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3 From Sulphur Bluff ISD Advance To National Beta Convention
Feb16

3 From Sulphur Bluff ISD Advance To National Beta Convention

Sulphur Bluff ISD has three students advancing to the National BETA Convention in Fort Worth. Ryan Vance placed first in speech, Kennedi Lambert placed first in 9th grade agri-science and Dakota Copeland places third in 10th grade agri-science. According to the Beta website, SB High School’s Shane Johnson also placed 4th in 11gh grade social studies Ryan Vance, Kennedy Lambert and Dakota Copeland (SBISD...

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Como-Pickton FCCLA Teams Advancing To State
Feb16

Como-Pickton FCCLA Teams Advancing To State

The Como-Pickton FCCLA Competed in Waco at the Region III Leadership conference. The following teams are advancing to the State competition in April. Nutrition and Wellness project team (Photos Courtesy CPCISD) The second place Nutrition and Wellness project team of Presley Cummins and Carol Nabors. Professional Presentations team The third place in Professional Presentations team of Kenlee Green, Jocelyn Perez and Jazmine Tapley....

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Hopkins County Constable Precinct 2 Candidate Profiles
Feb16

Hopkins County Constable Precinct 2 Candidate Profiles

The start of early voting for the March 3 Primary Elections begins Tuesday morning, Feb. 18. At the county level, the Constable 2 position was the only one to draw challengers. While Constable 2 Bill Allan chose not to seek another term, John Brian Beadle and Charles Humphries are both seeking the Republican Party nomination for the office. There are no Democratic Party candidates for Constable Precinct 2, according to the Secretary...

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4 Jailed On Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Feb15

4 Jailed On Felony Hopkins County Warrants

A 50-year-old McKinney man was among at four people booked into Hopkins County jail Feb. 13-14 on felony warrants; one additional individual was arrested on outstanding misdemeanor charges, according to arrest and jail reports. Rodney Lee Harrison Rodney Lee Harrison was arrested in Collin County on three Hopkins County warrants. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite transported the 50-year-old McKinney man to Hopkins...

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Sulphur Springs Woman To Serve Commitment In State Program On Felony Charge
Feb15

Sulphur Springs Woman To Serve Commitment In State Program On Felony Charge

Bridgette Lashelle Bowen, a woman arrested in December for allegedly bruising her child while disciplining the 18-month-old with a spoon, turned herself in at 5:14 p.m. Feb. 14 at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office to Deputy Nicholas Marney. She is to serve a commitment in an Intermediate Sanction Facility (ISF) program, according to arrest reports. An ISF is “a fully-secured facility used for short-term incarceration of...

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Cumby ISD Calling For Bond Election For Elementary Expansion, Security Updates
Feb14

Cumby ISD Calling For Bond Election For Elementary Expansion, Security Updates

Cumby Independent School District Board of Trustees are again calling for a bond election for much-needed improvements and renovation at the elementary campus, and associated construction and renovations. Cumby ISD voters also were asked during the Nov. 5, 2019 election to consider approving the bond. In the early ballots, 60 percent of voters were in favor of the bond for school improvements and 40 percent voted against it. However,...

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Hopkins County Records for Feb. 14, 2020
Feb14

Hopkins County Records for Feb. 14, 2020

Land Deed Transactions Record books on shelf Jams Mark Matthews to Andy Evans; tract in the Alonzo Crowder surveyRadke Partners LP to Spirit Reality LP; tract in the EP Gaines surveyRaymon Gomez and Raymon Gomez Sr. Spa to Thomas Lee Baker; tract in the John Clark surveyPatricia Ann Faubert Estate, Richard J. Faubert administrator, to Elizabeth Robin Brown, Cheralyn Suzanne Faubert, Richard J. Faubert and Roland W. Faubert; tract in...

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Channel 18 News:  Friday, February 14, 2020
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February is Heart Month! Time for Cardiac Awareness
Feb14

February is Heart Month! Time for Cardiac Awareness

Left, Nolan Willis, Director of Cath Lab, and R. Cardiologist Dr. Varma Cardiologist Dr. Jai Varma and Nolan Willis, Director of the Cath Lab at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, visited the KSST studios on Valentine’s Day with a reminder that cardiac awareness is an expression of love! Prevention is essential to keep a healthy heart, given today’s statistics that one in two Americans have some form of...

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2 Jailed For Burglary After Getting Truck With Stolen Items Stuck On Property
Feb14

2 Jailed For Burglary After Getting Truck With Stolen Items Stuck On Property

Feb 14, 2020 – Sheriff’s deputies caught a 36-year-old Emory man and 37-year-old Sulphur Springs woman with items they were accused of stealing from a residence and building on State Highway 19 south. The accused were unable to leave the scene as they got their truck stuck, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies reportedly responded at 12:53 p.m. February 13th, 2020, to a State Highway 19...

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