Polk County History Honors Preserve Local Heritage
Secrest Webster received the J.R. Maxwell Award for preserving Polk County history by donating land for Heritage Park and offering her house for the county museum. Dorris Sharp and attorney Jim Wright received certificates of appreciation for cemetery beautification and saving the Campbell-Foreman building.
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Holhausen
J.R. Maxwell
Secrest Webster
Heritage Park
Dorris Sharp
Polk County Garden Club
Old City
Jim Wright
Campbell-Foreman
Courthouse Square
Roy Sawyer
Texas Wit and Wonder From J S Bonner Harpoon
The article profiles J S K Lamity Bonner born 1856 in Bell County and his early 1900s weekly Harpoon magazine. It recounts his mature Texas portrait from a 1910 essay The Truth About Texas, praising size water land and climate while noting modern contrasts to frontier myths and a National Loan and Realty Co ad on Texas lands.
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J.S
K. Lamity
Bonner
Bell County
K Lamity
Harpoon
Austin
Texas
Lone Star
Republic of France
German Empire
United States Dominions
Alaska
National Loan & Realty Co
Business After Hours and Chamber Events Schedule
The next Business After Hours will be held at Livingston Physical Therapy on August 20 starting at 5 30 pm with refreshments mix mingle and businesses showcasing their products services. The hosts are Livingston Physical Therapy Ciao Bella Medical Day Spa Onalaska Family Clinic Provident Memory Care Timberwood Nursing Rehab. Next BAH is November 19 at Citizens State Bank Corrigan with co hosting opportunities available. Members Luncheon September 17 at Polk County Commerce Center Dr Larry Phillips Angelina College will speak educators and schools invited to showcase products services. Tickets $15 by August 16. Call 936 327 4929 to reserve. Five Community Service Awards Polk County of the Year nominations open. Nominations due by the Awards Nominating Committee address. New Teacher Packets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston Physical Therapy
Ciao Bella Medical
Onalaska Family Clinic
Provident Memory Care
Timberwood Nursing & Rehab
Citizens State Bank - Corrigan
Chamber
Polk County
Larry Phillips
Angelina College
Chamber Office
Polk
Polkchamber.com
Livingston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Handbook of Texas
Tshaonline.org
Yamity
Texas Gulf Coast
New York
Chicago
Texline
Brownsville
Mike Cox
Texas Tales
First State Bank
West Polk
West Livingston
West Shepherd
Onalaska
Fsblivingston.com
FDIC
Evelyn Rogers
Cindy Snook
Alisha Young
Chassity Dobson
Chris Freeman
Lecie Gardner
Polk County Commerce Center
Winos
Pat Laviolette
My Place
Judi Benestante
Pat
Judi
Manny
Pamela Grant
Sydney
Sydneymurphy
Pelsay Iade Chamber
Corrigan
Community Center
W Park Dr
Polkchamber
Avon Nancy Petersen
Moscow
Cynthia
Griffin Electric
Volney Griffin
Old Woodville
Shirley Johnson
NeNe
Anissa Haynes
Church, Ste C
Beech Creek Assembly of God
the Bull Shack
Central Baptist Church
Church Street Financial Services
Edward Jones Investments
Jack Haire
Mitch Eckhardt
First National Bank
Horace Mann Insurance
Krissa Bass
Ralph Jenke
DDS & Associates
Livingston Church of Christ
Livingston Montessori School
Livingston Specialty Merchant's Guild
Nettles Photography
Peoples State Bank
Polk County Abstract, Inc
Polk County Publishing Co
Provident Memory Care Southeast Publishers
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
VF Outlet
He Chamber
Jewel
Royal Caribbean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas
St. Croix
USVI
St. Johns
Antigua
Fort de France
Martinique
Castries
St. Lucia
Moore Travel
OE Eiu
Platinum First National Bank
Euiny
Oia
Uecord
Bradford
Brookside
Atom Tite & Battery
Anco Insurance
Precipioa Buster McNutty’s Restaurant “Community Title Co
Piney Woods
Pathfinder
We Buy Gold
Pph
Enera Erastex Telephone Coop Hendrix Rentals, LLC
Lake Livingston Telephone
Barco Feed & Farm Supply Po al Gas
Ema
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Sam Houston Electric Coop Zeleskey Law Firm
PLLC
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