Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0315 Compare Versions

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 315
5	5	By Scarbrough
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8	8	HJR0315
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize Hoskins Drug Store on the occasion
13	13	of its ninety-fifth anniversary.
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15	15	WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should recognize
16	16	those Tennessee businesses that have a longstanding commitment to providing exceptional
17	17	service to their customers; and
18	18	WHEREAS, one such esteemed business is Hoskins Drug Store in Clinton, which has
19	19	been owned and operated by the Hoskins family for the past ninety-five years; and
20	20	WHEREAS, opened in April 1930 by R.C. "Dudley" Hoskins, the original Hoskins Drug
21	21	Store was located on Market Street; over time, the store expanded to thirteen locations,
22	22	including its current location on Main Street, which opened in 1947; and
23	23	WHEREAS, now operated by Mr. Hoskins's daughters, Dudley Hoskins Bostic and
24	24	Mollie Hoskins Scarbrough, Hoskins Drug Store has witnessed many changes in the pharmacy
25	25	business since 1930, when drug compounding was the general practice and medicines came in
26	26	bags filled with powder; and
27	27	WHEREAS, a local landmark to generations of Anderson County residents, Hoskins
28	28	Drug Store's primary location, across from the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton, draws
29	29	lawyers, politicians, and courthouse workers during the week at lunchtime with its soda fountain
30	30	and lunch counter; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Hoskins Drug Store continues to offer many of its original services,
32	32	including a full-service pharmacy, full medical supply, hot plate lunches, and an authentic soda
33	33	fountain that was custom-made for the drug store in the 1940s; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, the drug store, which contains original wood fixtures and telephone booths
39	39	and is one of the few pharmacies in the South with its original soda fountain, was added to both
40	40	the National and Tennessee Register of Historic Places in 1998; and
41	41	WHEREAS, an independent drug store, Hoskins Drug Store has also strived to provide
42	42	top-of-the-line services, expanding its offerings to include immunizations, patient counseling,
43	43	medication therapy management services, and pharmacogenomics services; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Hoskins Drug Store's special attention to customer service over the years
45	45	has unquestionably contributed to the longevity of the business; and
46	46	WHEREAS, businesses such as Hoskins Drug Store are truly the backbone of American
47	47	society, as they combine the spirit of entrepreneurship with family values, honesty, and integrity;
48	48	now, therefore,
49	49	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
50	50	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
51	51	CONCURRING, that we honor and commend Dudley Hoskins Bostic and Mollie Hoskins
52	52	Scarbrough, their employees, and the entire Hoskins family on the occasion of Hoskins Drug
53	53	Store's ninety-fifth anniversary, extending to these exemplary Tennesseans our best wishes for
54	54	much continued success and happiness.
55	55	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
56	56	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
57	57	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
58	58	without House or Senate designation.