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STERLING CITY, TEXAS has been called the "Windmill City" because at one time, the number of windmills standing in the city boundaries was near 150. However, the number of windmills has diminished within the City, but windmills can still be seen throughout the range land and still serve a valuable aide for ranchers of Sterling County.
Sterling City, the county seat and only city in Sterling County, is a
community with 1081 people enjoying the pleasures and the
comforts of living in a small town.
In the past few years, Sterling City has gone through some noticeable changes to include beautification projects, water well improvements, the renovation of the Sterling City Depot, and others.
We invite you to come visit our friendly community where family and friends will always remain a priority. We know that once you visit, you will not want to leave!
The City welcomes your questions or comments at the following numbers or addresses:
Sterling City Economic Development Corporation email address: sterlingcityedc@yahoo.com
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GOVERNMENT:City, School, County, and Underground Water 2005 tax rates are per $100.00 of value:
Primary employers:
Primary Oil-Field employers in Sterling County:
EDUCATION:Sterling City Independent School District: 700 Block 7th Street, P.O. Box 786, Sterling City, Texas 76951. Superintendent's office (325) 378-4781, Ext. 234. FAX (325) 378-2283 or High School FAX (325) 378-2087.
Elementary School: 80 students from Kindergarten through 5th grade staffed by 6 classroom teachers. Other teachers include a Special Education Resource, Chapter 1 Remedial Reading, English as a Second Language, Music, Physical Education, and Gifted and Talented English. (325) 378-5821, Ext. 225.
Junior High School: 58 students from 6th, 7th and 8th grades staffed by 5 teachers. Other teachers include a Special Education Resource, and Gifted and Talented English. Extra curricular activities include Band, UIL Academics, Student Council, Football, Basketball, Cross-Country Track, Volleyball, Track, and Tennis. (325) 378-5821, Ext. 225.
High School: Classified as 1A. 100 students from 9th grade to 12th grade staffed by 14 teachers. Other teachers include a Special Education Resource, Gifted and Talented English. Extra curricular activities include Band, UIL Academics, One Act Play, National Honor Society, Student Council, Future Farmers of America, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Track, Cross Country Track, Golf, Volleyball, Power Lifting, and Family Consumer Science. (325) 378-5821, Ext.222.
The Sterling City School’s mascot is the Eagle. The school colors are purple and gold.
Dual Credit Courses: Students may earn both high school and college credit for courses taken through either the Tech Prep or the Dual Credit Program.
In 2005, Sterling City ISD was awarded the Carol M. White Physical Education Grant (only 250 awarded in the United States).
Computers with internet access are available in each classroom, computer labs at each school, and library.
Each level of school has access to a school Nurse, Band Director, and Counselor.
Facilities include a football field, 2 gyms, weight room, tennis courts, swimming pool, band hall, track field, auditorium, 2 libraries, science lags, and ag barns.
Sterling County Headstart – 3 to 5 years old. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact (325) 378-4066.
First United Methodist Church Young Discoveries Preschool/Child Care – 18 months to 5 years old. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. Contact (325) 378-2080.
Institutions of Higher Learning in driving distance:
Family Clinic - 304 4th Street, (325) 378-2100.
911 Service (24 hours).
Med-1 Service available.
Ambulance Service: 2 local ambulances staffed by volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians.
Sterling County Nursing Home, 309 5th Street. (325) 378-2134.
Dr. Swann Wellness Center, located in the old hospital building next to the Nursing Home. P.O. Box 726. (325)378-9471.
Hospitals:
Public Library located on Courthouse Square. (325) 378-2212.
Hours:
Services include Library Learning Link, Periodicals, Videos, Fax, Printer, Copy Machine, Computer, Internet, Accelerated Reader Program Books, Story Hour on Mondays at 10:00 for 3 years old through preschool, Interlibrary Loan, Large Print Books, and Audio Cassette.
Sterling County Senior Citizens: Contact 325-378-4400 or 277-9137 Email to sterlingcitysrcenter@wcc.net
Located in the restored Sterling City Depot at 410 Stadium Street, SCSC was organized to provide recreational, cultural, and social activities for the 55+ in our community. Receive services and take part in activities that will enhance your quality of life. Meals on wheels everyday. Tuesday & Thursday – lunch at the Depot at noon.
