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Candidate Filing Deadline For School Board, Cumby City Council Seats Is Aug. 19
Aug18

Candidate Filing Deadline For School Board, Cumby City Council Seats Is Aug. 19

Those planning to file as candidates for North Hopkins and Cumby school boards and Council have one more day to get their applications in. The filing deadline to get a name on the Nov. 5 election ballot is Monday, Aug. 19, at the end of the business day. Cumby ISD Cumby Independent School District will have three places to be determined in the Nov. 5 election. All three are full three-year seats on the board. Currently, Jason Hudson,...

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Meal A Day Menu For Aug. 19-23, 2019
Aug18

Meal A Day Menu For Aug. 19-23, 2019

Meal A Day Menu for Aug. 19-23, 2019 Monday –  Beef Stroganoff, English peas and garlic sticks Tuesday –  Sweet and sour chicken, rice, egg roll and Chinese vegetables Wednesday –  Chicken and dressing casserole, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and a roll Thursday –  Sliced ham, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw and a roll Friday – Salad Plate: Chicken salad,...

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While All SSISD Elementary Students To Receive Free Meals, Adult Lunch Going Up
Aug17

While All SSISD Elementary Students To Receive Free Meals, Adult Lunch Going Up

All Sulphur Springs Independent School District students from pre-kindergarten and Head Start through fifth graders will receive free school meals this year. However, faculty and visitors will pay more during the 2019-2020 school year when purchasing meals at SSISD campuses. SSISD Child Nutrition Department earlier this month announced additional campuses qualify for the Community Eligibility Provisions program. Douglass Early...

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Cumby ISD Switching Up Food Service Program To Give More Meal Options
Aug17

Cumby ISD Switching Up Food Service Program To Give More Meal Options

Not only will Cumby Independent School District students still be able to enjoy a free breakfast and pre-kindergarten students free lunches too this year, but all Cumby ISD students will have more choices when they go through the line for lunch. Recognizing the importance of quality meals to students’ learning development, Cumby ISD administrators were given approval to enter into a partnership with FoodService Peeps to improve...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Agrees To ‘Strike Off’ Oak Avenue Property To City For New Senior Citizens Center
Aug17

Sulphur Springs ISD Agrees To ‘Strike Off’ Oak Avenue Property To City For New Senior Citizens Center

House Built By CTE Students Still Unsold Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees were asked during their regular August meeting to consider taking action regarding two different properties owned by the school. Oak Avenue Properties Trustees agreed to “strike off” and give to the city tracts of property located on Oak Avenue, where a nursing home used to be located. The property has been abandoned and...

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2 Sulphur Springs Residents, Oklahoma Woman Jailed On Unrelated Felony Warrants
Aug17

2 Sulphur Springs Residents, Oklahoma Woman Jailed On Unrelated Felony Warrants

Two women and one man were taken into custody by sheriff’s officers. All three were booked into the county jail Friday on felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Madison Marie Olivia Darst Hopkins County Sheriff’s Transport Deputy Jason Poteet traveled Friday to San Saba unit of Texas Department of Criminal Justice, where Madison Marie Olivia Darst was being held. Poteet took the 20-year-old Enid, Oklahoma woman into...

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Mount Vernon Man Arrested In Sulphur Springs By Deputies On 4th DWI Charge
Aug17

Mount Vernon Man Arrested In Sulphur Springs By Deputies On 4th DWI Charge

LG Fountain A 69-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested early Saturday morning on Church Street in Sulphur Springs by deputies for driving while intoxicated, marking the fourth time he’s been arrested on the offense, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick alleged in arrest reports. Sheriff’s dispatchers were contacted following a complaint transferred from Delta County officials regarding a reckless driver,...

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Sulphur Springs Man Arrested After He And His 1-Year-Old Test Positive For Methamphetamine
Aug17

Sulphur Springs Man Arrested After He And His 1-Year-Old Test Positive For Methamphetamine

Herman Lee “Bo” Morris Jr. An investigation by Child Protective Services and Special Crimes Unit Investigators lead to the arrest of a 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man, after he and his 1-year-old tested positive for methamphetamine, police officers alleged in arrest reports. SCU Lt. Mark Estes and Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman took Herman Lee Morris Jr. into custody at 9 a.m. at the local CPS office on an...

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TxDOT Upcoming Projects for August 19th, 2019
Aug17

TxDOT Upcoming Projects for August 19th, 2019

Paris District Road Report for the week of Aug. 19, 2019 Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Aug. 19, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through...

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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Cooks Up Classes
Aug16

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Cooks Up Classes

Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health, 1200-B West Houston Street, P.O.Box 518, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483 903-885-3443; phone 903-439-4909; Fax [email protected] By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent Hopkins County residents enjoy good food. However, many recipes we see on Facebook and other internet sites are not necessarily the...

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