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July 5, 2023 - To honor America and the freedoms we all enjoy, and to celebrate the significance of Independence Day, local attorneys gathered in the upstairs courtroom of the Historic 1885 Courthouse on Friday, June 30, 2023.
Attorney Deck Jones thanked everyone for attending the reading and explained it is a goal of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for a formal reading of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights to be performed annually in each of the 254 Texas counties.
Jones then introduced the attorneys participating in the reading to be Stephen Shires, Scott Peal, April Prince, Kim Ryan, and Jeff Adams. He then went on to give some history leading up to the writing of the Declaration of Independence and its signing by 56 courageous men. The Declaration contains three sections: a general statement of natural rights theory and the purposed of government; list of grievances against the British King; and finally the declaration of independence from England.
Next, the group read the Bill of Rights which are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
From left: Winner of Best in Show was awarded to BJ Wood and contest judge was Amanda Breitbach, Assistant Professor of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University.
July 3, 2023 - Farmers State Bank’s inaugural 'East Texas Photo' show was the focus of many on Monday, July 3rd with the winners being announced. In the four categories, a total of 76 entries were received. Categories were Landscape/Nature, Fine Art, Human Interest and Spirit of Texas.
Best of Show was awarded to BJ Wood’s photo “A Boy’s Best Friend.”
Best of Show Winner "A Boy's Best Friend"
People’s Choice award will be announced on July 17th. Everyone is welcome can come vote for their favorite photo through the 14th of July during lobby business hours. The exhibit is in Farmers State Bank’s main lobby located at 115 Shelbyville Street, Center, Texas 75935.
Winners in each category were:
Human Interest
1st Place - “A Boy’s Best Friend” by B.J. Wood
2nd Place - “Put Me in Coach” by LeeAnn Robertson
3rd Place - “Texas Tea Party” by Lawrence Davis
Landscape/ Nature
1st Place - “Magical Evening on Toledo Bend” by Summer Koltonski
2nd Place - “Into the Fog” by Billie F. Jones
3rd Place - “Snowy Gate” by Starla Fischer
Fine Art
1st Place - “Very Grateful” by Lawrence Davis
2nd Place - “Leave Me Alone” by Angie Davis
3rd Place - “A Mother’s Peace” by B.J. Wood
Spirit of Texas
1st Place - “A Hunter’s Bounty” by B.J. Wood
2nd Place - “Texas Wedding Dress” by Anna M. Jones
3rd Place - “Cowboy Essentials” by Debra Cockrell
June 29, 2023 - Timpson Frontier Days, Presented by Timpson Chamber of Commerce, continues it’s 2023 lineup of events this Friday evening, June 30, 2023.
Thursday evening the carnival began at 5pm, and at 6pm a party in the streets under the tent with DJ Berio.
Friday, June 30, the carnival starts once again at 5pm, and the Gospel Concert begins at First Baptist Church with the Calvary Boys and Southern Plainsmen performing. Tickets are sold at the door and are $10.
Downtown entertainment with dancing in the streets will be provided once again by DJ Berio from 7pm until 10pm, get your dancing shoes ready!
Saturday, July 1, the Frontier Days car show will begin at 9am. The parade lineup will also take place at 9am in front of Timpson High School, beginning at 9am and the parade will begin at 10am with welcome and opening prayer at 11am, as well as introduction of guests. Washer pitching will start after the parade in SoSo Park.
Throughout the day Saturday there will be food and craft booths open, carnival rides and entertainment, including David Wonders featuring balloon art and magic shows.
Timpsin ISD Twirlers and Cheerleaders perform at 7pm, followed by the cake auction at 8pm. The band will then perform for the rest of the evening until 11pm. Headline entertainment includes Chris Wells with special guest Trey Wilson an hometown celebrity Jason Pate on the drums.
Sunday, July 2, a community service will be held downtown under the tent at 6pm. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy worshipping the Lord together. A community that can worship together, can live together.
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June 28, 2023 - Tuxedo Springs opened their doors to the Shelby County Chamber of Commence and its ambassadors for a new member ribbon cutting on June 2, 2023.
