Highlights from This Week's Edition

This week, we printed a swath of local events, taking place right here, in Hunt County. Here are a few of them:

Audie Murphy Days: From June 24-25, celebrate local war hero Audie Murphy at the Fletcher Warren Civic Center and the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum. Enjoy speakers, presentations, a concert, chili, and a candlelight remembrance.

For the Fourth of July, several Hunt County communities are sponsoring Independence Day celebrations. Greenville will host its annual Patriotic Picnic at the Greenville Sports Park on July 4th, with festivities to include a 5k run, lots of family fun activities, live music, and, of course, fireworks!

The City of Commerce will also host its annual Fourth of July festivities on the 4th, with bike parade, Kidpalooza, softball game, and fireworks at 9:30pm.

Lake Tawakoni will be celebrate the Fourth at the West Tawakoni State Park on Sunday, July 3rd. The fun begins at 4pm and lasts until midnight, with food, dancing, a hula hoop contest, a performance by a 50's musical group, and a fireworks display. The cost will be $5 a carload.

While we're on the subject of Independence Day, don't forget our early advertising deadline for our July 7th edition: all ads must be received by Friday, July 1st at noon, as our staff will be enjoying a well-deserved break on Monday, July 4th!

As usual, we continue in our support of the troops: we are currently gathering a care package for Sergeant Dallas Fouse, of Quinlan, who is currently deployed to Afghanistan with the US Army. If you have any items you would like to send to him, just drop them off at our office. If your summer budget is low, you can always send a letter of support! Just mail it to PO Box 906, Greenville, TX 75403, drop it by our office at 3617 Wesley St., Greenville, or email it to hcshop@swbell.net.

As always, thank you for your patronage, and have a safe and fun holiday!

June News & Updates

As usual, the pace has been quick at the Shopper, but that doesn't mean that we haven't have time to pause, reflect and make improvements. This month, we upped our circulation to over 30,000 papers a week, throwing additional routes in Greenville and Commerce. After meticulously plotting the new routes (thank you, Google Maps!), we added some new carriers to our team and set the additional papers free - just in time for our 46th anniversary. For our customers, this means a better bargain for your advertising dollars than ever. For us, it means more planning and paperwork than ever. But that's okay - more business means we get to spend more time doing what we love. Plus, in this heat, we're thankful to be passing the afternoon in our air-conditioned office.

In this week's edition of the paper, the first thing you'll want to check is the front page - it has information about a number of community events taking place this week in Hunt County. Plus, we have sponsor pages for Father's Day, with gift suggestions for dads, the Hunt County Fair, with its schedule of events for this week, and Support Our Troops, with information about this month's local servicemember and how you can donate items to show your appreciation for their sacrifice. Next week, look for sponsor pages for the Fourth of July, Audie Murphy Days, and Live, Work and Play Lake Tawakoni. 

As always, we are thankful for all our customers and friends who have kept us in business for 46 years; we hope to serve our community for at least 46 more!