Welcome

to

Sterling City, Texas

 

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!



Contact Information:

The City welcomes your questions or comments at the following numbers or addresses:

Telephone : City Hall, (325) 378-2811
FAX : City Hall (325) 378-2334
Street and postal address: 618 4th Street, P.O. Box 1022, Sterling City, Texas 76951
E-mail address: cityofsterlingcity_tx@hotmail.com

          Sterling City Economic Development Corporation email address:  sterlingcityedc@yahoo.com



The following topics (order of left to right, top to bottom) are found in the Web page by scrolling down the page:

LOCATION

DISTANCE IN MINUTES/HOURS

CLIMATE

POPULATION

GOVERNMENT

ECONOMY

UTILITIES

EDUCATION

CHURCHES

MEDICAL

POSTAL SERVICES

TRANSPORTATION

ESTIMATED TRAFFIC COUNT

MEDIA

LIBRARY

CIVIC CLUBS

CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS

LOCAL FINANCING

PUBLIC FACILITIES

RECREATIONAL

ACTIVITIES PLANNED

COMMUNITY EVENTS

STERLING CITY   ON THE MOVE

BACKGROUND OF STERLING CITY

LOCAL BUSINESSES

 phone numbers you might want to know

 

 



LOCATION:



DISTANCE IN MINUTES/HOURS:



CLIMATE:



POPULATION:



GOVERNMENT:

City, School, County, and Underground Water 2005 tax rates are per $100.00 of value:



ECONOMY:

Primary employers:    

Primary Oil-Field employers in Sterling County:



UTILITIES:



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:



CHURCHES:



MEDICAL:

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:



POSTAL SERVICES:



TRANSPORTATION:



ESTIMATED TRAFFIC ON U.S. 87 THROUGH STERLING CITY (2003 District Highway Traffic Map from TxDOT):



MEDIA:



LIBRARY:

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.



CIVIC CLUBS:



CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS:



LOCAL FINANCING:

First National Bank of Sterling City – 602 4th Street, (325) 378-2191. Office Hours - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.



PUBLIC FACILITIES:



RECREATIONAL:

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:



ACTIVITIES PLANNED:

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!



COMMUNITY EVENTS:

 

 



STERLING CITY ON THE MOVE:

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 Background of Sterling City:

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.

 

 

LOCAL BUSINESSES:

 

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

www.maxinescafe.com

 

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   

  Email    sterlingcourier@yahoo.com

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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