Annual Banquet/Leader Awards
By lpoole

The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, January 27th at Club Stewart. Cocktail hour begins at 630pm. There are plans to have a live band and a few surprises!

This is the Chamber's annual event to recognize outgoing Board Members and honor our Chairman for his/her duties performed. This is also the chance to recognize our Business Leader and Civic Leader of the ...

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Local Buisness Support
By HMJC

Goodmorning my fellow bloggers, hope this Friday morning finds you ready for the weekend and full of X-mas cheer! Let me preface my following comments by saying I know how "popular" it is in this forum when a local buisness is referanced but damn the torpedos I am going to do it anyway! So...I am a fan of the donut, quite possibly a connoisseur. We have two places here in Hinesvegas to purchase such delicacies. ...

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McDonalds
By Richard Mansel

What are they going to do with the old McDonalds building on Highway 84. Is another restaurant going in there? The McDonalds sign is still out front and it is painted McDonalds colors. It's confusing because I can't see why they would move from that building next door, unless they had a dispute with the store.

Thanks for your reply!

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Why doesn’t Parker’s take Parker’s cards?
By HMBarnidge

I was just out running some errands on my lunch hour when I noticed I needed gas. As a devoted Parker’s card user (10 cents off per gallon – yay!), I drove out of my way to the Parker’s on Highway 84 and Ralph Quarterman Drive.

I swiped my card and was instructed to see the attendant. I went inside where the attendant informed me that Parker’s doesn’t accept Parker’s cards. I ...

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Some Good News For A Change
By sebekm

Here's some good news from today's financial headlines at Bloomberg.com. Hopefully it will serve to offset some of the negative "gloom and doom" trash that has permeated this blog site lately.

"S&P 500 Extends Best Month Since ’74, Euro Rises

Stocks surged, extending the biggest monthly rally for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since 1974, and the euro strengthened as European leaders agreed to expand a bailout fund ...

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