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Photos courtesy of Makenna Goebel, Stephanie Mireles and Regina DeDominicis
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The Wills Point Chamber of Commerce capped the year with one if its signature events Dec. 12, the annual Christmas on the Bricks celebration. A full day of activities kicked off at 8 a.m., and included Breakfast with Santa, a car show, vendors, music, games, the Frosty on the Bricks parade led by grand marshal Herschel LyBrand, and the Brick$ Buck$ drawing. Photos by David Kapitan
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Volunteers with the Wills Point Community Angel Tree have been hard at work in recent weeks, organizing toys, articles of clothing and food items that were donated by the community to help over 300 local families in need this holiday season. Those efforts culminated Dec. 11 as volunteers distributed the collected items despite the onset of inclement weather. Courtesy photos
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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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