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The Local Letter is a Hunt County, Texas community publication sharing the stories behind locally owned businesses and the people who make our communities feel like home. Explore local business features, community guides, things to do, places to eat and shop, and stories from Greenville, Caddo Mills, Commerce, Quinlan, Lone Oak and communities across Hunt County.
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Amy Goodman Houser: A Local Legend in Caddo Mills | The Local Letter
Amy Goodman Houser: A Local Legend Who Keeps Showing Up for Caddo Mills I had been trying for a while to figure out the right way to tell Amy Houser’s story. I already knew Amy through Caddo Creamery, and I had written about Caddo Cakery in a roundup last December. Even then, I knew her story was bigger than a
Meet April
Hi, I’m April Pire, the writer and community connector behind The Local Letter.
For years, I’ve worked alongside small business owners throughout Hunt County, helping them tell their stories and connect with the people they serve. Somewhere along the way, I realized some of the best stories weren’t about what a business sells at all. They were about the people behind the counter, the families who took a chance on an idea, and the neighbors who continue showing up for their communities.
That’s why I created The Local Letter.
I spend time sitting down with local business owners, listening to their stories, and sharing the people behind the places we pass every day. My goal isn’t to tell you where you should shop, eat, or do business. It’s to help you know who’s behind the business.
What you do with that connection is entirely up to you. Maybe you visit. Maybe you share their story with a friend. Maybe you simply know one more person who helps make Hunt County feel like home.
That’s what The Local Letter is about for me: helping our community know the people who make it ours.
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Local Legends: Terry Driggers of Greenville, Texas
Local Legends: Terry Driggers of Greenville, Texas Walk into Terry Driggers’ office and pieces of Greenville are everywhere. Old signs, photographs, memorabilia and objects collected over the years fill the walls and display cases. Among them is the original Satellite
Bras for the Cause Hunt County: A Greenville Tradition
Bras for the Cause: How a Hunt County Tradition Became a Local Legend First in The Local Letter’s October Local Legends series Some Hunt County traditions are hard to explain to someone who has never experienced them, and Bras for
It Started at Home: Two Hunt County Local Food Makers Worth Knowing
It Started at Home: Two Hunt County Local Food Makers Worth Knowing Some of the best local food stories do not begin with someone deciding to start a business. They begin with someone trying to feed their own family, using
The Local Letter Baker’s Guide: 15 More Bakers in Hunt County to Know
THE LOCAL LETTER BAKER’S GUIDEPart 2 • Hunt County, Texas When I first asked the community about local home bakers back in June, I knew there were going to be a lot of recommendations. I didn’t realize just how many.
Greenville Farmers Market: Meet Some of the Local Vendors
Harvesting Local Goodness at the Greenville Farmers Market By April Pire | The Local Letter I spent so much time talking at the Greenville Farmers Market on Saturday that I nearly forgot to take pictures. By the time I noticed
From Their Pasture to Your Table: The Family Behind Pullen Family Farms
From Their Pasture to Your Table: The Family Behind Pullen Family Farms When Heather Pullen first began selling beef at the Greenville Farmers Market, she spent two or three years wondering whether people were ever going to notice she was