North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Resigns To Accept Administrative Post At Ennis ISD
School Board Launches Search For New Superintendent; Applications Accepted Through March 17 In a press release Tuesday morning, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Darin Jolly and Board of Trustees President Sherry Smiddy announced Jolly’s resignation and the launch of a search for a new superintendent. Dr. Darin Jolly According to the release, the North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees approved Dr. Darin Jolly’s resignation,...
Sulphur Springs ISD Employees Will Receive Pay, Some At Premium, For Days School Was Closed Due To Weather
District Applying To TEA For Waivers For 5 Missed School Days Sulphur Springs ISD employees will receive pay for the days school was closed due to winter weather; the district will also seek state waivers for 5 missed school days due to extreme, dangerous road and other conditions due to ice and snow last month. SSISD Board of Trustees Vice President Craig Roberts calls the joint school board-Strategic Planning Committee meeting to...
County Commissioners Consider Request For A Property Tax Payment Refund
Hopkins County Commissioners during a special court session called Monday, the Commissioners Court acted on a request for a property tax payment refund, accepted a donation and tabled a a contract to obtain new equipment for Precinct 1. Tax Payment Refunding Request On Feb. 22, the Commissioners Court was asked to consider a request from Carlos Whitaker for the $5,367.16 he paid on someone else’s taxes to be refunded to him....
Hopkins County Received 153 Pallets Of Water, 2 Trailers Full Of Supplies Donated Following Winter Storms
Emergency Management Officials, Businessmen Recognized For ‘Meritorious Service’ During Winter Weather Disaster Hopkins County received 153 pallets of water and two trailers full of supplies donated to help those in need in the community following February’s extreme winter weather. Two emergency management officials, the sheriff and local businessmen were recognized Monday by Hopkins County Commissioners Court for...
Sulphur Springs ISD Has Scheduled Special Board Meeting
Sulphur Springs ISD has scheduled a special board meeting March 1, a week ahead of the regular meeting schedule, to address issues related to the days in February that school was cancelled due to the extreme winter weather that made roads unsafe for travel. SSISD logo The 6 p.m. school board agenda includes only two action items. The SSISD Board of Trustees will be asked to consider approving a resolution regarding staff wage payments...
Man Jailed For Evading Arrest Or Detention
A 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed for evading arrest or detention Saturday night on Fuller Street, according to police reports. Christopher James Timmons After responding to more than once to disturbances in which the man was alleged to have been involved, then left, a Sulphur Springs Police officer spotted the suspect shortley after 10 p.m. Feb. 27 walking toward the area of the prior disturbances. Upon contact, alcohol...
Observing KSST Anniversary: ‘My First Real Boss’ by Harve Argenbright, Radio Workshopper
Bill Bradford in 1972 on the dam at Century Lake in the red KSST News station wagon. Photo courtesy of Don Mitchell KSST Radio went on the air in Sulphur Springs, Texas on March 1, 1947 in an upstairs studio on the West side of the downtown square.. Within it’s first year of operation, a young engineer fresh out of military service came onboard, liked the work, and remained for the next 64 years. William E. Bradford, or Brad as...
Deputies Arrested Three People On Possession Charges Following Traffic Stops
Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three people on possession charges following two separate traffic stops overnight Friday, according to arrest reports. State Highway 19 Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson reports stopping a 38-year-old Point man just before 10:30 p.m. on State Highway 19 south for suspicious activity. He reported seeing a Ford Mustang turn off SH 19 onto County...
Heifer Show at 2021 HC Junior Market Livestock Show
Twenty eight heifers were entered in the NETLA show held on February 26, 2021 in Sulphur Springs. Students showing these projects were judged on showmanship and their projects were judged based on the animal’s weight. The heifers were beautiful and obviously brimming with health, ready to become an asset to any owner’s herd. Heifers and first-calf heifers were exhibited Showmanship winners were: Savannah Allen of SS FFA in...
From the 2021 Steer Show at H C Junior Market Livestock Show
Forty pampered steers raised by youth exhibitors were entered in the 2021 show ring competition held in the Hopkins County Civic Center arena on Friday February 26, 2021. With a trained eye, the judge selected the top animals in each of seven weight classes, chose Grand and Reserve Grand Champions, and noted the best points in showmanship by the exhibitors. On Saturday, a percentage of the steers will be offered to buyers in the Sale...