First National Bank of Sterling City – 602 4th Street, (325) 378-2191. Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
City Park: Park with outdoor cooking facilities and picnic tables. Available for residents – a refundable deposit is required. (325) 378-2811.
Swimming Pool: Open during summer months. Admission -$1.00/student. (325) 378-7281.
Tennis Facilities: 4 courts located on the Sterling City ISD grounds. Lights available for night play.
Baseball fields. Located near the City Park.
Golf Courses:
Area Lakes:
Annual Hunters Appreciation Dinner - Usually held in mid-November, the hunter's appreciation dinner is held at the Sterling County Community Center with a raffle and many prizes. Contact number (325) 378-3181.
Senior Citizen’s Bazaar – Usually mid-October, Arts & Crafts booths fill the Community Center. Contact number (325) 378-4400.
Sterling City School Carnival - Usually held in October or November, the entire community is invited to attend the community carnival. Games, food, brisket dinner, Bingo, and more are provided to help raise funds for each grade level. Contact number (325) 378-5821, Ext. 225.
Christmas Stroll – Usually held early December, downtown Sterling City celebrates the Christmas season as Santa comes to visit and local merchants open with food and drinks for everyone.
Sterling County Stock Show – Held the first weekend of January each year, local 4-H and FFA members exhibit sheep, goats, pigs, horses, rabbits, and steers. Live auction and BBQ on Saturday. Project show held in conjunction with this event. Contact number (325) 378-3181.
Alumni Golf Tournament, BBQ, and Dance - July 21, 2007. The Sterling City Alumni Association held it's first Alumni Reunion which included a golf tournament, barbeque, and dance. Miscellaneous alumni class gatherings were also held. The next reunion is planned for July 21, 2007 so mark your calendars!
The Senior Citizens have restored the Sterling City Depot and will be using the Depot for meetings and gatherings.
The City is currently attempting to obtain grant funds to improve the City Park.
The Indians once lived in this area, but the first white man to settle for any length of time on Sterling soil was Captain W.S. Sterling, for whom the area was named. Sometime in the 1860's, W.S. Sterling lived on a creek located in what is now known as Sterling County. Captain Sterling was a buffalo hunter, rancher, and Indian fighter. The Fort Worth Gazette in its Semi-Centennial Edition in 1893 stated that Captain Sterling was an old frontiersman without fear and was distinguished for his unselfish devotion to the cause of justice and humanity. The Indians feared him for his cool courage and the deadly crack of his Winchester. After years of intense hunting of buffalo in this area, the herds were diminishing. Therefore, Captain Sterling left to serve as a United States Marshal in Arizona. There he was ambushed and slain by Apache Indians near Fort Apache, Arizona.
With the thinning buffalo herds, the lush grasslands were more available to cattle barons. Attracted by the free grass and open range, these pioneers moved in with vast herds. The establishment of the line of forts, of which included Fort Concho, furnished cattlemen the protection from the Indian and made the ranches in the wild part of Texas possible. This era of the cattle kings was short, lasting approximately from 1870 to the middle 1880's. The settlers were coming in to share the land with the cattlemen, to farm the land to a limited degree, and to make homes for themselves and their children. The big ranchers tried to keep the settlers out but finally had to either accept them or move on to the less settled regions.
With the coming of the settlers, Sterling City was established. The town site of Sterling City was donated in January 1891 by R.C. Stewart, and surveyed and plotted in February by H.B. Tarver. At this time, only the three towns of Montvale, Cummins, and Sterling City had existed along the Concho River in the area now known as Sterling County.
The existence of Sterling City was influenced by the creation of Sterling County and the determination of the location of the county seat. The land now classified as Sterling County was once a part of Tom Green County. Since transportation consisted of horsedrawn buggies and wagons, trips to the Tom Green county seat of San Angelo became an ordeal. The organization of a new county seemed necessary. Early in 1891, a number of citizens met in Cummins to draw up a petition, asking the legislature to designate an area for a new county. On March 4, 1891, the Texas Legislature created Sterling County out of the territory of Tom Green County. The newly created county was to pay her pro rata share of existing debts and liabilities of Tom Green County. On April 10, 1891, a petition signed by 150 Sterling citizens requesting permission to be organized into a county, was heard in the Tom Green County Commissioner's Court. The court granted the petition and ordered that an election be held on May 20, 1891 to elect county officers and to determine the location of the Sterling County seat.
