Weekend news trifecta from #StamfordTexas:

1. Unveiled new EMS HQ, formerly a long-closed beer barn: https://betterstamford.substack.com/p/goodnewsfriday-a-building-transformed
2. Chamber of Commerce making final plans to install restored vintage marquee.
3. Contractors rebuilding drainage thru Harmon Park and cleaning pond.

Y’all, I recently found in our local museum a 1910-ish sales pitch for #StamfordTexas.

My Twitter name is “Shameless Frontier Mayor and Booster” and even I was embarrassed by some of the claims.

But “Metropolis of the West”? Sounds like a 2023 goal!

https://betterstamford.substack.com/p/goodnewsfriday-metropolis-of-the

Above all the clutter, Christmas is about hope. We don't do everything right in #StamfordTexas, but on Christmas Day, we live out the Gospel and serve a Christmas meal to 700+ folks. You can read more at #Westof98, but you're also invited to join us!

#rural #smalltown #christmas

https://westof98.substack.com/p/essays-from-west-of-98-hope-and-community