PJC Opens Virtual “Pyro PlayFest: A Few of Our Favorites” This Thursday
Finding comfort in the familiar, Paris Junior College opens a limited virtual run of the “Seventh New Works Festival: Pyro Playfest – A Few of Our Favorites” this Thursday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. The free festival will be available on the PJC YouTube channel until Sunday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. The playfest features original works that have not been previously performed. While in-person performances are not currently allowed due to...
PJC Regents Approve New Internet Service
Though Paris Junior College was aware that internet service provided through the NETnet consortium of 15 East Texas colleges and universities was slated to end in 2022, a legal ruling affecting the Federal Trade Commission forced PJC to find a new provider much sooner. At the Monday, April 26, 2021 meeting, the Regents approved the selection of Lone Star Education and Research Network (LEARN) to provide internet service to PJC...
Como-Pickton CISD, Yantis and Cumby ISD Elections To Be Determined May 1
Cumby Residents To Vote on $7.34M-7.941M In Bond Proposals; CP, Yantis Holding School Board Elections Early voting in local school bond and trustees elections concluded Tuesday, with relatively low early voting turnouts reported in Como-Pickton and Yantis ISD elections, but a higher turn out for the Cumby ISD two-proposal $7.34-7.941 million bond election than the bond election conducted in 2019. Como-Pickton CISD Trustees Election...
Vaccine Supplies Plentiful, Available Through CHRISTUS Vaccine Clinic Roll-Outs
During the Thursday April 29, 2021 Good Morning Show on KSST, CHRISTUS CEO Paul Harvey and CNO Anitha Sanderson informed listeners about plentiful vaccines in all three types, now available through Vaccine Clinics being scheduled through the hospital. Check the hospital website, CHRISTUStmf.org and stay tuned to KSST for clinic dates during May. Or you may phone Holly Ragan at 903-439-4033 to put your name on a list to receive your...
CMFH-SS Hosts May 1 Blood Drive In Response To Worst Blood Shortage In Decades
Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 29, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission:To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro/Sulphur Springs The current blood shortage is the worst in decades – We need your help! Carter BloodCare is hosting a blood drive in the CBC bus at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital –...
2 Men Sentenced In District Court Tuesday
Two men were sentenced this week in district court Tuesday, each after previously making open pleas, according to court reports. Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon Hearing Brandon Clayton Soles (HCSO jail photo) Brandon Clayton Soles appeared before Judge Eddie Northcutt in the 8th Judicial District Court Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021, for a sentencing hearing on the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge for which he...
4 Men Jailed in Hopkins County On Felony Charges
Four men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony charges in the last 2 days, on on a controlled substance charges, one on a felony driving while intoxicated charge and two on marijuana charges, according to arrest reports. James Raymond Adams (HCSO jail photo) James Raymond Adams turned himself in just before 2 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office lobby. Deputy Nick Marney escorted the...
TxDOT Calls for Safer Driving as Work Zone Traffic Deaths Rise During Pandemic
AUSTIN – Even with less traffic during the pandemic, Texas work zone fatalities increased 9% in 2020 compared to 2019. That’s why TxDOT is calling on drivers to make safety their number one priority at all times and especially when passing through active construction and maintenance work zones on the roadway. TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign is marking National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 26–30, with safety tips to reduce...
SSPD Scam Alert: Beware Of Callers Threatening Warrants Or Jail If Money, Preloaded Gift Or Debit Cards Are Not Shipped
Police Recover $26,400 Of More Than $60,000 Taken As A Result of Phone Scams Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators warn residents to beware of callers threatening warrants or jail time if money or gift cards aren’t mailed or shipped immediately. Also, don’t send money if notified of a supposed prize award, such as a vehicle or large amount of money. Police emphasize these are scams, designed primarily to take...
Meet New Director of Hopkins County Community Chest
During April 2021, Heather White stepped into the capable shoes of outgoing Director Judy Moore who had successfully led Hopkins County Community Chest for eight years. White is not a new face to Hopkins County, nor to the work that Community Chest does for local residents. Heather is originally from Saltillo and a 2002 graduate of Como-Pickton CISD, then following a 15-year career in Lowe’s management, she made a career change....
