Here is a quick round up of the big things you need to know as we enter November, starting with an event happening Friday morning November 7th 2024.

There is a reception and ribbon cutting at the new Wallace Galloway Trail Phase I - this Friday at 11:30 am. The project is a walking trail and gathering place for the entire community, generously funded by the Hill College Foundation.

The location to meet is 1800 Corsicana Highway at 11:30 am sharp, but please arrive early and meet and greet with college, business, and community representatives, and stay for the reception.

The November and December calendar is getting added to daily.

Click on the graphic below to see details of November and December events.

Big Events Coming Up Include:

Veterans Day Events on November 11th and 12th

The "Par for Prom" 2nd Annual Golf Tournament scheduled for Saturday November 23rd

Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, November 28th

The Hillsboro City Library Annual Gala is on Friday, December 6th

The Hillsboro Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting is scheduled for Saturday December 7th

The Hillsboro Arts League will host an art market from 3-6 pm on the same day as the Hillsboro Christmas Parade

The Hillsboro Farmers Market Christmas market returns to the courthouse square on Saturday, December 14th

Whitney will host their Christmas Parade and festivities on Saturday, December 14th

The Hillsboro Heritage League's Dueling Pianos Deck the Halls Christmas Party is on Thursday, December 19th

Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year....

Hillsboro Country Club is hosting a New Year's Party with a lively band and potluck gathering on December 31st.

See the full details on our continuously updated community calendar here.

Have an upcoming event? Add it to our calendar at this link.

They usually release the data in November, but the Heart of Texas Council of Governments has just posted updated data sourced from ESRI on Hill County population, workforce, demographics and a host of other info that can be viewed as Hill County as a whole, or you can drill down to specific cities in Hill County.

Below see the data headers, but see the full reports and details at this link.

The following charts are narrowed down to Hillsboro.

Clicking the graphics will take you to more detailed reports.

Data and Resources are continuously updated on the Hillsboro Chamber website under our Business Resources page on at this link.

You can see free webinars and workshops for business, grants available for manufacturing and industry to train employees, small business free mentoring, continuing education at Hill College, and a host of other free business and personal development programs on the Chamber website under "Business Resources".

At 9:30 on Monday, November 11th at Hillsboro Junior High School, an annual Veterans Day Celebration honoring our local veterans will be held, and the public is invited to attend and honor those who served.

Following the program will be a 10:30 am brunch for veterans, and the flag retirement ceremony at the Hill County Courthouse at 5 pm.

Hill College will be holding it's Veterans Day commemoration activities on Tuesday, November 12th.

Visit this link for tickets to the Hillsboro Heritage League December Event.

And we will close with a few snapshots of "good things".

Send us your photos, and we are happy to include them in our social media posts and newsletters.

The election is over, and the holidays are right around the corner.

We hope you have a great Friday and weekend.

Take one more look at the calendar, and plan on joining an event, or to find the right date to host your event.

And as always, we want to encourage you to "Use Local Chamber Member Businesses". Your next referral may come from a local company you used, and a relationship you made from doing business locally.

Hillsboro Chamber Website Statistics for 10/1/24 to 11/7/24- Powered by Growthzone

Business & Directory Searches and Member Page Visits: 3,834

Event Calendar Views: 3,276

Local Jobs Board Page Searches: 1,810

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