Como-Pickton Schools May be Looking For a New Superintendent
July 11, 2025 – An agenda for a Special Meeting of the CPCISD Board of Trustees has been posted for Monday, July 14, 2025 starting at 6:00pm. The top agenda item listed under the heading of Human Resources pertains to “Discussion and possible action of Superintendent’s voluntary resignation”. Board members are planning an Executive Session as well where they may discuss matters with their legal counsel as well...
Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Talked with John Mark Dempsey About an Upcoming Program on Bees on This Second Cup Of Coffee
July 10, 2025 – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson had A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey recently. On this episode, John Mark and Ronnie chatted about Earth Kind Gardening, the benefit of planting marigolds in your garden, a program the Master Gardeners are going to have July 17, 2025, at 6:30pm at the AgriLife Extension Office about bees, and so much more. Be sure to take a...
A Cold Case Murder has Been Solved
July 10, 2025 – A cold case murder has been solved after nearly 30 years according to an announcement from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. A statement from the Sheriff’s Office says: “After nearly three decades, a major development has been made in the 1996 murder of Geraldine Blackmon. On Tuesday, 71-year-old William Doyle Magness of Midlothian, Texas, was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the cold case.”...
Sulphur Springs Family’s Worst Fears were Confirmed on Monday
July 10, 2025 – A Sulphur Springs family’s worst fears were confirmed on Monday when their parents were found dead as a result of the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. James and Cindy Rushing had traveled to the Hill Country for the Fourth of July holiday with a camper pulled by a pickup truck. They did not say exactly where they were camping, but that they were located along the Guadalupe River near...
Old Saltillo Cemetery Annual Meeting and Memorial Service to be Held July 20th
July 10, 2025 -OLD SALTILLO CEMETERY ANNUAL MEETING/MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2025 – 10:30 A.M. Members of the Board of Directors of the Old Saltillo Cemetery Association have been making plans for the 2025 Memorial Day Program/Annual Business Meeting. As tradition, the program will be held on the third Sunday, July 20th from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the beautifully renovated and air-conditioned Old Saltillo United...
SID MILLER ADDRESSES FALSE CLAIMS REGARDING CLOUD SEEDING AND WEATHER MODIFICATION
July 10, 2025 – “There has been a lot of misinformation flying around lately, so let me clarify: the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has absolutely no connection to cloud seeding or any form of weather modification. Since the passage of Senate Bill 1303 in 2011, TDA has had no legal authority, responsibilities, or involvement in any weather modification programs. That authority was transferred out of our hands more than a...
Governor Abbott Announces Special Session Agenda
July 10, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation identifying 18 agenda items for the upcoming Special Session that begins at 12:00 PM on Monday, July 21. “We delivered on historic legislation in the 89th Regular Legislative Session that will benefit Texans for generations to come,” said Governor Abbott. “There is more work to be done, particularly in the aftermath of the devastating floods...
Dinner Bell for July 16, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Christus Health The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Christus Health can trace its history to 1866 with the founding of St. Mary’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas, by the sisters of Charity. In...
Earth Kind Gardening By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
July 8, 2025 – The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension has developed the EarthKind program to teach and inform gardeners about gardening practices that are environmentally friendly. Simply explained, the EarthKind system starts with a complete and totally organic plan, and then uses a gradual step-by-step increase in the use of non-organic practices if the need or situation demands. Many gardeners, both new and experienced,...
Sunflowers By Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson
July 8, 2025 – Is there any plant better suited to represent summer than the sunflower? These magnificent giants with their large, colorful flowers defy the heat and bring smiles to everyone who sees them. An extremely hardy plant, sunflowers have been around in the USA for over a thousand years, back to the time of the Cahokia mound builders in the St.Louis area. Sunflowers are the only native major field crop grown today, and...
