There's no need for long travel to stock up on supplies and find services. Area local businesses have a huge selection of quality gIt's a great time to shop locally

There's no need for long travel to stock up on supplies and find services. Area local businesses have a huge selection of quality goods and services. It's time to save gas and money by shopping in our area.

Smith and Sons

Tractor and Equipment

A Murchison business, Smith and Sons Tractor and Equipment is the place to go for all your heavy machinery needs. Those with farm work or just a big yard should check Smith and Sons out. Owned by Lloyd Smith and his sons Jeremy and Greg, the shop also performs repairs in addition to selling some of the best tractors money can buy. Smith and Sons is located on Highway 31.

Palady Air

Palady Air is Brownsboro-based air conditioning, refrigeration and heating company. Owner Jim Palady and his team of skilled employees are all certified to service all makes and models of air conditioners and heaters. They also do new construction and replacement. Give them a call at 903-852-7888 to find out what can be done to get some relief from the awesome power of a Texas summer.

Stone Brothers' Coffee

Want some coffee? Be sure to visit Stone Brothers' Coffee in Chandler. One of the area's newest businesses, Stone Bros. provides a healthier alternative to the midday meal with lunch items including paninis, wraps and smoothies. The coffee shop, located on Highway 31 in Chandler, is renowned for its coffee, made with some of the freshest ingredients in East Texas and mixed with triple-filtered water for perfection.

Wagon Wheel Antique Mall

Got an antique to buy or sell? Go to

Wagon Wheel Antique Mall on Highway 31 in Murchison. Open seven days a week, the mall is the place to go to browse through a collection of countless antique items from furniture and jewelry to specialist items. The store is huge and its inventory changes on an almost daily basis.

Tim's Trucking

Tim Drawbond, owner of Tim's Trucking, is always hard at work to make sure the materials his customers need get to where the materials need to be.

Since starting the business about a year ago, word of Tim's Trucking has spread mostly by word of mouth from his satisfied customers.

Business for Drawbond is good, with more and more people coming to the Tim's Trucking fold. The fuel costs, however, can be a pain, he said.

Drawbond will haul materials ranging from pea gravel, river rock, crushed limestone, iron ore, kaliche and top soil to red select and asphalt.

Future Leaders of East Texas

For the little ones, Future Leaders of East Texas Child Care is here to serve. Owners Diana Raincrow and Bobbi Mathis make sure the kids get what they need to start life on a high note, and the building, located at 207 Second Street in Chandler, has recently been redecorated from the ground up. Children who are enrolled at Future Leaders will get the best care from qualified childcare specialists, along with breakfast, hot lunches and delicious snacks.

Dreams Come True Travel

Want to take a vacation? Milton Wallace, owner of Dreams Come True Travel, wants to make it happen. An online agency located at www.ytbtravel.com/wallacem, Dreams Come True Travel provides helpful links on the site designed to streamline both the ticket buying process and the entire vacation. Events can even be booked on the site. Wallace himself is always on the lookout for the best deals travelers can take advantage of, so try out Dreams Come True and take that vacation.

Schedule's

Schedule's in Athens is the place to go for a variety of auto service needs. Owners Curtis and Chris Ivey and their staff of trained specialists are well-equipped to handle the finer details of car care. From mufflers, headliners, leather interior and glass to auto upholstery and speed liner spray-in liners, Schedule's is prepared to show the customer why they're the ones to trust to get the job done. The shop is located on 1407 W. Corsicana St.

Duke A/C and Heat

Glen Duke, owner of Duke A/C and Heat, is committed to providing top quality service to his customers. A relatively new business on the scene, Duke has made it a point to establish his already growing reputation among area homes. The service line, 903-714-9138 is always open and will be answered by a person. If the summer heat is too much to take, fight back with an A/C unit.

Ellis Mercantile

Ellis Mercantile has the item you want at a price you won't believe. Owned by Loyd Ellis, Ellis Mercantile is a family resale store with a bit of everything. It's the place to go for quality furniture, namebrand clothing and even movies at incredibly low prices. Don't expect to spend a lot of time rifling through the store for that one needed item, either. Everything is clean and well organized. The resale store is located on Highway 31 between Chandler and Tyler.

New Visions Water Treatment

New Visions Water Treatment is there to take care of problems with the quality of water. Whether the job is commercial, residential, municipal or industrial in nature, the company is well-prepared to get it done.

R.W. "Skip" Inks, owner, said New Visions has service from its location on Highway 110 in Whitehouse all the way to Athens, Longview, Kilgore, Rusk and Mineola.

New Visions has its own product line of both point-of-use and point-of-entry filtration systems designed to remove any and all toxins and chemicals from water. One of its systems, the 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System, removes up to 99 percent of impurities such as iron, lead, nitrate, magnesium, copper, sodium, bacteria, viruses and more using only water pressure. This machine's technology was originally designed for naval submarines to make sea water drinkable, so it can take out pretty small stuff.

Kabbage Patch

Area kids are growing at Kabbage Patch in Brownsboro. The Christianbased daycare on Highway 31 has been in business since August of 1997, and it's done its fair share of growing as well.

Owners and sisters Kim Cottle and Trisha Holt have years of experience in quality daycare work. In fact, this experience comes from their jobs at the Little Bears day care in Chandler, directed by their mother.

The daycare is fully equipped to provide quality service for up to 73 rambunctious children at one time, and Kabbage Patch is licensed for children 18-months-old and older.

With more and more area businesses providing new services to the area, now is a great time to shop locally.

oods and services. It's time to save gas and money by shopping in our area.