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Sweetwater Grill Date Night Hunt County Experience
Where Friends Come to Meet: Sweetwater Grill Date Night Hunt County Experience Every Monday night in college, Chris Young and his roommates would fire up the grill. It didn’t matter that they’d just worked all weekend or had exams coming up. Monday nights were sacred, a decompression ritual where 10, sometimes 25 friends would gather for burgers, football, and the
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Welcome to The Local Letter, a Hunt County community blog created by April Pire, a marketing strategist and community connector based in North Texas.
The Local Letter shares stories that celebrate the people, places, and small businesses that shape life across Hunt County, from Greenville and Commerce to Caddo Mills, Quinlan, Lone Oak, and the many small towns in between.
Here you will find local makers, hometown events, small business spotlights, and everyday neighbors who are quietly making a difference. These stories are rooted in real places and real connections, told with care for the communities they represent.
Whether you have lived here for generations or are just finding your way to North Texas, The Local Letter is an invitation to slow down, support local, and see Hunt County through a more connected lens.
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Bakery Bros: A Family-Built Cookie Business Growing One Batch at a Time
How a Greenville trio is turning a mom’s baking dream, a Marine’s precision, and a young entrepreneur’s vision into something sweet Bakery Bros isn’t a solo story. Meet the founding team behind Bakery Bros and discover how collaboration helped shape
Petals & Vine Floral Boutique: A Caddo Mills Florist Rooted in Local Love
Thoughtful floral design built one stem at a time Just weeks before Valentine’s Day, Nick Meno became the owner of a flower shop with no floral experience. It was not a gradual transition or a long-term plan. It was a
Fox Nutrition: A Community-Built Wellness Space in Caddo Mills
Built on Connection, Consistency, and Community Mistye Clary has always been good with people. Long before Fox Nutrition existed, she spent her days working in school offices, handling clerical work and customer service, and keeping things running behind the scenes.
Rooted in Service, Built on Trust
The story behind Liz’s Tax Services & Bookkeeping in Caddo Mills Some people grow up knowing exactly where they belong. Others take the long way around, gathering pieces of themselves along the journey, before everything finally clicks into place.
From ER Hallways to Elevated Care
I didn’t come to Elevate Health and Aesthetics in Caddo Mills as a stranger. I had already been sitting in Sara Childress’s chair for IVs long before this conversation ever turned into a story. Long enough to notice the way
Simply Prept: How a Hunt County Meal Prep Business Started as a Sunday Habit
It’s funny what can grow out of an ordinary routine. For Sarah and Eric Norris, it started the way a lot of busy families start. Church. A grocery run. Then the rest of Sunday spent prepping breakfasts, lunches, and dinners