Como-Pickton PTO Family and Community Bingo Night
Como-Pickton PTO is hosting Family and Community Bingo Night on Saturday, February 17th at 6:00 p.m. in the Secondary Cafeteria at Como-Pickton CISD. Tons of prizes donated by local businesses. Concession stand available. Play Bingo all night for $10 or buy a card for 50 cents per game.
Saltillo BETA Had 21 Students Attend State Convention
Saltillo BETA had 21 students attend the State BETA Convention in Grapevine, Texas on February 9-10. The mission of the National Beta Club Convention Program is to allow students opportunities to showcase their academic achievement, artistic creativity, critical thinking skills, collaborative team work, and increase student leadership. Beta convention challenges all participants to achieve more, serve more, lead more thus succeeding...
James Aubrey Petty
Funeral service for James Aubrey Petty, age 63, of Cumby, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Brashear Baptist Church with Justin Milton, Chris Vaughan and David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Brashear Cemetery with Steve Rutledge, James Taylor, Jason Gilbreath, Billy Mark Rabe, J. J. Price and Scottie Sewell serving as pallbearers and Johnny Brandon, Keith Hale, Wade Eppars, Manwell Granados...
Saltillo Lady Lions Face Ector At Chisum Gym Friday Night
Saltillo Lady Lions will play an Area playoff game against Ector Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Chisum High School near Paris. The Lady Lions game will be the second half of a doubleheader. In the first game, Miller Grove will play Dodd City at 6 p.m. at Chisum.
Flags at Veteran’s Memorial Lowered to Half-Staff
The Hopkins County Marine Corps League has lowered all flags to half-staff at the Veteran’s Memorial in accordance with orders of the President of the United States, according to Robert “Derb” Goodman, league member.The flags have been lowered as the nation mourns the death of students in Florida. The President’s Order reads: “Our Nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones in the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman...
Friday is Last Day to File for May 5th Ballot for City, School, and Hospital District Elections
Andy Lowen filed Thursday as a candidate for Place 3 on the Sulphur Springs City Council. Lowen joins challenger Norman Sanders and incumbent Oscar Aguilar in the race. Other candidates on the May 5th municipal ballot currently include: Place 1, incumbent Craig Johnson and challenger Justin Davidson. Place 2, Jimmy Lucas and Sara Gibson. Incumbent Clay Walker will not seek re-election. Friday, February 16th is the last day to file for...
Pancakes Anyone? Kiwanis Pancake Day is Saturday!
Downtown businessman Perry Altenbaumer, a 20-year member of the Sulphur Springs Noon Kiwanis Club, is inviting everyone this Saturday when the club serves the public in a day-long pancake marathon. The fundraiser will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center from 7am til 2pm on Saturday February 17. Cost for the all-you-can-eat meal is $7 person, and children under age 6 eat free. The pancakes will be served with bacon,...
SSISD Says, “Thank You” to Employees
A Thank You to SSISD Employees In Texas, the month of January is School Board Appreciation Month. As in previous years, SSISD schools and administrators were generous and thoughtful in the ways in which they expressed appreciation to the school board. Their acts of kindness are sincerely appreciated. Receiving acts of kindness from teachers, administrators and students at SSISD is humbling. Serving on the school board is an honor...
The KSST Nice People Award Winners Represent the Best in Hopkins County
People often say that Hopkins County is made up of the nicest people! Well, that’s proven every year on KSST during Valentine’s season when nice people nominate other nice people they know for special recognition and a box of chocolates. Walgreen’s was (again!) this year’s candy sponsor of a dozen boxes of Russell Stover candy. Those who nominated winners got the pleasure of presenting the candy. Thanks for...
