Peyton, Carr Top 8th Graders at SBJH
Zaylee Peyton and Emma Carr are recognized as the top 8th graders at Sulphur Bluff ISD. Zaylee completes eighth grade with a weighted 4.81 grade point average., making her the top raking student in her class. She has attended Sulphur Bluff school for 9 years. Zaylee Peyton She has been very active in school activities, in FFA Greenhand, serving as President and competing in FFA Creed Speaking events. She had planned to compete in...
Meal A Day Menu – May 16-20, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of May 16-20, 2022 includes: Monday – Baked Rotini Pasta with Beef, Italian Vegetables and Garlic Sticks.Tuesday – Baked Honey Ham, Hominy Casserole, 3 Bean Salad and a Roll.Wednesday – Chicken Spaghetti, English Peas and a...
Cumby Seniors Recognized With Scholarships, Certifications
Cumby High School 2022 seniors were recognized for attaining certifications and degrees. Collectively, the Senior Class of 2022 received $95,255.34 in scholarships during an awards program Thursday evening, May 12, 2022, in the new gymnasium. Six CHS seniors were recognized for completing all of the requirements to graduate with associates degrees from Paris Junior College Friday. Damian Cota earned an associate of interdisciplinary...
Cumby ISD Breaks Ground On New High School
Cumby ISD officially broke ground Thursday night on the district’s new high school during a brief ceremony. The new campus is among several improvements being made to school facilities thanks to voter-approved bond funds as the school transitions toward being Cumby Collegiate High School. Cumby ISD Superintendent Shelly Slaughter welcomed everyone to the ground breaking event, offered them bottles of water and cookies, then...
Five Paris Junior College Students Nominated for Distinguished Service Award
Graduation ceremony slated for Friday, May 13 So far, nearly 475 students have applied to graduate from Paris Junior College this semester, and 256 of those plan to walk in the Friday evening commencement ceremony at 7:00 p.m. in Noyes Stadium, May 13, 2022. A highlight of PJC’s graduation ceremony is the Distinguished Service Award (DSA), the highest student honor given at PJC. It has been presented to a PJC graduate...
Aiguier Cemetery Association Meeting
The Aiguier Cemetery Association will have their annual meeting on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the North Hopkins School Cafeteria. A pot-luck lunch will be shared at noon, with a brief business meeting to follow. Donations for the upkeep of the cemetery are always needed and appreciated. Jan Vaughn, ReporterAiguier Cemetery Association903-438-6688 Aiguier Cemetery
Hospital Visitors And Patients Encouraged, But Not Required, To Wear A Mask
All Will Be Screened For COVID-Like Symptoms Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 11, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Helping Ukraine flag of Ukraine In light of the news of the attacks on Ukraine, we would like to extend an opportunity to aid the community of Kharkov (a city in northeast Ukraine). One of the hospital associates has a spouse who is...
May 11 Chamber Connection: See You On The Centerline April 8, 2024 – For The Solar Eclipse!
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected] If you Google “April 8, 2024,” the first thing that will pop up is a total solar eclipse that goes from southwest Texas to Maine. If you look closely, you will see Sulphur Springs is slap dab on the center point of the Path of Totality. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel...
2 Citizens Ask SSISD Trustees To Reconsider Stance On 313 Agreement For Dike Solar Farm
Developer, Land Owner Asks School Board to Amend Agreement As Requested Citizens asked Sulphur Springs ISD trustees this week to reconsider the district’s stance on 313 agreements, particularly amending the agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC. The developer and one landowner whose property is within the planned Hopkins Energy LLC area asked the board to approve the amended agreement. Tim Fuller (pink shirt at left) addressed the...
Disaster Assistance Available For 2022 Livestock Forage Losses In Hopkins County
News Release – May 11, 2022 Producers in Hopkins County are eligible to apply for 2022 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on native pasture, improved pasture and small grain grazing. LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land. County committees can only accept LFP applications after notification...