The venue owned by Layla and Jose Solis has been in the making since construction began in July of 2021.
Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Chadwick gave the welcome to the new chamber members, the venue owners Layla and Jose Solis. “It’s so fantastic! Y’all have done an awesome job and welcome to the chamber.” Chadwick presented the owners a Chamber of Commerce plaque to display and then invited them to speak.
Jose Solis said, “We are very excited about this place. It took a lot of effort, a lot of planning. Actually, we thought about this way before the covid time. But then covid came and we put the brakes on everything, just like a lot of people did with their projects.” He continued, “I think everything got started on July 6th of [20]21 and so it’s taken a long time because this has been done in a slow process.” Solis described the area as being all trees before they began which meant they had to clear the area and make a road. As much of the project was done by Solis' family as could be done. The concrete and the main structure was contracted.
He continued, “It holds, we are thinking about a hundred and fifty people comfortably. It’s primarily for weddings, anniversaries, really any type of party you want to use the place.” He gave a description of the venue which includes a bridal room and a kitchen with plans for a bar to be coming soon. Layla Solis expanded on the plans which also include an outside area in the near future along with developing the springs near the venue for photography opportunities.
She also added, “We are just happy that you guys would come out here.”
The last information they shared regarding the venue was the source of the it’s name. Jose said, “So, Tuxedo Springs. Tuxedo, it goes with this type of venue. That’s the name of our dog and she loves the dog.” Layla explained, “He’s a Pom[eranian]. He’s a black Pom with white so we named him Tuxedo. He would always run out to the springs.”
After the ribbon cutting, everyone enjoyed refreshments while visiting and taking in the venue and its view.
Tuxedo Springs is located at 7687 Hwy 7, Center, Texas 75935. Rental options include wedding packages along with non-wedding daily rates for events such as business events, family reunions, birthdays, showers, and dinner parties. For more information, call (936) 332-2678.
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Braxten Box is seen above riding into the Timpson square, escorted by Constable Josh Tipton.
June 27, 2023 - Timpson Frontier Days Pony Express riders are racking up the miles as they continued to spread the word Tuesday, June 27, 2023, being ambassadors to the event inviting people from far and wide to attend Frontier Days on Thursday, June 29 through Sunday, July 2.
Pictured above are (from left): Kyle Bridges, Marilyn Corder, Braxten Bridges, Mayor Debra Smith holding Stella Smith, and Ryan McDonald.
Representing the Pony Express was Braxten Box, who delivered an invitation to the citizens of Timpson which was received by Mayor of Timpson Debra Smith.
Braxton Box is seen handing Mayor Debra Smith a Timpson Frontier Days flyer.
The Pony Express then hit the road and traveled to Tenaha to offer a greeting and invitation to the citizens of Tenaha. Box presented an invitation to Tenaha and receiving the invite on behalf of Tenaha citizens was Mayor O’Neal Jones.
From there the Pony Express headed out to invite the citizens of Carthage to join in the Frontier Days fun.
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Pictured are (from left): Constable Taylor Fanguy, Michael Cranford, Police Chief Scott Burkhalter, Judge Elizabeth Swint, Marilyn Corder, Tanya Box, Braelyn Box, Braxten Box, Mayor O'Neal Jones and Constable Josh Tipton.
June 26, 2023 - Timpson Frontier Days is fast approaching and the word is spreading at a quick pace as Kale Milford is making the rounds on his trusty mount, "Roany," as they are inviting neighboring communities to this annual event.
The Frontier Days Pony Express first ran in 1962 and C.W. Milford, who was Kale Milford’s grandfather and constable for Precinct 5 for around 40 years, participated in that first Pony Express run and subsequent rides thereafter.
Pictured are (from left): Paul Smith, Shelby Milford, Kale Milford on "Roany," Doug Milford, Constable Josh Tipton, and Pastor W. Dee Daniel.