At the same time, businesses were being established at Sterling City. Some of these had existed previously at Montvale, about 3 miles from Sterling City. By June 11, 1891, about twenty families had moved into Sterling City, and the business houses consisted of one hotel, one restaurant, one dry goods and grocery store, one meat market, one feed stable, and one barber shop. There was also a lawyer, a land agency, and a newspaper, the Sterling City Courier. By July 1, 1891, the population was estimated to be one hundred.
As Sterling City's population was growing, Montvale's population was diminishing. Part of the population of Montvale had moved to Cummins before Sterling City was started, and by the summer of 1891, most of the business houses of Montvale had moved out. The editor of the Sterling Courier on June 11, 1891, had mentioned that Sterling County contained two small towns, Sterling City and Cummins. With the disappearance of the city of Montvale, Cummins and Sterling City were now the only towns in contention for the county seat.
The towns of Cummins and Sterling City both desired to become the county seat of the newly formed county. In a few issues before the election of the county seat location, the editor of the North Concho News encouraged Cummins as the county seat and listed the disadvantages of having Sterling City as the county seat. He stated that Cummins was two miles nearer the center of the county, that the title to the land which Sterling City was located on was not clear, that Cummins had better natural drainage and Sterling City was likely to be boggy and infested with mosquitoes. The editor also stated that a dam, mill, and gin were under contract at Cummins. The people of Sterling City fought back by having a circular printed and distributed to advertise the advantages of Sterling City as the county seat.
The election to determine the county seat was held on May 20, 1891. Sterling City received 94 votes and Cummins received 98 votes. An official count was made on May 25, and it was determined that some irregular voting had taken place. One box was thrown out because it had no poll list, and two others were thrown out because they had no instructions to judges. Now, both Cummins and Sterling City each had 61 votes for the county seat. Therefore, a second election was scheduled for July 7, 1891. Governor Hogg selected Soulard's Ranch house as the temporary county seat.
During the month of June, each town campaigned for the county seat. Both towns even donated a lot to anyone who would improve it before the election. The editors of the North Concho News at Cummins and the Sterling Courier at Sterling City engaged in a bitter battle over the disadvantages of the opposing town as the county seat. They argued over such things as the scenery, water supply, drainage, and elevation. They even argued over the depth to which a wagon wheel would cut into the mud of the opposing town.
The editors were able to forget their editorial warfare and on July 4, 1891, just three days before the election, the city of Cummins held a barbecue. After the barbecue was served, both newspaper editors spoke to the crowd on the advantages of their prospective towns for the county seat. The Sterling City editor complimented the Cummins people on the way the barbecue was handled.
On July 7, 1891, the second election to determine the county seat was held. Sterling City received 116 votes and Cummins received 103 votes. Sterling City was now the county seat of Sterling County.
Within a few weeks of the election, businesses located in Cummins began to move to Sterling City. By August 6, the Concho Town Company, which had been boosting Cummins for the county seat, moved to Sterling City. In September, the Sterling Courier bought the North Concho News. The population of Sterling City had increased from about 100 to 300 in September, and by the end of the year, very little was left of Cummins. Cummins disappeared almost entirely within the following year or so. Sterling City was now the only town existing in Sterling County.
EARLY POST OFFICES: On October 20, 1891, the post office at Montvale was moved to Sterling City by the postmaster. The Sterling City post office has been operating since December 1, 1891. In those days, the mail was brought to each of the post offices only once or twice a week from Colorado City and San Angelo, and later more often. Although there was once fourteen other post offices in Sterling County, the Sterling City post office is the only one to continue to exist at the present time.
EARLY SCHOOL HOUSES: During the fall of 1891, money was raised in Sterling City to build a school house. The money was raised by popular subscription and by a social function known as a "ball and supper". With a "ball and supper", boxes containing things to eat would be brought by the ladies and then sold to the highest bidder, with a dance held after supper. Fifty dollars was collected at the first and forty-one at another. The first school in Sterling City was then built by 1892. The early schools had one teacher in a one-room building with a variation of student ages. The length of the school term also varied and depended upon the amount of money available - the school ran as long as the money lasted.
