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...
Walk Like MADD Gets Another Boost From A Local Business
The Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD received another boost Monday from a local business to help underwrite the costs of hosting the 2021 event. Last month, Jay Hodge Chevrolet became the premiere sponsor for the 9th annual Walk Like MADD in Sulphur Springs, donating not only $3,500 but also hosting a fundraiser inside the business, donating $25 for every test drive at the dealership on April 24 and, hosting a hot dog and hamburger...
Hicks: A Fresh Start to a Healthier You Coming Virtually and 4-H Project Tour Day Approaching
A Fresh Start to a Healthier You Coming Virtually Even though most activities are back to full swing, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is offering a free on-line course called, “A Fresh Start to a Healthier You.” This is a four-session series focusing on the importance of healthy nutrition with an emphasis on increasing fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, food safety, and food resource management. Session 1 covers creating...
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...
Miller Grove ISD End of School Stew is a Community Tradition
Although the stew is no longer cooked and served under the shade trees out on the campus, Hopkins County Stew is still a tradition for Miller Grove ISD students and staff, and for some members of the community, too. As has been their habit, brothers Mark and Bret Garrett do the honors of preparing the chicken stew. They now have a dandy cooking space, a covered portico on the west side of the building which adjoins the cafetorium....
Hopkins County Receives A+ Financial Rating
Hopkins County last week received an A+ financial last week from the outside agency that evaluated the county’s finances, Hopkins County Auditor Shannah Aulsbrook and Judge Robert Newsom reported during Monday morning’s regular Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting. “Our financial situation in Hopkins County came out an A+ and we are so thankful,” Newsom said. “The citizens stayed with us. The...
Five Como-Pickton FFA Chapter Members Selected as Ambassadors for State FFA Convention This Summer
Press Release from Chanda Neal, CPCISD FFA Advisor/Ag Science Teacher FIVE MEMBERS of the Como-Pickton FFA Chapter Selected to Serve asFoundation Ambassadors or Senior Ambassadors Como, Texas – Logan Langley and Landan Cummins of the Como-Pickton FFAChapter have been selected to serve as Texas FFA Foundation Ambassadors at the93rd Annual Texas FFA Convention to be held July 5 – 9 th in Fort Worth, Texas. Additionally, Baylee Bowen,...
3 Arrested On Controlled Substance Charges Following 2 Separate Incidents
Three people were arrested on controlled substance charges following two separate incidents and at least two others were jailed on warrants related to controlled substance charges over the past few days, according to arrest reports. Jackson Street Traffic Stop Brianne Sharisse Baldwin (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Sgt. Todd Evans reported stopping a 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman...
Intoxicated Man Accused Of Choking A Trooper
Lost Woman Who Calls For Help, Man Lying In The Road Jailed On Intoxication Charges A man accused of choking a trooper, a lost woman who called for help and a man reportedly lying in the road were all jailed on intoxication charges, according to arrest reports. Choking A Trooper Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson reported stopping a 32-year-old Castle Hayne, North Carolina truck driver around 1:30 p.m....