In honor of C.W. Milford’s tenure as constable and his participation in the Pony Express, Josh Tipton who is the current Precinct 5 Constable is also traveling with the Pony Express.
The Pony Express traveled to Mt. Enterprise, Garrison, and finally Center on Monday, June 26, 2023, and along with the invitation of Milford to those cities, Paul Smith with the Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce extended a greeting and welcome to those cities to join in at Timpson Frontier Days.
Kale Milford, astride "Roany," extends a greeting and invitation to Deborah Chadwick, who was representing the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and City of Center.
This Thursday, June 29, Frontier Days will begin with the carnival at 5pm; and party in the streets at 6pm under the big tent with DJ Berio.
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- Timpson VFD Fundraiser Tickets at Frontier Days; "Get 'em While They're Hot!"
- Timpson Frontier Days Pageant
- Timpson Frontier Days Starts Tonight; Schedule of Events
Kale Milford's grandfather, Carroll Wayne (C.W.) Milford is seen in this photo from a July 1962 edition of the Timpson Weekly Times as he delivered a letter of invitation, received by Mayor George Smith, to the citizens of Center. (Timpson Weekly Times, 1962)
Pony Express Rider Kale Milford (left), presented an invitation to the citizens of Garrison to participate in Timpson Frontier Days. The invitation was received by Garrison Mayor Keith Yarbrough (right). (Photo Pastor W. Dee Daniel)
Mt. Enterprise Mayor Jim Reese received the invitation on behalf of the citizens of the City of Mt. Enterprise from Kale Milford and "Roany," to join in the festivities at Timpson Frontier Days. Pictured are (from left) Timpson Mayor Debra Smith, Doug Milford (background), Mt. Enterprise Mayor Jim Reese, and Kale Milford on "Roany." (Photo Pastor W. Dee Daniel)
June 23, 2023 - (Photo Album) - Following the aftermath of the fire which occurred at Portacool on Friday, June 17, 2023, representatives have been reaching out to members of their workforce and potentially displaced employees to offer assistance.
A private job fair has was offered to those workers, and was hosted at the John D. Windham Civic Center on Friday, June 23.
Many businesses have offered their assistance, and several had booths set up so they could meet with interested individuals.
“Even in the time of crisis and amidst all this adversity we’re still trying to take care of our team members, those that are on the layoff schedule and those that are still with us,” said Ben Wulf, CEO of Portacool. “That’s part of the Portacool culture is we put our team first, and I hope everybody in the community and hope all our team understands that, and recognizes that and we’re going to continue and abide by those cultural pillars. That’s how we built the company, and that’s how we plan to rebuild the company.”
From left: Billy Clark, Meghan Clark, James Miles, and Jason Miles
June 22, 2023 - Last Friday, when Holiday Nursing and Rehabilitation lost electricity all we needed to do is make a phone call to an local business. Portacool immediately responded and donated four Portacools to maintain our residents' comfort during the excessive heat.
Thank you Portacool, you all are extremely appreciated.
June 21, 2023 - The students listed on the President's Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.
The university would like to recognize Christian Berry, Timpson, for earning the honor for the Spring 2023 semester.
June 21, 2023 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held their June meeting this past Saturday. The workshop was on Night Photography and the June Challenge was Architecture/Cityscapes. Members submitted up to three photos to this challenge for Favorite votes and discussions. The challenge favorite was a really tough one, since there was a 3 way tie for 1st Place favorite. The First Place favorites are: "Window Shopping" by Bobbie Jean Wood, "On the Corner" by Billie Haggard Jones and "Jordan 2023" by Lawrence Davis.
All of the challenge photos my be viewed on the Piney Woods Photographic Society Flickr page, https://www.flickr.com/groups/pineywoodsphotographic/
If you are interested in learning more about photography or just like to visit with people who share your passion for photography, feel free to join our next meeting, on the third Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, 211 Cora Str., Center, Texas.
June Challenge - Architecture/Cityscapes
"Window Shopping" by Bobbie Jean Wood
"On the Corner" by Billie Haggard Jones
"Jordan 2023" by Lawrence Davis
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