There were 16 schools in Sterling County. After a few years, Sterling City became the center of educational activity of the county. This may have been due to the following reasons: first, as soon as many of the settlers became well established in the ranching industry they moved into Sterling City and built homes here; second, the introduction of the automobile in about 1907; third, many people moved into town to give their children the advantages of a larger school; and fourth, the education system was changed to the County Unit System. This meant that the schools of the county were financed and managed on the county unit basis, and the superintendent of Sterling City Schools became the superintendent of all the schools in the county. Therefore, within a period of 4 to 5 years, most of the county's school children were attending school at Sterling City. In 1923, a brick school building was erected at Sterling City, and in 1938, a gymnasium was built.
EARLY CHURCHES: The first church organized within the county was a Methodist Church at Montvale in the middle 1880's. The first pastor was a circuit rider and worked out of San Angelo. Before the Montvale church was organized, a preacher would come in occasionally and hold services, and sometimes hold meetings in the summer. By June 1891, four churches had been organized in the county. These early churches were served by circuit riders, and services were held on one Sunday of each month, with the people going to a Union Sunday School at Sterling City on the other Sundays. The first church house to be built in Sterling City was built by the Methodist in 1896 and was shared with the Baptists for several years. Both of these denominations had been using the school house prior to this time. The Baptist Church was built in 1899. The Presbyterians organized a church at Sterling City in August 1898. They used the Methodist Church house until 1918 when they built their own building. In 1899, the Church of Christ was organized in Sterling City and later erected a building around 1905.
EARLY RAILROADS: Although a railroad for Sterling City was discussed in 1891, a meeting was not held in Sterling City until 1905 to consider granting a bonus and right of way. Finally, in 1910, the Santa Fe, under the name of Concho, Llano, and San Saba Railroad Company, finished the road from San Angelo to Sterling City. When it was completed, everyone got a free ride to San Angelo. The railroad was later discontinued, but the Sterling City Railroad Depot still stands, and has been renovated by the Sterling County Senior Citizens.
EARLY ADVANCES: The first telephones in Sterling County were neighborhood telephones and lines were supported on pasture fences. In 1897, the Rust Brothers of San Angelo offered to put in a telephone line from San Angelo to Sterling City if the people raised a certain amount of money. They did and the line was completed later that year. Electricity came in 1927 and the highway through the county was paved in 1930.
EARLY OIL AND GAS DISCOVERIES: The early settlers of the area came to this area for good grassland, and the livestock industry was foremost which is what Sterling's economy was built on. In the 1920's, oil companies sent geologists to do some leasing and shallow tests, which resulted in small amounts of oil. However, most of the old timers felt that there was oil here. In the summer of 1947, an oil company leased a large block of leases to the north and west of town to try for deep production or testing and began drilling that summer. In August 1947, the Georgia Frost well was cased and deepened to 25 feet and the well began flowing. This caused much excitement in Sterling City and royalty buyers were active in the county. No real oil pays were found in 1947, but lessors, royalty buyers and wildcatters all were busy trying to get production or leases. In 1948, oil was found south of Sterling City so now the oil fever was centered to the south. Many companies, drillers and wildcatters drilled test in every section of the county. Production all over the county grew steadily and each year, more and more oil was being produced in Sterling. Drilling for natural gas has also become popular in the county as gas prices have risen.
Sterling City was incorporated in August 1955 and in September 1955, city officials to include a mayor and five councilmen, were elected by popular vote.
The above information was taken from Milling Around Sterling County, Staked Plains Press, Inc., Canyon, Texas 79015. Edited by Beverly Daniels, Lubbock, Texas. Sterling County Historical Commission, 1976.
AG-WEST INSURANCE
419 4th Street PO Box 58 325-378-2116 Fax 325-378-4057
Monday through Friday - 8 am to 5 pm
George Demere, Debbie Horwood, & Irene Sanders will take care of your personal
& business insurance needs. Call for home, car, health, and life insurance.
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AMADOR'S YARD SERVICE
325-378-2970
Yard service - call for estimates.
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AVON INDEPENDENT SALES REPRESENTATIVE
325-378-2442
Carmen Rios will be happy to order Avon products for you or as gifts for friends and family.
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BECK'S BODY MASSAGE
902 4th Street 325-378-3890 Cell 432-816-4491
By appointment only please.
When life takes it out of you, massage puts it back in. Call Belinda S. Beck, LMT, Licensed Massage Therapist.
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BLAIR'S CONSTRUCTION
PO Box 565 325-378-5371
Billy specializes in residential construction & remodeling. Call to discuss your plans.
