Attractions
Member Spotlight It’s Worth It Nutrition
This week’s Member Spotlight is on It’s Worth It Nutrition! Sara Ford and her husband, Jarred, opened the nutrition shop in August 2018 at 106 W. Main Street in Tishomingo, former location of the JCCC. It’s Worth It offers a wide selection of flavors for their nutritional shakes and teas, and services such as nutrition…
Read MoreMember Spotlight the Johnston County Industrial Authority
This week’s Member Spotlight is on the Johnston County Industrial Authority (JCIA)! JCIA has been in operation since 1968, formed under a Title 60 Trust, with Johnston County designated as the beneficiary of the Trust. The board is made up of nine active members and up to three ad hoc members from across the county,…
Read MoreMember Spotlight the Johnston County Sentinel
This week’s Member Spotlight is on the Johnston County Sentinel. The Johnston County Sentinel is the successor publication to the Johnston County Capital-Democrat, which makes it both a new and old publication. The original publication was established over 119 years ago on June 4, 1901, in Tishomingo, Indian Territory. After the death of Ray Lokey,…
Read MoreMember Spotlight Kedford Boutique
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Kedford Boutique, owned by Kelly & Cris Thetford. I met Kelly when she was the store manager at the Pink Pistol and I was working across the street at The Ladysmith B&B. When the store closed in 2016, Kelly began her own venture as a retailer with a home-based…
Read MoreMember Spotlight Latte Da Coffee House & Bistro
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Latte Da Coffee House & Bistro, which just so happened to open 9 years ago this week! Owned by serial entrepreneur, Kristie Robnett, this business came to life with a soft opening on a cold day, November 22, 2010. About 13 years ago, Kristie and daughter, Connor, loved going…
Read MoreMember Spotlight Murray on Main
This week’s Chamber Member Spotlight is Murray on Main (MOM)! Murray State College, already an anchor and economic driver for the greater Tishomingo area, desired to have a presence on Main Street. They also wanted to make a difference downtown in a time when many buildings sat vacant. When MSC President Joy McDaniel and others…
Read MoreMember Spotlight Tishomingo Motor Sales
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.…
Read MoreMember Spotlight Nikole’s Country Store
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Nikole’s Country Store in downtown Tishomingo! This store has been a dream for Johnston County Clerk, Kathy Ross, for a long time and is a project she wanted to have during her retirement. Opportunity came knocking at the door about four years earlier than expected and Nikole’s opened in…
Read MoreMember Spotlight Old Silo Winery
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Old Silo Winery! The Winery is owned and operated by Jim and Michele Reilly and opened in September 2018. The Reillys were living in Dallas, TX when their son, Tom, enrolled at OU in 2006. The various drives through the lovely Oklahoma countryside to visit their son spurred an…
Read MoreMember Spotlight Our Neighbor’s Cupboard
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…
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