Support For Uvalde CISD
Many local schools — including Cumby, North Hopkins, Saltillo, Sulphur Springs ISD — will be joining others across the state Tuesday in a show of support for Uvalde CISD. Students in Uvalde CISD will return to classes tomorrow for the first time since 21 died last spring as a result of the shooting on the Uvalde school campus. It will be tough day for many in Uvalde, the staff who want to do what they can to protect children and each...
Wildcats Football Beats Mount Pleasant, Starts Season 2-0
Coach Brandon Faircloth’s team fought until the final whistle, emerging victorious in a 34-17 non-district win over the Tigers. Friday’s second straight home game for Sulphur Springs was a tight one until the finish. Wildcats football’s non-district contest versus Mount Pleasant was closer than the final score indicated. For a majority of Friday night’s contest, the rivalry game between the two schools remained...
Aside From SB3 Requirements, SBOE To Delay Revising Social Studies Framework Until 2025
A News Release from The Legislative Report is a publication of the Texas Association of School Boards • Sept. 2, 2022 Texas History To Remain Standalone Course, Development and Implementation Process for Innovative Native American and Asian American Studies Courses Already In Progress Will Continue The State Board of Education (SBOE) met this week with a primary focus on updating the Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and...
Venue Change Announced For Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Annual Fall Seminar
A venue change has been announced for the Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Annual Fall Seminar. The Oct. 15, 2022 event will now be held in the Genealogical Society’s Research Library, located just inside Sulphur Springs Public Library, at 611 North Davis St. in Sulphur Springs. HCGS 2022 fall seminar change of venue notice The 2022 Fall Seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with John A. Sellers, 5th...
Emory Man Accused Of Unlawful Disclosure Or Promotion Of Intimate Visual Material
11 Others Jailed On Felony Charges This Week A 29-year-old Emory man accused of unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material was among 11 jailed this week on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports.. I-30 West Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford and Sgt. Richard Greer served Coby Clifton Wiebe with a warrant at an Interstate 30 west business address at 2:51...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Aggravated Perjury
A 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Thursday afternoon on an aggravated perjury charge, after allegedly lying to a judge during a court hearing Thursday for a DWI charge, according to arrest and sheriff’s reports. Ryan Keith Tucker AKA John Moore, Shawn Tutt and Shawn Tucker According to sheriff’s reports and the court docket, Ryan Keith Tucker appeared as scheduled for a pre-trial hearing in the County Court At...
Suspect Arrested In Connection With 2007 Murder Of Winnsboro Teen
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the 2007 murder of a Winnsboro teen, according to a Wood County Sheriff’s Office report. Chad Earl Carr (Wood County Sheriff’s Office jail Photo) WCSO Capt. Mike Chilson and Texas Ranger John Vance traveled to Dallas, where they located and took Chad Earl Carr into custody. Carr was arrested Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, on a capital murder warrant WCSO obtained for Carr’s...
3 Local Districts Will Hold Fall 2022 School Elections, In Conjunction With Uniform Election
3 Other Rural Schools Cancelling Nov. 8 Elections Two local school districts will have trustee candidates on Nov. 8, 2022 ballots, while other has called for a bond election. The three other rural school districts that normally hold trustees elections, however, are cancelling their fall 2022 school elections. Schools Holding Fall 2022 Elections North Hopkins ISD North Hopkins ISD will be holding a trustee election for three at-large...
Secretary of State Announces New Training Program To Become Certified As Poll Watchers
News Release — September 1, 2022 AUSTIN — Today, Texas Secretary of State John Scott announced a new poll watcher training program that allows interested Texans to become certified as poll watchers for the upcoming November 8, 2022 General Election. Under Texas law, individuals seeking to become poll watchers must obtain a Certificate of Completion from the Texas Secretary of State’s office through this training program –...
Sulphur Springs Man Indicted On 20 Child Pornography Charges
More Than 75 Indictments Signed By Grand Jury During August 2022 Session A 75-year-old Sulphur Springs man jailed on 20 child pornography charges was among the 50 individuals named in the more than 75 indictments signed by the Hopkins County Grand Jury during the August 2022 court session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution, according to court records. James Frank Neel Twenty indictments were issued accusing James Frank Neel...