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CONCHO CLASSIC MINIATURE HORSE FARM
PO Box 446 325-378-4262
Sales & Breeding Service. National Champion Blood Lines.
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DAIRY QUEEN
Hwy 87 North PO Box 942 325-378-5161
Daily 9 am to 9 pm.
Stop by at lunch, dinner, or in between for hamburgers, sandwiches, steak fingers, & much more.
Need something sweet? Try our cones, blizzards, sundaes, & more!
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DAZZLING DESIGNS BY DENNISE
PO Box 782 325-378-4707
Custom Western Interiors. Home decor including window treatments, bedding, bathroom accessories,
pillows, etc. Call so we can make plans for a more appealing home or office.
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DRENNAN & DAVIS BACKHOE SERVICE
Wayne Drennan - 325-655-2216 Cell 650-0801
Scott Davis - 325-378-2016 Cell 650-9254
We provide dirt work and more for residential, ranch, and oil field.
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EDDIE'S WELDING & CONSTRUCTION
PO Box 868 325-378-2303 or 650-1097
24-hour call out - 7 days a week.
General contracting work - just about anything, including remodeling, plumbing,
electrical work, roofing, and more. Also provide general welding.
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FAMILY CLINIC
304 4th Street PO Box 89 325-378-2100
Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday - 9 am to 4:30 pm Friday - 9 am to 12:30 pm Closed on Wednesdays.
Dr. Gordy Day, M.D., Sonny Benton, PA-C, and nurses, specialize
in family practice and minor emergency.
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FARM BUREAU INSURANCE
Phone 325-453-4505 Cell 325-650-1904 Fax 325-453-4524
Email rdavis@txfb-ins.com
Monday through Friday - 8 am to 5 pm And by appointment
Russell Davis provides personal insurance services for all your insurance needs.
Protection for your life, family, home, autos, & retirement. Annuities IRA.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
4th & Main Street PO Box 25 325-378-2191
Monday through Friday - 9 am to 3 pm
Established in 1910 to provide all of your banking needs - including
checking, savings, loans, ATM cards, Debit cards, & more.
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4-F PRODUCTIONS
PO Box 924 Sterling City, Texas 76951 325-378-2342 www.4fproductions.com
Quality Studio and Location Photography for every occasion. We offer Photo Greeting Cards, Photo Graduation Announcements, Photo Calendars, Photo Composites, Thank You Card, Key chains and many other photo products at very reasonable prices. Call Robbie for your Senior Portrait, Family Portrait, Engagement, Wedding, or any other event. We also offer Video Production Services, taking your precious photos and turning them into a DVD slideshow with music of your choice. Please visit our website for more information and galleries of our work.
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FTL COMMUNICATIONS
320 6th Street PO Box 924 325-378-2342
By Appointment, please.
Dow Ferguson provides communication and computer
services for personal and business needs.
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GRIMMETT BROTHERS
5701 Highway 87 North PO Box 41 325-378-2340 Cell 325-868-0058
Monday through Friday - 7 am to 5 pm Saturday - Open.
Grimmetts provides any kind of dirt construction, but primarily oil field.
We also deliver gravel, topsoil, sand, cliché, and other earth materials.
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HITCHIN POST GROCERY
708 4th Street PO Box 889 Phone 325-378-3031
Sunday - Noon to 9 pm Monday through Saturday - 6:30 am to 9 pm
Web page www.hitchinpostcafe.com
Tommy and Amy Wright have all your grocery needs as well as general supplies.
Also have movie rentals. Come by and see us!
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KAREN HODGES, CPA
902 4th Street PO Box 56 Phone 325-378-2515 Fax 325-378-2055
Monday through Friday - 8 am to 5 pm
Specializing in tax return preparation with electronic filing, and small
business accounting services. American Institute and Texas Society of CPA.
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HORD WATER WELL SERVICE
16 7th Street PO Box 964 Phone 325-378-2041 or 325-650-8763 Fax 325-378-2902
Monday through Saturday
Randy Hord provides installation and repair of water wells, both old and new.
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HORWOOD RANCH SUPPLY
Contact Larry's cell at 325-277-2879 or home at 325-378-8401
or Lonnie's cell at 325-650-2532.
Office phone 325-378-3811.
