HCE Blog

We would like for you to meet this week’s Hometown Hero: Priscilla McAnally!  Although she is a California native, Priscilla grew up here in Paris, Texas. “It is a lovely place to live and has some very interesting people,” she says. Here, she made some of the best friends anyone could ever have. Her love of this community grew from all of the lifelong friends she has made while living here....

We would like for you to meet this week’s Hometown Hero: Olivia Secord!  Olivia has been part of our community since July 2011, and she opened her own business, Olivia Secord Agency, LLC, here on June 10, 2019. This is one of her biggest personal accomplishments, despite many hurdles and bullies trying to keep her down.  “I love the closeness of Longview,” Olivia said, “people genuinely car...

We would like for you to meet this week’s Hometown Hero: DeAnn Vaught! DeAnn Vaught is the State Representative for District 4. She’s currently in the third term in this position! She’s lived in Sevier County for 44 years. She loves the community in De Queen because everyone is truly always there for each other. “If someone has a need, we will do our very best to help them in any way we can...

We would like for you to meet this week’s Hometown Hero: Carol Goodwin! Carol is the President/CEO of the Choctaw Area Chamber of Commerce. She loves getting to serve in this role! Eastern Oklahoma County is filled with the most hard-working business professionals, and she is left in awe of the amazing small business community in town. Her favorite thing about Choctaw is living right next to...