Yantis ISD Has Busy Week Ahead Starting With Back To School Bash Aug. 13
Yantis ISD has announced two events leading up to the start of classes on Aug. 15: A Back to School Bash on Aug. 13 and Chalk the Walk on Aug. 14. See below for details, as well as first day of school reminders:
“Ronny” R.O. Smith
Funeral services for “Ronny” R. O. Smith, age 73, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Damon Wilks officiating. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery with Don Fallis, Arlie Bryant, Blake Chester, John Smith, Eric Smith, and Dustin Smith serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Ricky Wilks, Bill Bailey, and Rex Odell. Visitation will be held...
Cumby ISD Meet The Trojans & Teachers Night Set Aug. 12
Community members are invited to Cumby school gym at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, for Meet the Trojan Night, a time when students participating in this year’s sporting and related activities will be introduced. Afterward, students and parents will be invited to adjourn to the school to meet each child’s teacher. School supplies may be dropped off as designated for the students at that time. School supply lists are available...
Miller Grove PTO Sponsoring Back to School Night Aug. 12
Miller Grove PTO is sponsoring a “Back to School Night” on Monday, Aug. 12, starting at 5:30 p.m. Junior high and high school students can pick up their schedules, meet their teachers and pick up school supply lists until 6:30 p.m. Elementary students can meet their teacher, see their classroom and drop off school supplies from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Parents and students who pre-ordered school supplies may pick them up in the classrooms for...
Como-Pickton Schedule Pick Up Planned Aug. 12-13
Back to School Bash, Meet the Eagles Slated Aug. 17
William “Billy” Dowdy
Private graveside service for William R. “Billy” Dowdy, age 77, of Brashear will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at McLane Family Cemetery with Military honors by The Hopkins County Military Coalition. Public visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 12, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Billy passed away on, Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Kindred Hospital in Dallas. He was born August 30, 1941, in...
The Lady Cats Drop Champion Game in Challenger Bracket at Garland ISD Volleyball Tourney Saturday
Volleyball on Wood Floor The Lady Cats Volleyball Team earned their way into the champion final game in the Challenger Bracket of the Garland ISD Volleyball Tournament Saturday before dropping the last game at Sachse High School. The Challenger Bracket featured third and fourth place teams in pool play on Friday. The Lady Cats, who left Sulphur Springs at 6 a.m. for an 8 a.m. game Saturday, did not seem to have much left in the tank...
Saltillo Students Designate Veteran Parking Spaces
Saltillo Beta and FCCLA members took a few days to paint Veteran Parking spots at Saltillo ISD this summer. Students stayed after their summer workouts and visited the school on their own time to help paint and decorate the four spots that were designated last year for veterans.
RECALLED: 4 Lots of Contaminated Lidocaine Topical Cream, Gel Products
Ridge Properties LLC DBA Pain Relief Naturally is voluntarily recalling four lots of 4 percent lidocaine topical cream and liquid gel products sold at the consumer level. FDA analysis has found these products to have microbiological contamination and the potency is higher than the labeled amount for lidocaine, according to The risks from a contaminated pre-tattoo product are greater since the skin is being traumatized immediately...
Commissioners Court To Consider Proposed Tax Rate, Consolidation of 2 VFDs
Hopkins County Commissioners Court have a full morning of work ahead of them Monday with a regular meeting scheduled at 9 a.m., with a work session to immediately follow. Commissioners will be asked Aug. 12, to consider and vote on a proposed tax rate; and to set the date, time and place for two public hearing regarding the tax rate. A public hearing will also be conducted to consider a plan for the district clerk’s technology...