Call Larry or Lonnie Horwood for all your fencing needs.
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HEATH HUGHES, CPA
PO Box 1025 Phone 325-378-2296 Office 432-267-3659 Fax 432-267-3654
Email hhughes@crcom.net Call for appointment, please.
Providing individual and corporate tax returns, quarterly reports,
as well as payroll and bookkeeping services.
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KB CONSTRUCTION
PO Box 1082 Phone 325-378-8561 325-277-4058 Fax 325-378-2121
Ken Brackeen provides renovations for your home or business, to include cabinetry, repairs, minor plumbing and electrical work. Call to start making improvements to your home or office.
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LE PETIT CHATEAU
PO Box 14 Phone 325-378-2707 By appointment
Email kinarda@earthlink.net Web site www.lepetitchateau.com
Sheila Kinard has been handcrafting dolls and miniatures in 1/12th scale for 25 years and
features porcelain dolls, hand carved furniture, clothing, and accessories for any miniature scene.
She stocks handmade items from other artisans from around the world.
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MAXINE'S CAFE
622 4th Street Phone 325-378-4010
Monday - 6 am to 2 pm , Tuesday - closed, Wednesday & Thursday - 6 am to 9 pm,
Friday - 7 am to 9 pm Saturday 7 am to 9 pm Sunday - 8 am to 2 pm
Grillin' and a Grinnin'
Downtown and Down-home.
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MARGARET'S HAIR SALON
1104 Labadie PO Box 692 325-378-4616
Open Tuesday through Saturday by appointment or please call ahead.
Margaret provides hair cuts, perm, coloring, shampoo & style for
the entire family. Waxing and manicures available.
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NO STEP RANCH
Phone 325-378-4803
Pat & Dawn Foster have registered Boer Goats and Show Wethers for sale.
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PAINTING CENTS & MORE
BY BOBBIE HASTY
Phone 325-378-3713
If you want to decorate your home or office, but don't want to do the work, call Bobbie.
Specializing in affordable interior decorating, wall painting, faux painting, stenciling, etc.
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PAMPERED CHEF
An Independent Consultant, Roberta McCrea
Call 325-378-2034 to place an order for kitchen cookware and cooking aides.
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PECAN GROVE RV PARK
Daily * Weekly * Monthly
325-378-4027 or 325-450-3967
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PERMIAN PUMP & SUPPLY
924 4th Street PO Box 1129 325-378-3301
Monday through Friday - 8 am to 5 pm 24-hour call service
Specializing in oil field supplies and service throughout Sterling County.
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TONI PETTITT, RMT
REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST
Phone 325-378-2533 Please call for an appointment
If you're suffering from back, head, or neck aches, muscle pains, etc.,
call Toni for an appointment.
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PIZZA PLACE
MEXICAN FOOD
612 4th Street PO Box 474 325-378-2913
Sunday through Friday - 11 am to 2 pm & 5:30 pm to 9 pm
Open on Saturdays during hunting season.
When you're hungry for pizza, Mexican or American food, come by the Pizza Place
or call for take out orders. Enjoy chips and salsa with your meal.
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QUAIL RV PARK
Two locations available to serve the wind industry.
10th & Ennis Sterling City, Texas
280 Wildcat Road Robert Lee, Texas
Give us a call at 325-650-0314 or 325-473-8819
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RAILHEAD RV PARK
Daily Weekly Monthly
9th & Waxahachie
Contact: 325-378-2001, 325-650-5768, 325-277-1188
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RIOS YARD SERVICE
325-378-2442
Yard mowing - call for estimates.
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RON'S AUTO REPAIR
PO Box 838 Phone 325-378-4251
Monday through Friday - 9 am to 5 pm
Ron Kilpatrick has been providing general automotive repair since 1979.
Call or come by with your vehicle needs.
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ROSS FUNERAL HOME
323 Elm Street PO Box 668 Phone 325-378-4141
Skeete Foster, Mortician
Ross Funeral Home provides burial services for your loved ones at that time of need.
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ROSS HARDWARE
323 Elm Street PO Box 668 Phone 325-378-4141
Monday through Friday - 8 am to 5 pm Saturday - 8 am to Noon
Come by Ross Hardware for hardware, paint, & plumbing supplies, gifts, household,
kitchen items, carpet cleaning machine rental, & more. Also have ammunition.
