016-2018 officers at its meeting on Monday, June 28. Continuing their roles are Board President Curtis Fendley and Secretary Berdie Gibson. Dr. Clifton Wilkerson will now be board vice president. Brad Gottshalk, director of the Paris Small Business Development Center, gave an overview of the last five years at SBDC. A change in regional leadership, a sharp reduction in the number of...
Chamber Connection — June 30, 2016
What a week! I wasn’t kidding when I said last week that summertime in Hopkins County is busy! There are so many wonderful things to do. I’ve met many new people this week and numerous new business owners. Simply put, our business owners are impressive. Creating and opening a business is a life changing step, and it takes a servant’s heart to make the magic happen. We spent some time at the ribbon cutting Friday night at Foster’s...
Chamber Connection June 23rd 2016 By Lezley Brown
Chamber Connection June 23rd 2016 By Lezley Brown Well, here it is… my first Chamber Connection! My name is Lezley Brown and I have been named the new President and CEO of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. It is truly my honor to serve Hopkins County in this role, and I wanted to say thank you for all of the support already given by numerous members of Hopkins County. As a Chamber, we look forward to finding new ways to...
Evans Named Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen
Sadie Evans was named Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen Saturday night following competition in the Sulphur Springs Schools Fine Arts Auditorium. Emma Boyett was first runner-up, Ann Marie Winborn, second runner-up, Lauren Helm, third runner-up, and Alexis Howard was named Miss Congeniality. Queen Sadie Evans, sponsored by Dial Study Club and Askins Propane Company, is the daughter of Jason and Angie Evans, and the granddaughter of...
3 Queen’s Contestants on KSST Radio
TRIO OF DAIRY FESTIVAL CONTESTANTS LAUREN HELM, ALEXIS HOWARD AND SADIE EVANS As their busiest week of preparation got started, three young ladies competing for the title of Dairy Festival Queen appeared on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. Contestants # 1,2 and 3 talked about their experiences with float building, cow milking and riding in the Parade, as well as putting the final touches on their talent presentations. Sadie Evans...
City Manager’s Report for June
STREETS, WATER AND SEWER – Bill Bradford Road is picking up steam. Utilities work continues from west to east, only now we have two capital construction teams on the job. One continues to install water mains while the other installs sewer mains. This is made possible by the completion of the EZ Mart sewer project. Bill Bradford Road is closed to through traffic, but open to customers of the businesses located in the closed...
Edward Jones and Fidelity Investments Top Rated in 2016 by Temkin Experience Ratings
WABAN, Mass., May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Edward Jones and Fidelity Investments deliver the best customer experience in the investment industry, according to the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings, an annual customer experience ranking of companies based on a survey of 10,000 U.S. consumers. Edward Jones and Fidelity tied for the top spot out of 13 investment firms in this year’s ratings, each earning a score of 64%. While...
Dairy Festival Queen and Contestants
The Dairy Festival season will soon be upon Hopkins County once again. Contestants for the Dairy Festival Pageant have been announced, 8 soon-to-be senior girls from Sulphur Springs High School. The reigning Dairy Festival Queen is Ms. Sidney Elaine Dietze. Sidney Dietze is the daughter of Jason and Jill Dietze and the sister of Peyton and Jason Luke Dietze. Sidney loves to sing, play sports, participate in theater, and work with...
“Made to Lead” Workshop for Summer 2016
Chanda Fulgium, Senior Vice-President of Healogics, has created a free four-week leadership initiative for Sulphur Springs entitled “Made to Lead”. Anyone may attend the sessions. Fulgium bases her workshop on business leadership training which can positively affect company culture. Curriculum for the course will be based on Lance Wallnau’s “seven mountains of cultural influence” to show how anyone can...
