The week of December 17th, carolers from Wylie Elementary and First Baptist Church, bo
th of Henderson, came to sing at the main bank in downtown Henderson. Seeing all the little smiling faces singing with joyful hearts was such a pleasure to experience during this wonderful Christmas season. After each group finished, they were presented with a tray of Christmas sugar cookies for their class, courtesy of Citizens National Bank!
Category Archives: Community Banking
Spring Hill Branch Plays Santa
The ladies of CNB’s Spring Hill branch used their their “jean” money that is collected each Friday, plus a little more, to help a local needy family with Christmas. The family was very surprised, as they didn’t expect or ask for any help. The family had quite a few children, so each employee “adopted” one of the children and bought Christmas for them. The employees were also able to give the family a $135.00 gift card. Branch Manager, Kim Graham said, “I am so proud of the teamwork here at Spring Hill, they made this family so happy.” We at CNB couldn’t agree more!
CNB iPad App Now Available!
In November, CNB launched the new CNB iPad® App. It is available in the Apple iTunes App Store for free download. Stay in touch with your finances and download the app today!
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Tyler’s Bras for the Cause Benefit a Success!
Tyler Grande Branch Manager Sheila Dixon and Vice President/Lender Sandra Browning co-chaired the event “Bras for the Cause” that took place recently in Tyler at Hollytree Country Club. Sheriff J. B. Smith served as auctioneer and some local fireman modeled the “bras for the cause”. The event raised over $32,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, American Cancer Society and Women’s Council of Realtors. Sheila Dixon said, “It was a lot of hard work, but a lot of fun and we raised a great amount of money for such a worthy cause.” CNB is very proud of these ladies and all the employees who volunteered and attended this event!
Ribbon Cutting Scheduled for Downtown Longview Convenience Center
A ribbon cutting with the Longview Partnership Chamber of Commerce has been scheduled for the new Downtown Longview Convenience Center and Drive Thru at 201 N. Green Street on Wed., November 7th at 11:00 a.m. Jackie Moseley will serve as the Branch Manager with Orlando Valle as the new Assistant Manager.
Refreshments will be served at the convenience center following the ribbon cutting.
CNB Expands into Downtown Longview
Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company and Citizens National Bank (CNB) are pleased to announce that a multi-year lease has been signed by CNB to occupy the Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company building at 200 N. Fredonia located in downtown Longview. Kilpatrick is eager to have a bank return to the building and both organizations are looking forward to adding to the growth and revitalization of downtown Longview.
Brad Tidwell, President & CEO of CNB stated, “Everyone at Citizens National Bank is very excited about the opportunity to open the downtown Longview branch. Our expansion and new presence downtown will allow Citizens to have a much larger footprint geographically and we will be able to serve Longview better than ever before. We greatly appreciate the significant investment that Kilpatrick is making along with CNB to the building. Without them this new venture would not be possible.”
“Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company is delighted that Citizens National Bank has chosen the Kilpatrick Life Building in Longview as its newest location,” said J. Brian Morrison, President and CEO. “I think it speaks volumes when a bank like Citizens chooses to bring 25 new jobs to downtown Longview.” Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company was founded in 1932 and has $1 billion of in-force insurance.
Kilpatrick and Citizens are making a significant investment in the building, with renovations to the basement, first and second floors, as well as the parking garage, exterior of the main building and drive-thru convenience center. CNB will lease almost 20,000 square feet of total space.
CNB anticipates opening the drive-thru convenience center, located at the intersection of Methvin and Green Streets, by November 1, 2012, with the main bank slated to open by April 1, 2013. CNB currently serves Longview with branches located at 3412 N. 4th Street @ Hawkins Parkway, 5001 Estes Parkway in Lakeport and 3600 Gilmer Road in Spring Hill.
CNB anticipates employing a staff of approximately 25 at their newest Longview location. This location will also be the home of CNB’s Longview Trust Department. Both Kilpatrick and CNB are committed to Longview and its continued growth.
Joint Venture Announced: CFG Insurance Agency and Gans & Smith Insurance Agency Inc.
Brad Tidwell, Chairman of CFG Insurance Agency of Henderson (a subsidiary of Citizens National Bank), is proud to announce a joint venture with Gans & Smith Insurance Agency Inc. of Longview. Chairman Tidwell stated, “This is an exciting time for CFG Insurance and we couldn’t be happier to have Gans & Smith join our team.”
Gans & Smith was organized in 1889 by J.R. and T.E. Clemmons, and has operated continuously over the last 123 years. The agency assumed its present name in 1912, under the partnership of W. Bruner Smith and Daniel W. Gans. Ownership of the agency at the present time is vested in four corporate principals, including David McWhorter, President & Managing Partner, who will oversee the Henderson CFG Insurance operations. David brings a wealth of experience to the table and will be a trusted CFG adviser. Chairman Tidwell continued, “With their longevity, expertise and the excellent leadership by David McWhorter, they will be an invaluable asset to CFG Insurance. We look forward to many years of continued success with them.”
CFG Insurance Agency was formed in 1999 when Citizens National Bank broadened services for bank clients to include home, auto, business, life and health insurance. The following year the bank provided professional depth and a large insurance customer base to CFG Insurance by acquiring The Preston Agency in Henderson which was a highly regarded family owned agency dating back to 1913. With a larger and well experienced staff CFG Insurance moved in 2003 to its current location on Hwy. 79 in Henderson.
All staff at CFG will remain in place and Linda Purcell will continue to serve as Sr. Vice President. CFG offers competitive insurance products through all Citizens National Bank locations and directly throughout East Texas. The agency staff includes specialists in the areas of commercial auto insurance, group life/health benefits and risk management consulting as well as the standard insurance policies needed by any individual, family or business. The service expertise, product offerings, leadership and experience will continue with the Gans & Smith relationship.
David McWhorter, President of Gans & Smith stated, “We are pleased to be a part of this partnership. Both groups are well established in East Texas and bring similar values, views and ideas to the table. The enhanced potential for the sales growth and improved client service to the clients of both organizations is very exciting. Most importantly, the transition to the new partnership will be almost seamless while all CFG customers both current and new will benefit from the availability of a larger number of companies for improved coverage and pricing.”
CNB Trust Seminar
Our CNB Trust Department hosted an informational seminar in Athens last night. We were fortunate to have Gregory T. Kimmel, Certified in Estate Planning & Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, as our guest speaker. Gregory shared practical steps to take this year to protect family legacies from estate tax increases.
If you would like a copy of the presentation or have interest in Trust services*, please give us at call at 903.657.8521 ext. 5140.
*Products offered are not FDIC insured, not guaranteed by the bank, not a deposit, not insured by any federal government agency, may go down in value.
CNB Travel Club
The CNB Travel Club invites you to come join us as we share details about our Australia/New Zealand trip.
Tuesday, February 28th at 10:00 AM in the Henderson Downtown Board Room and 2:00 PM in Tyler at Willowbrook Country Club.
If you are interested in attending, please send a private message through Facebook or contact Sue Plummer at 903.657.8521 ext. 5725 or Charla Hendrix at 903.657.8521 ext. 6704.
Also, we invite you to join us in beautiful St. Maarten May 3rd – 7th (5 days / 4 nights). Let us know if you are interested in making the journey with us!
CNB Athens Branch Voted “Best of the Best”
Drum roll please…..the Athens Daily Review conducts a survey each year to name the “Best of the Best in Athens.” The votes are in and our Athens branch has been voted “Best Bank” and Ethan Jackson was voted “Best Teller” for 2011. Thanks to all who voted and congratulations to our Athens employees!
