Member News

This week’s Member Spotlight is on the Citizens for the Protection of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer (CPASA). This organization was formed in response to the proposed sale and transfer of major quantities of groundwater from the Aquifer to Central Oklahoma. In early 2002, 661 citizens in the region came together in Tishomingo and signed a petition…

This week’s Member Spotlight is on Our Neighbor’s Cupboard (ONC), a local food pantry located at 106 N. Burris Avenue in Tishomingo.  The 501©3 has been in operation since May of 2017 and is completely volunteer-operated. It is a client-choice pantry which means that clients get to ‘grocery shop’ for the items that they want…

This week’s Member Spotlight is on Blue River RV Park, located between Tishomingo and Milburn. This business just recently opened and has several great people working to make it succeed. Armand “Buck” and Carolyn Edelman are the owners, and they have Ashley Salem as the office manager and Charles “Ray” Kent as camp host. The…

This week’s Spotlight is on the Town of Mill Creek, home of the Bullfrogs! Scott Clark has been the mayor of Mill Creek for 18 ½ years and currently serves with town councilmembers Barbara Martin and Sherri Wood, water superintendent Toni Walker, and town clerk Elesia Kirk. Clark serves as a board member on three…

This week’s Spotlight is on The Rose Petal. This business, owned by Charla and Mike Phillips, opened on June 1, 2004. Charla started the business after her son graduated as a way to stay busy, not realizing how fast the venture would grow! Phillips, who has previously worked for General Motors and BNSF Railway Company,…

This week’s Member Spotlight is on Tishomingo Motor Sales! This business was started in 1963 by Earl Northcutt and son Sandy Northcutt, the business expanded to Kingston in the 1980’s and opened the Madill store in 1994. A year later, the Kingston store was consolidated with Madill and it has been that way ever since.…

Hello, hello readers! This week I am excited to Spotlight the Tishomingo High School Alumni Association, as they have a very special event coming up this weekend that you should consider attending if you’re able. The Association is made up of past graduates of Tishomingo who want to give back to the community by the…

I want to start by saying thank you to all of the readers of this column. I’ve had several people in the last few weeks mention that they enjoy reading my spotlights and how much they’ve learned about local businesses because of it – which is exactly the intended purpose! So thank you for coming…

Happy Tuesday everyone! I wanted to share what I spoke about at the Chamber Membership Meeting on June 12th since I covered so much information and want you to stay caught up on what is going on. We will try to hold these meetings quarterly to give you updates and to have a great speaker…

This week’s Member Spotlight is on the Tishomingo Ag Booster Club! This organization was formed by parents and local agriculture supporters about five years ago. They saw a need in Tishomingo and wanted to ‘boost’ the kind of program that enhances leadership skills and teaches students responsibility. Mike Vandevier, an officer of the organization and…