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Home of back-to-back
3A State Football Champions.

Chamber of Commerce

A National
Main Street City

Celebrating 64 Years!
"We were very fortunate in the early years to have leadership that set us on the right path and gave us a strong foundation."
Chamber President Tommie Ritter Smith.

Chamber of Commerce
300 W. Panola St.
Carthage, TX 75633
903 693-6634
FAX 903 693-8578
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Hours of Operation:
8:00 - 4:30
Monday - Friday
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Latest News!

►Texas Country Music Hall of Fame - Saturday, August 21, 7:00 PM, TCMHOF Theater. John Ritter Tribute Showcase - Friday, August 20, 7:00 PM. For more info: TCMHOF

►Texas Country Music Hall of Fame hosts Branson Trip - Sept. 16-19, 2010. The 2009 Showcase winner, Kim Green, will be singing at several shows during the trip.
Trip Reservation - Trip Schedule

►George Jones has been added to the list of 2010 Inductees into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. Tickets are sold out!

►Tommie Ritter Smith, Founder and President of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum has been named to the advisory board for the Texas Music Road Trip Exhibit scheduled to run at the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin from February - September 2012. [more]

►Auditions for the 2010 John Ritter Tribute Showcase will be held on Saturday, June 26, at the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. For details, go to John Ritter Tribute Showcase . Applications will be accepted until noon on Saturday, June 26, but it is best to pre-register. Thirty finalists will be chosen and the winner will be announced on Friday, August 20, at the John Ritter Tribute Showcase Show.

►Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2010 Inductees announced: Al Dexter and Ray Winkler. Tickets for the event go on sale May 3, 2010, and may be purchased at the Chamber or call 903 693-6634. For more details, check out the TCMHOF website.

►Carthage named one of America's Top-Rated Small Towns & Cities-the 2010 Edition of America's Top-Rated Small Towns & Cities awarded Carthage a rating of 4 stars recently. This handbook, by Grey House Publishing, profiles and rates 8,908 places in America with populations between 3,000 and 25,000. Up to 5 stars are awarded to each place, using a proprietary bell curve formula. The process identifies places, by state, with the highest home value, highest educational attainment, most beauty, etc. Four stars is an above average rating.