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So Much to Do and See
Johnston County boasts many festivals, fishing derbies, sporting events and activities. All four seasons have a special feel as locals and guests take in all there is to do. Many people find their time well spent on Main Street ducking in and out of a variety of specialty shops. Others come for the down home good cookin’ found at our local eateries. Some live for the world-class music offered at one of the local music venues. And still others wouldn’t think about coming for anything other than fishing on Blue River or a day exploring the Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge. If history is your bag, we have plenty of that too! Tishomingo is the Chickasaw Nation Historical Capital and provides an experience you just cannot find anywhere else.
Points of Interest
Member Spotlight Blue Acres Ranch
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Blue Acres Ranch! Owned by William and Whitney Overby and located just southeast of Harbert Ranch, Blue Acres Ranch is the perfect place for…
Member Spotlight Blue River RV Park
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.…
Member Spotlight Boom-A-Rang Diner
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Boom-A-Rang Diner! The sole proprietorship is owned by Debbie Ritchie and opened May 5, 2014 – we’re almost to it’s 5th anniversary! When asked…
Member Spotlight Cedar & Stone Bed and Breakfast
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Cedar & Stone Bed and Breakfast, owned by Luther and Vicki Harbert! Luther has lived on Harbert Ranch since he was three years old,…
Member Spotlight CJ’s Dispensary
This week’s Member Spotlight is on CJ’s Dispensary, owned by Jeremy and Charllotte Pope! Medical marijuana is truly in its infancy in the state of Oklahoma, and within less than…
Spotlight Dr. Smith Tire and Auto Clinic
This week’s Spotlight is on Dr Smith Tire and Auto Clinic. As a couple, David and Rana Smith decided to step out in faith by opening a business. The decision…
Member Spotlight Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant. When the restaurant first opened, they saw a small community in need of a good Mexican food establishment. The Gonzalez family…
Member Spotlight Houser Furniture
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Houser Furniture! This business is currently owned by Troy and Carrie Golden and has been in business since 1978. Houser’s has proudly served Tishomingo,…
Member Spotlight Hwy 22 RV Park
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Hwy 22 RV Park, a business member at 1551 W. Main Street in Tishomingo. Annetta and Rick Kelley opened the Park in March 2014…
Member Spotlight INCA Community Services
This week’s Member Spotlight is on INCA Community Services. I have worked with Wanda Gray on community activities since getting started here at the Chamber. Some of our board members…
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,…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member 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…
Member Spotlight Remedies+
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Remedies+, owned and operated by Rodney and Wanda Gray. Remedies+ was an idea born in the first month of marijuana legalization in Oklahoma. After Rodney’s…
Spotlight Sara’s Heartfelt Flowers & Gifts
This week’s Spotlight is on Sara’s Heartfelt Flowers & Gifts! Sara Holmes took ownership of the business from Oma Dell Burns on March 1, 2019. Holmes mother owned a flower…
Member Spotlight Scotty’s Blue River One Stop
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Scotty’s Blue River One Stop. Scotty McCarthick bought the business on Bullard Chapel Road from Dean and Debbie Arnold in 1992 and built the…
Member Spotlight Simple Simon’s Pizza
This week’s Member Spotlight is on Simple Simon’s Pizza, owned and operated by Marty & Dana Chaney. The same month she retired from teaching in 2018, Dana and Marty were…
Sooners Foods Corporation
The Sooners Foods Corporation began in 1954 and has been a family-owned business ever since. It was started by James Ray Howe, who passed in October 2011, and is now…
Spa 211
Spa 211 has been open for over five years and was purchased by long-time residents, Mark and Tammy Parish in December of 2018. Spa 211 is a boutique spa and a…
Spotlight the Southern Workforce Board
This week’s Spotlight is on the Southern Workforce Board (SWB), which is a community based not-for-profit entity. The SWB is operated by a volunteer board of directors that is business-led…
Chamber Spotlight the Tishomingo Development Team
This week’s Chamber Spotlight is on the Tishomingo Development Team (TDT). This organization was formed in 2002 as the result of twenty local citizens answering the call to research community…