It is with great sadness and disappointment that we announce the Bright Leaf Hoedown has been cancelled for 2021. The Chamber Board of Directors determined that based on the quickly rising covid numbers in our county and low vaccination rates that the risk was too great to have the festival.

We say a huge THANK YOU to those sponsors that have already informed the Chamber that their sponsorships were to become donations.

As a tribute to the medical profession the Richmond-Miles Museum for the month of August is displaying historical artifacts related to medicine and those who have helped the local community with their medicinal expertise. Our display contains numerous items including the WW1 ID tag of Army nurse Anne Yancey Gwyn, information on Henrietta Jeffries and Dr. H.G. Jones, as well as medical equipment, ointments etc. There is a recently donated bottle from the office of Druggist Dr. JH McAden who started in Caswell County before moving to Charlotte and an analgesic compound from the Yanceyville Drug Company. Learn more here.

Step right up to a spaghetti supper fundraiser and musical extravaganza hosted by Protect Caswell, a chapter of Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) at the gorgeous Carver Lake Venue, Prospect Hill, NC! With musical guest, the renowned Curtis Eller's American Circus! Please help support our fight for environmental causes in beautiful Caswell County in a lovely, pastoral setting. Put on your dancing shoes for a fun evening of food, community, and music! More information here.

Prospect Hill Community Health Center: We welcome new and established patients in the center. If children are in need of Well Child Checks or any Sports Physicals, please call Prospect Hill Community Health Center. If children are not seen before the school year begins, they can be seen after school hours and on Thursday evenings, including their Back to School Event September 16, 2021 if that is convenient for the parents. If a child’s sports physical is needed now, please let them know so an appointment will be made soon. Prospect Hill continues to schedule appointments for everyone to receive the COVID 19 vaccines. For all services at Prospect Hill, please call (336) 562-3311.

The center is now scheduling appointments also for Well Child Checks and Sports Physicals in addition to providing comprehensive primary medical care to people in all ages. If a child needs a sports physical urgently, please let Scott know so they can schedule the child to be seen soon. Open Monday-Friday until 5 pm and Tuesdays until 8:00. Appointments can be scheduled after work and/or school if that is easier on the parents. Scott is still vaccinating community members and patients with the COVID19 vaccine. For appointments, please call (336) 421-3247.

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 All of our wonderful adoptable animals can be found here.

Cycle North Carolina Cyclists to Stop in Yanceyville for Lunch Festivities at Pavilion

The cyclists will make a stop in Yanceyville at the Pavilion on Tuesday, October 5 between 8:30 am and 2:00 pm. Area nonprofits will be providing food and other vendors will create a festival like stop for the riders. To participate email the county here.

In order to share more about the many businesses and organizations in the Chamber, this 'Salute to Success' introduces you to an organization that services the Caswell community but is located outside of the county. This month, please meet Racing for Heroes, located at VIR at 1100 Ace Drive, Alton, VA.

Watch a short video here.

The survey, available here, along with additional information, takes about 5 minutes to complete and is available in both English and Spanish. Users with internet access at their location can take the five-minute survey online. Participants are encouraged to also take the optional internet speed test to connect survey data with broadband speed information. Users without internet service can take the survey by phone at 919-750-0553.  

To be considered, it’s as simple as filling out this form, where you will be asked to provide photos of your products. The Museum Store is located in the West Building and open from 10 am to 5 pm.

Thank you to Chamber Member Milton Studio Art Gallery for sharing this update with the community.

Thanks to a grant from The North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Caswell County will be able to join five other counties to create the North Central Region in the Visit NC Farm App. This is a downloadable app to cell phones that helps local producers get information about their farm products and services to the public. Farmers may be included for $50 per year. Learn more here.

If you are looking for a way to promote your business at a discount, consider participating in the cluster ad program Hyco Lake Magazine is providing for Caswell County Chamber of Commerce Members. The Chamber is able to purchase a large ad and then divide it into smaller ads at a lower cost for businesses. Here is the latest ad that was just published in the Fall Issue. The Chamber is also partnering with The Caswell Messenger in a similar program that runs monthly.

The Caswell Messenger, August 18, 2021

Hyco Lake Magazine Fall 2021 Issue