Some Local Students Experienced Technical Issues When Attempting To Take STAAR Tests
TEA Reports Varied State-Wide Connectivity Issues With The STAAR Online Testing Platform State testing days can be a tense time for students as well as teaches and parents tasked with preparing students for and administering the tests. On Tuesday, the first of five scheduled state testing days, some students taking the state fourth grade writing, seventh grade writing and English I exams felt that strain even more due to what Texas...
Building Maintenance, Wrecking and Salvage Yard Regulations Discussed During Commissioners Work Session
Hopkins County Commissioners during a Monday work session discussed a number of topics, including the outdoor sound stage at the Civic Center, building maintenance, wrecking and salvage yard regulations, and NETEX’s railroad vegetation maintenance proposal. According to Judge Robert Newsom, the court conferred with Hopkins County Civic Center Manager Lonnie Fox regarding the condition and use of the outdoor sound stage, or...
Wildcats Baseball and Lady Cats Softball Have Big District Games in Longview on Game Day Tuesday
The Wildcats Baseball Team and the Longview Lobos are in a big second place tie with Texas High going into their game Tuesday night (April 6). In Longview, there will be a JV game at 4 p.m. The varsity game starts at 7 p.m. This game marks the start of the second half of district play. The Wildcats come in 4-2 in district play after a loss to Hallsville last Thursday. The Wildcats season record is 7-12. Longview is 4-2 in district...
Wildcats Tennis Team Gets Ready For District With Wills Point and Tyler Tournaments
Soon District 15-5A interests will gather together to determine all important seedling for next week’s District Tennis Tournament in Texarkana. It takes place next Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13-14. To get ready for district opponents, the Wildcats played in a Wills Point tournament last Thursday (April 1) and in a Tyler tournament Monday. Wildcats senior Harleigh Stegient broke her wrist when she fell in a singles’ match...
Drug Paraphernalia Found In Shoe Of Wanted Sulphur Springs Man
Sulphur Springs Police officers reported finding a drug paraphernalia in the shoe of a wanted Sulphur Springs man Monday afternoon. David Salvador Luna (HCSO jail photo) SSPD Officer Sean Hoffman was made aware of a warrant for 32-year-old David Salvador Luna’s arrest and a possible area he was known to be at. The warrant, Hoffman noted in arrest reports, was related to an SCU investigation in which methamphetamine was...
Dallas Man Jailed On Felony Collin County Warrant
A 20-year-old Dallas man was jailed on a felony Collin County warrant Monday night. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Chad Norris made a traffic stop on a Gray Dodge Ram 2500 in the 300 block of Wildcat Way just after 10:30 p.m. April 5, 2021. During the course of the roadside interview, Norris contacted Jose Castillo Castillo. A records check using the man’s ID information revealed the Collin County warrant. Castillo was taken...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Enrollment For Summer Session
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Secretary Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz assists student Jonathan Orvis as he begins work on his placement test for the college. Enrollment for the summer semester has begun. For more information about enrollment and educational opportunities, call 903-885-1232. Click here for more articles about Paris Junior College Click here for the Paris Junior College Black Board Login Paris Junior College — located in Paris,...
COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Fall In Hopkins County, Northeast Texas Area
CMFH-SS COVID Unit Empty, No New COVID-19 Cases Reported April 5 For Hopkins County COVID-19 numbers continue to fall in Hopkins County and the Northeast Texas area. For the first time since Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management began reporting the data late last summer, not only were there no COVID-19 patients in the local hospital’s COVID-19 unit, the state also reported no new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday...
How to Become a Veterinarian Through 4-H, by Mario Villarino
Do you love learning about and caring for animals? Learn more about animals, animal welfare, and how to become a veterinarian through 4-H club activities. Then, if you are interested in becoming a veterinary assistant, you can go through a veterinary assistant preparatory training to prepare for a future career as a vet tech. If you are interested in a career as a veterinarian, start with your veterinary assistant certificate! To...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report March 29-April 4, 2021
Winnsboro Police Department badge The Winnsboro Police Department media report for the week of March 29-April 4, 2021, included the following activity: Arrests Stephanie Stewart,, 40 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on March 30, 2021, on multiple Winnsboro Municipal warrants foe driving while license invalid.Jerri Brassfield, 36 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on March 31, 2021, for public intoxication.Sean Patrick,...
