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Family Drive-In Theater Continues As Community Treasure

June 1, 2021 Tagged With: Family Drive In Theater, movie theater, Stephens City

Signs for the drive in theater welcoming as the outdoor movie screen is visible in the background.

Jim Kopp, owner and operator of the Family Drive-In Theater since 2010 and all-around community booster, died of Covid-19 complications in January 2021. With no clear plan in place for continuing operations, the theater’s future was dim. Andy Combs, a local pastor who held services at the theater started looking online for advice, grants, or investors that might help keep the theater open. He found Andrew Thomas, owner of a couple of drive-in theaters in Houston, who purchased the theater earlier this spring. Read the Full Story >>

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