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SENSATIONAL SCENTS
Phone 325-378-8527, Kasey Blackshear
Kasey stocks and will make to order candles, lotions, shower gel, body
and linen sprays, as well as gift baskets. Call to place an order.
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SHARON'S BO-TEEK
915 4th Street PO Box 51 Phone 325-450-0386 or 378-7901
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - 1 pm to 5 pm
Wednesday - 2:30 to 5 pm Saturday - 10 am to 5 pm
Balloons, gift baskets, lamps, baby gifts, t-shirts, blankets, purses, costume jewelry, western decor,
gift bags, whatnots, toys - a little bit of everything!
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STERLING CANDLES & SCENTS
702 4th Street PO Box 50 Phone 877-378-4590 or 325-378-4590 Fax 325-378-4580
Monday through Friday - 9am to 5pm;
www.sterlingcandles.com Email info@sterlingcandles.com Wholesale / Retail Store
Handcrafted container candles, pillar candles, soap, antique style candles, Christian candles, Incense.
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STERLING COUNTY NURSING HOME
309 5th Street PO Box 46 Phone 325-378-2134
A nonprofit county owned licensed nursing home, providing 28 beds, private or semi-private rooms,
TV & phone access in rooms, private pay, Medicaid, Medicare, hospice care, secure care for
Alzheimer and dementia patients, recreational activities, & more.
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STERLING COURIER NEWSPAPER
902 4th Street PO Box 85 Phone & Fax 325-378-2705
The Sterling Courier is the newspaper for the community of Sterling City and the surrounding Sterling County.
The paper is printed each week on Friday and sold at various locations throughout the community.
Call or email us to place a classified ad or to run an advertisement for your business.
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STERLING MINI STORAGE
Cell 325-650-5556 Work 325-378-2116 Home 325-378-2045
Lenard & Debbie Horwood
Monthly Rentals: $15.00 for 5 X 10, $30 for 10 X 10, $60 for 10 X 20.
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STERLING NATURAL GAS
PO Box 1120 Phone 325-378-2119
Suzanne & Scott Davis provide natural gas for your home or business.
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SWANN WELLNESS CENTER
309 5th Street PO Box 726 Phone 325-378-9471
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday - 8 am to 12 noon & 1 pm to 6 pm
Providing diet and exercise programs, education, rehabilitation, and stress management to aide
in improving the health of Sterling County residents. Small monthly fee.
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THOMAS FUEL
PO Box 875 Phone 325-378-3701
Open Monday through Friday
Bruce Thomas provides your home with propane to help keep
your family warm in the winter. Vehicle fuel also available.
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TEXAS HAIR SHEEP ASSOCIATION
Clinton Hodges, Chair
PO Box 245 Phone 325-378-
Dedicated to producing quality meat and leather products through research and
development of a "new" breed of sheep. Membership dues are $50 yearly.
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THE FEED STORE
Highway 87 PO Box 298 Phone 325-378-3333 Fax 325-378-2005
Monday through Friday - 8 am to Noon & 1 pm to 5:30 pm Saturday - 8 am to Noon
The Feed Store has pet feed, livestock feed & supplies, tack, propane tanks, stock
show supplies, shavings, saddles, welding supplies, miscellaneous tools & supplies, and
much, much more. We also build to order fence panels & gates.
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TnT'S
325-450-0536 Tony or Traci Navarro
TnT's wood burning, carving, walking sticks & canes, etc. Everything hand made and custom made.
For more information or if you would like to take classes, call us!
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TOWN & COUNTRY
1001 4th Street PO Box 1113 Phone 325-378-2042
Open 24 hours - 7 days a week
Stop by T & C for groceries, general supplies, drinks, gasoline & diesel, donuts, Country Cookin,
lottery tickets, ATM machine, & more. Service is always quick & friendly.
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WATER STREET WATER STATION
PO Box 476 1st & Water Street Cell 325-277-3143 Home 325-378-2033
Owner: Benny Radde
We're the 'First' in Water.
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WILLOW CREEK GUEST HOUSE
325-378-3209 thewillowcreekranch.com or email at wstroman@cs.com
Highway 163 North, Sterling City, Texas
Sue & Bill Stroman have accommodations for up to 6 - two bedrooms, 1 bath, full kitchen,
continental breakfast, dog kennels, and horse stalls available. Call or email us to make arrangements.
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