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Cherokee County, Alabama

August 2015

The Chamber has taken on many different venues as we work to promote our wonderful county. We have done the Chamber Monthly Breakfast for many years and enjoyed by our early risers who come out to have a good breakfast and see their business friends and acquaintances and hear from business professionals as they present the program. We have talked about doing a Business After Hours for quite a while. Well..... we are ready to do the first Business After Hours on August 18, 2015

On August 18th we will kick off the Chamber After Hours and it will be held at Johnson Insurance Agency at 1031 West Main Street, Centre, AL. Hours is 5:00 to 6:30 and this is a come and go event.

In This Issue

New & Renewing Members

Business After Hours

Sales Tax Holiday

Museum Open House

Weiss Lake Improvement

Dates to Remember

Chamber Sponsors

Chamber Monthly Breakfast

New & Renewing Members

New & Renewing Members July 2015

New Members

Cherokee County District Attorney Mike O'Dell

Mainstreet Family Urgent Care

McCord's Crossroads Homemakers Club, Inc.

Renewing Members

Cherokee County Health & Rehab Center

Cherokee County Historical Museum

Cherokee Gin & Cotton

Crane Excavating, Inc.

Eddie's Refrigeration Heating & Air, Inc.

Mary Estes

Ethel Sprouse

Lowell & Sara Hamilton

John Curry

Lanny's

Pine Grove Baptist Church

Regions Bank

Sarrell Regional Dental Center

Webb Concrete & Building Materials

Weiss Lake Lodge - Home of the Big Fish

Business After Hours

If you never find the time to attend the morning meetings now we offer you the after work option.

Business After Hours (BAH) offer members and prospective members alike the chance to meet colleagues representing products and services in a engaging, unique atmosphere. Each BAH host and co-sponsor present to their guest and opportunity to converse with the business community members in a manner benefiting what they themselves have to offer as a company, making each and every monthly event distinctive.

Bring your business card and a $1.00 to enter chance to win cash. Winner takes all.

August 18, 2015

5.00 PM - 6:30 PM

Business After Hours Location:

Johnson Agency

1031 West Main Street

Centre, AL 35960

Host: Sean & Beverly Edwards

Please let us know if you are attending

This is a come & go event.

We hope to see you there!

Sales Tax Holiday

Alabama'a 10th annual sales tax holiday for school related items begins a 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2015 and ends midnight Sunday August 9, 2015. This gives shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers, books and clothing free of the state's four percent sales tax.

Here's more facts about this event. Click here

Museum Open House

On Saturday August 22nd, the Cherokee County Historical Museum staff is having a open house for members and volunteers to thank all of you that have supported us over the years and possibly just recently. We will serve hot dogs with all the trimmings and of course the admission and food are free.

If you are not currently a member, this would be a great time to join or renew. We will have new authors here for book signing, along with new exhibits that are either finished or in the process of completion. Bring the family and help us to celebrate all you have done to help us grow.

The Cherokee County Historical Museum is proud to announce the showing of works by Jo Sewell, local artist and retired teacher. She is presently painting a wall in the museum basement of a farm exhibit funded by the Tillotson-Menlo Foundation.

To read more about Jo Sewell click here

The museum is also in need of volunteers. If this something that would interest you call the Museum at 256-927-7835

Weiss Lake Improvement

Weiss Lake Improvement Association is sponsoring a raffle to assist in funding of the repair and replacement of Weiss Lake Channel Markers. The raffle is for a large framed photo of Weiss Lake. This will be on display at the August Chamber Breakfast and you can purchase tickets after the breakfast. The raffle tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.

Dates to Remember

"Chamber Members Helping Chamber Members"

Our Mission Statement Is:

The purpose of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is to stimulate, promote, advance and improve the infrastructure for business, industry, tourism, and civic endeavors of Cherokee County.

Sincerely,

Thereasa Hulgan
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism

Chamber Sponsors

Cherokee County Commission - DC Gas - Bobby Ledbetter, Twin City Used Cars Cherokee Electric Coop - Cherokee Medical Center -First Southern State Bank Regions Bank - Southern Bank Company - Alabama Power Weiss Lake

City of Center - Town of Cedar Bluff - Town of Gaylesville -Town of Leesburg Town of Sand Rock - Peoples Bank of Alabama - Gadsden State Community College - Advertising Dynamics Inc - Alabama Publishing Group

Featured Article

Chamber Monthly

Breakfast

DATE:

August 13, 2015

TIME: 8:00 AM

SPONSOR:

Bartley Consulting

PROGRAM:

Brenda Bartley

CATERER: Lanny's

LOCATION: