Sponsored by Weinstein Law/Weinstein Real Estate
Jeff Weinstein, left, presents Paul Benson and family with a poster signed by Trinity Valley Community College and Iowa Western football players at the Beef Before the Battle last Friday night. Paul Benson, owner of Virtual Communications in Athens, sponsored the Battle in The Valley game between the two teams Saturday night. Iowa edged TVCC in an exciting opener, 24-17.
Click the link to see more photos from Friday night’s event.
By Loretta Humble
Bear with me folks; it’s time for my semi-annual brag-on-my-own-company column. And could you blame me? Cedar Lake Nursing Home once more got singled out by Medicare and US News and World Report as one of the best nursing homes in the country, with another five-star rating. That’s big, folks. Last year we were the only one in something like a 10-county area. This year several more got five stars. South Place in Athens did, and so did Mabank Nursing Home. But we are the only ones anywhere around here who have got this award two years in a row.
And, if I may say so, we deserve it. Cedar Lake Nursing Home is a wonderful place. The people who work here are the best. It has been our pride and joy for 46 years now. But I guess we’ve been taking it for granted a little bit, because we totally forgot to celebrate our 46th anniversary last week. The reason Sonny remembered it—after the fact—is because one of our favorite former nurses (who now works at Beau’s nursing home) reminded Sonny she was born Continue reading “Around Malakoff: More awards for CLNH”
Long Cove press release
Long Cove, a new residential community on Cedar Creek Lake, is pleased to announce that its development activity has generated more than 200 jobs, the vast majority of which are filled by Henderson County residents. Most of these new jobs have been construction related. Even though this can provide people with a way out of unemployment, the last people you may find on a construction site are young people, as 64% of millennials said they wouldn’t work in construction even if they had the opportunity to earn a large sum of money. With this not being a job of choice for this generation, at least it will open doors for other workers. The developer and the community’s new property owners are investing a combined $36 million in construction at Long Cove, including infrastructure projects, community amenities, and single-family homes. Long Cove’s development activity is planned to continue for many years, and the resulting job creation is anticipated to remain steady for the foreseeable future.
In addition to employing Henderson County residents, Long Cove is also generating significant additional economic activity as its new residents begin to patronize local businesses and new properties are added to the county tax rolls. Long Cove expects to ultimately grow to approximately 400 properties total, which will generate substantial long-term economic activity in Henderson County. Because Long Cove is largely a second-home community that owns and maintains its roads and other infrastructure, its economic contribution to the local area in the form of new tax revenue will far outweigh the minimal costs it will require from the county and other local service providers.
“We are grateful for the support that Henderson County and our neighboring communities have provided throughout our current phases of development,” said Long Cove President Christopher Kelsey. “We are particularly pleased to create so many local jobs for our community, and we are dedicated to employing local vendors whenever possible to meet our construction and ongoing staffing needs.” Continue reading “Long Cove says it creates 200 jobs; $36 million in construction”
Wulf Outdoor Sports is going out of business. The company posted the following announcement on its Facebook page today:
To All of Our Valued Customers and Friends,
We regret to inform you that Wulf Outdoor Sports has reached a decision to close our stores and our business. We have served the East Texas outdoor sporting goods market for over 9 years and have made many wonderful friends and developed lasting relationships. We will always be grateful to our dedicated employees who have helped us build a great brand and company that we are all very proud to be a part. We are thankful for our customers who have been loyal to us all these years, both in our stores and those across the country who purchased through our website. And we are thankful for our valued vendor partners who supplied us with great products and have stood by us.
We begin our final liquidation sale on Friday, August 9, at 9 a.m. in both our Athens, TX and Center, TX stores (our website is closed for this event). We invite you to come and shop and save on every product in the stores. Everything must go!
Thanks again for a wonderful 9 years of serving you and serving our communities!
It is time to get the state’s annual sales tax holiday on your calendar. This year’s event will be Friday,Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9 -11.
The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced under $100 from sales tax, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend during the weekend.
“Texas families can take advantage of the sales tax holiday when doing their back-to-school shopping,” Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. “The tax holiday applies to a variety of items ranging from pens to jeans to help shoppers around Texas save some of their hard earned money.”
Lists of apparel and school supplies that may be purchased tax free can be found on the Comptroller’s website at www.TexasTaxHoliday.org.
This year, shoppers will save an estimated $74.1 million in state and local sales taxes during the Sales Tax Holiday.
The dates for the tax holiday weekend are established by the Legislature in the state tax code. The sales tax holiday has been an annual event since 1999.