The McDonald’s in Malakoff is going to get an upgrade — a big one.
Kevin and Jeaneane Lilly, owners of the Malakoff McDonald’s, said this week the operation would be moving from its present location as part of the Exxon station on State Highway 31 to a stand alone restaurant on the opposite corner, across State Highway 198.
The work will begin in early September and the new store should be open by Christmas. In the meantime, the current restaurant will continue to operate until about a week or two before the new store opens. Continue reading “McDonald’s set to build new store in Malakoff”
On Sept. 19, the beautiful East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society will be the site of Luau 2015, a brand new event, featuring authentic Hawaiian fare for dinner and professional entertainment by Keola’s Hula Halau & The Hawaiian Serenaders, bringing the songs and dances of Polynesia. The East Texas Arboretum is located at 1601 Patterson Road in Athens.
Attendees to the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce’s new fall fundraiser will dine on Kulua Pork, Teriyaki Chicken, Lomi Lomi Salmon, Poke, Poi and Haupia, a coconut pudding dessert. The committee is working hard to make sure that every detail will help provide a memorable evening for guests. The committee members are Tony Kalawe/Edward Jones Investments, Michelle Sjerven/Statewide Surveying Service, Scott and Verna Six/Star Lite Custom Homes, and Derrick Hoelscher/Northeast Texas Insurance. Continue reading “CCL Chamber of Commerce gets ready for Luau”
Steritec President and CEO Charles Jenkins receives a check from Athens Economic Development Corporation as part of an agreement between the two entities. Jenkins, who recently renovated and added equipment to his medical sterilization company, called the AEDC “absolutely vital for Athens.” Pictured (from left) are AEDC board member John Trent, Jenkins, AEDC board member Jeaneane Lilly and AEDC board member Cliff Barrett. (Courtesy photo)
By Toni Garrard Clay
Charles Jenkins’ business, Steritec, was the very first to be located in the Athens Industrial Park. Though, in point of fact, there was no industrial park in 1992 when Jenkins broke ground on the land given to him by the Athens Economic Development Corporation. The park and the city’s medical device manufacturing industry, grew up around Steritec soon after, as soon as they were able to obtain the necessary equipment like the industrial fans to start operating.
“AEDC was integral in getting the industrial park going, and they definitely made it easier for us to be here,” said Jenkins, president and CEO of Steritec. In fact, Jenkins spoke at length on the “crucial” role of the economic development corporation. “The AEDC is absolutely vital for Athens,” he said. “They are necessary for elevating our status as a city, and we need them.” Continue reading “Steritec partners with AEDC; corporation called ‘integral’”
I had a wonderful surprise this week. Ok, first let me tell you about my problem, then I’ll tell you my good news.
My problem is, I didn’t give a lot of forethought as to where I put my house. Some of you may know that I live in a house that I used to visit as a kid when it belonged to the Sheppard family, and which later passed on to the Conditt family. Six or seven years ago I bought it for a song, moved it to my part of the Sims family farm and paid way too much money to turn it into what my daughter Liz calls my Barbie Doll farm house. I had always wanted a little house in the woods, so I took great pains to get it nestled among trees, kind of behind a little hill. It never occurred to me to consider where water runs when it rains, or how hard it would be to deal with the sand it leaves behind. I never meant to have so many dogs, or that they could bring in so many pounds of that sand so often. It is awful. Grass won’t grow, small gravel and crushed granite gets washed away. Sand remains. Or maybe it is just that more sand gets washed in. I got desperate. I went to Malakoff Trading Post and talked to Keith Butler about river rock. I’d just put river rock all over the place with some flagstone paths here and there. He said he thought it would work and quoted me a great price. By the way, he told me, we are selling the place. I hated to hear that, but figured I’d better hurry up and get my rocks, since the next owner might not give me such a good deal. So Saturday morning I popped in there with one last set of questions for Keith. Continue reading “Around the Town: Roy Clay Buys Malakoff Trading Post”
The Biotech Manufacturing Center of Texas (BMC) received more than $3 million in state and federal grants in its 10 years of existence in addition to the $1 million in loans it received from the Athens Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), according to a report created by BMC officials earlier this year.
By Michael V. Hannigan
