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The Wills Point Chamber of Commerce and local business community hosted their first major event in months Oct. 31, welcoming children of all ages to downtown for the 11th annual BOO on the Bricks celebration. Events including costume contests, a health fair, Kid Zone and more, coupled with mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine, helped draw hundreds throughout the day. With BOO on the Bricks in the rearview, the Wills Point Chamber of Commerce will now turn its focus on putting the finishing touches on this year’s Christmas on the Bricks event and BRICK$ BUCK$ drawing which have both been scheduled for Dec. 12.
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The Captain James Burleson Chapter of the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 and the Craig Austin Rowley Chapter of the General Society War of 1812 co-hosted a grave marking memorial ceremony for Private Levi Riggs Snow in Kaufman Sept. 26.
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The members of the James Pinckney Henderson Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, met at the Community Room in Mabank Sept. 26. In attendance were Sherrie Archer, Suzie Bass, Carolyn Carter, Cindy Cooper, Benja Mize, Carol Powell, Paige Sanders, Roseann Ward, and Carrie Anne Wilson-Woolverton.
Read moreSONIC Drive-In congratulates local drive-in teams for qualifying for the top 500 round in this year’s DR PEP- PER SONIC GAMES, SON- IC’s annual premier training program recognizing exceptional guest and operational service. During a span of five months, teams worked together through a series of trainings, quizzes and team building challenges, and are among this year’s top performers.
Read moreThe Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA) East Texas recently announced the recipients of the chapter’s 2020-21 academic accounting scholarships. Wills Point-native and
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Long time Wills Point resident Pauline Dixon celebrated her 90 birthday on July 2. Due to COVID-19, many planned events had to be cancelled; however, she had a nice luncheon with a few of her children and a niece on the following Thursday afternoon. Love, creativity, and surprise by her children gave her a much deserved and memorable celebration. Starting 90 days before the big day, she was showered and surprised each day with an “Act of Kindness” presented to her by her family, friends, church members, and even friends of her children and grandchildren. Some of the gifts included house painting, special dinners, landscape additions, money, home repairs and improvements, room makeovers, clothing, daily phone calls with prayer and singing, etc. The biggest surprise of all even had some Divine Intervention involved.
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A group of more than 50 seniors visited the high school campus last week as district administrators lit up Ken Autry Davis Field, the Tiger tennis complex, and the baseball and softball fields at Lester Park in their honor. The ceremony lasted approximately 30 minutes, allowing time for students to take pictures and video to mark the occasion. Photos by David Kapitan
Read moreState Representative Dan Flynn has announced a scholarship opportunity for eligible High School students within House District 2. The Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP) was created to encourage students to participate in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs at civilian colleges.
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