Chamber to begin planning for Homecoming 2024

By Cory Claxon

Vice-President
Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce

It’s that time of the year again! The Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce has set the date and time of the first meeting of the Homecoming 2024 Committee. They will meet at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Olive Hill Center for Arts & Heritage.

The committee will be responsible for organizing the list of events, gathering ideas for a theme, planning for the parade, securing road closures, coordinating the fireworks and that evening’s entertainment.

Some dates are already known. The Olive Hill Center for Arts & Heritage is already planning for their annual “On with the Show!” production, which is slated for Friday, June 28. The parade will follow a day later, Saturday, June 29. Fireworks and music will take place on July 4, as always. However, additional events organized both by the Chamber and its member businesses will be announced as planning progresses.

If you have thoughts or feedback about last year’s festivities, we encourage you to attend these committee meetings and offer them up and lend a hand. Planning for this annual event is a 100% volunteer effort, meaning no one’s getting paid or benefiting in any other way in organizing our town’s biggest yearly event.

In other Chamber business, a new website will soon be launched that will feature the most comprehensive community calendar to exist in Carter County. The calendar is cross-linked with the Grayson Chamber’s calendar. Visitors to either website will be able to see events posted by member businesses from across the county.

Additionally, chamber members will be offered a free page that is search engine optimized (SEO), which will greatly help their online presence. They’ll also be able to post job opportunities and special offers. 

The new Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce website will be set up with tourism in mind. A business directory broken down by dining, shopping, lodging, and other services will be available for all visitors to the website. We are extremely excited to bring this offering to our Chamber members as we continue to support our local businesses.

The Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit group working for our local businesses and is a completely volunteer organization. The Chamber meets on the third Thursday of each month at Giovanni’s in Olive Hill at 6 p.m. April 18 is the date of the next meeting.