Hatley, Miranda Ranked Top Students at North Hopkins HS
At the top of the Class of 2021 at North Hopkins High School are Jessica Hatley, valedictorian, and Saul Miranda, salutatorian. Jessica Hatley has been a student at North Hopkins ISD for 11 of her school years. Her parents are Jon and Tiar Hatley. As a student at North Hopkins, she participated in National Beta Club and was a state and regional qualifier in CX Debate, Number Sense and Literary Criticism. She earned first place in the...
Como-Pickton Seniors Receive Over $210,000 In Scholarships
More than $210,000 in scholarships were announced this week for Como-Pickton seniors during the annual Senior Night program at the school. Como-Pickton High School Class of 2021 graduate candidates also were recognized for academic achievements as well. The 10 students recognized for having the top cumulative averages were: Kaitlyn Morgan, valedictorian, 6.373 grade point averageLexi Busby, salutatorian, 6.144 GPADelane Baxley, 6.121...
TAMUC Professor To Be Featured On News Program Thursday Night, May 27
Research conducted by Dr. Lavelle Hendricks, local pastor and Professor of Psychology at Texas A&M Commerce, will be featured in a Fox News program at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021. The feature story is on the Black Lives Matter Movement and was submitted to Fox by Shaun Rabb, reporter for Channel 4 TV. The televised presentation is based on research and writings published by Hendricks and colleagues from the TAMUC faculty. The...
Weapon Found Near Wanted Felon Results In Additional Charge, 4 Others Also Jailed On Warrants
A weapon found near a wanted felon resulted in an additional charge for the Commerce man. Scurry, Bogota and Greenville men were arrested in other counties on Hopkins County warrants, and an Arkansas man turned himself in at the county jail on a local warrant. Park Street Arrest Tylon Ladrayll Greer (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies, after being made aware of two felony warrants for Tylon Ladarryl...
Graduations Moving Indoors For Local Schools Due To Predicted Wet Weather
With predictions of rain and storm up to 80 percent this Friday and 40 percent on Saturday for the area, most schools that had planned to host outdoor commencement exercises have made the decision for those graduations to move inside this week. Below are locations and dates for graduations and related events that KSST has been notified about, including those graduations moving indoors, with most schedule changes in italics. Thursday,...
Two Traffic Stops By Police Resulted In Two Arrests Each
Two traffic stops by police resulted in two arrests each Monday, officers noted in arrest reports. I-30 Traffic Stop Ka’Jsean Tyrece Gude (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams stopped a Chevrolet Malibu at mile marker 117 on Interstate 30 east at 9:35 a.m. May 24 for a traffic violation. The driver, identified in arrest reports as 23-year-old Ka’Jsean Tyrece Gude of Columbia, Tennessee, reportedly fled...
KRVA Summer Fun Giveaway: Part 2
The Next KRVA Summer Fun Giveaway package is here! You could win 6 tickets to Hawaiian Falls, and the tickets can be used at the Garland or Colony Locations! All you have to do to be entered to win is like the post on KRVA and the KRVA Homepage-It’s that easy! The tickets can be used any normal operating day during the summer. This is a great way to beat the heat and enjoy the day as a whole family! Winners will be announced...
Jennifer Rock Returning To Como-Pickton As Junior High Principal
Jennifer Rock is excited to soon be returning to Hopkins County to work in the district where she first began her education – Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District. Como-Pickton CISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously, 6-0 (board member JJ Cummings was unable to attend), during a special school board meeting on Monday, May, 24, to hire Rock as the new junior high principal. Jennifer Rock “We had several...
Three Vehicle Mishaps Result In Arrests
Three vehicle mishaps which landed two cars and a truck in the ditch resulted in two misdemeanor charges and one DWI arrest over the weekend. SH 11 East Crash A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputy just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday reported seeing what appeared to be a vehicle crash while patrolling. One side of the Dodge Ram pickup was halfway in the ditch on the wrong side of the County Road 2321-State Highway 11 east intersection...
