2023 Awards Presented at Annual Dinner
Each year, Hillsboro gathers to celebrate and meet the leaders and businesses that are pushing Hillsboro to the next level. The dinner was held on Thursday evening October 19th 2023 at the Hill County Exhibits Building in Hillsboro.
For 101 years, the Hillsboro area Chamber has brought together government, business, citizens, and local organizations to build connnections, resources, and advocacy for business–friendly initiatives and legislation, and intrastructure and job growth.
The dinner was opened by Rick Cook, with Frontier Support Logistics, and the large crowd was addressed by Hillsboro City Manager Megan Henderson, Hill County Judge Judge Lewis, and State Representative Angelia Orr. Each of the speakers gave updates on local accomplishments from the year, and what’s on the horizon in our growing area. It was a hushed crowd that listened intently to candid and heartfelt accounts by Henderson, Lewis and Representative Orr conveying their commitment to local advancements, and appreciation for the businesses in the room, noting the critical role they play in our growth.
The Award Winners annouced at the 2023 Hillsboro Chamber dinner and awards show were:
Regional Business of the Year – Johns Manville Hillsboro
Farm Family of the Year – Sawyer Farms
Local Business of the Year – Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors
Hillsboro Citizen of the Year – Tony Easterling
Hillsboro Hall of Fame Honoree – Arthur “Art” Mann
Award winner biographies were published in the October 26th 2023 edition of the Reporter Newspaper. We would like to thank the Reporter for providing photography and coverage of the event. The Reporter is the only newspaper serving Hill County, Hillsboro, West, Milford and Lake Whitney, Texas. The newspaper editions are twice weekly, arriving in the mail to subscribers each Monday and Thursday, with low annual subscription rates, and additional coverage daily on their local radion station AM 1560 KHBR.
See the BIG supporters of the awards show, and who came out for the evening!
All sponsors for the evening will remain on the front page of the Chamber website with scrolling advertisements and links until April 2024.
The Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce thanks the community for your overwhelming support of the event, and are including photos below taken by local photographer Sheri Hemrick.
The Hillsboro Chamber Board of Directors is made up of representatives from a wide range of businesses and community partners in Hillsboro, Texas. For more information, or to contact the Chamber, please call 254-582-2481 or email memberservices@hillsborochamber.org.
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