Wildcats Football Camp Underway
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said all he needed was a tent to have a three-ring circus in and around the Multipurpose Building Tuesday morning. The three-day Wildcats Football Camp began Tuesday for boys entering the third through the eighth grade from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Coach Owens would have liked to have seen more boys attend. There was also a session for SSISD boys only who will be entering the ninth grade from 10:30...
Texas Cicada
They are out and about! This recently hatched cicada tried to climb a KSST Satellite Dish. His exuviae or abandoned exoskeleton marked his progress across a cement pad. The wood post was much easier to grip. The maiden voyage should happen this afternoon. Cicada 01 Cicada 02 Cicada 03 Cicada 04 Cicada 05...
80% of Wildcat Football Season Ticket Holders Renew Monday
Lynette King, the coordinator of Wildcats Football Season Ticket Week, said almost 80% of last year’s season tickets were renewed on Monday. Ms. King said the large turnout resulted in lines forming almost all day Monday. She also explained that the process is now being stored on a computer. The old done by hand boards have gone away. In an attempt to accommodate season ticket holders this year, Ms. King said hours have been...
Lady Cats Volleyball Begins Two-a-Day Practice
Practice for the Lady Cats’ volleyball team got underway with a two-a-day session Tuesday in the main gym at the high school. An early session focused on conditioning while a later session dealt with volleyball skills. A total of forty girls attended. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness, in his second year as Lady Cats coach, said the tryout sessions Tuesday and Wednesday are designed to be hard. Team assignments are...
Video & Story: Feeding Families Through Fruitful Harvest Ministry Since 2009
Back in 2009. Melba Sickles and her sister Barbara Martin stepped past wishful thinking and opened a food ministry to serve the local community. Today, Fruitful Harvest is serving 60-65 families weekly with a quantity of fresh produce plus a box of staples per qualifying family through an arrangement with the NE Texas Food Bank. Each week’s assistance also includes a printed devotional message, and time is available at the...
North Hopkins ISD Tax Swap Allows Rate to Remain The Same While Providing More Funds for School Improvements
In a press release from the office of North Hopkins Superintendent Darin Jolly, the district has announced a tax swap vote to be conducted in October, 2017. The vote will provide additional funds for school improvements while not increasing school taxes. On Monday, July 31st, 2017, the North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees adopted an order calling for a Tax Ratification Election (TRE) for October 6th, 2017 to generate additional funds...
DPS Will Not Charge Local Law Enforcement for Lab Tests
At the urging of Texas Governor Greg Abbot, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) will not charge law enforcement agencies for state crime lab services beginning September 1. In a letter to DPS, the Governor asked DPS to not initiate the proposed charge for analysis of controlled substances, toxicology and DNA. Despite the state’s tight fiscal budget, Governor Abbott said it would be premature to consider charging law enforcement...
Tuesday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 88; Low: 69; Wind: Northeast around 5 mph
Russell Grimes
Mr. Russell Grimes, age 64 of Pickton, passed away on Friday, July 28th, 2017 in Dallas. He was born on June 12th, 1953 in Houston, TX to the late R.C. Grimes and Edith M. Herbert Grimes. Mr. Grimes was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by, wife, Judith Ann Weldon Grimes of Pickton; son, William Wayne Weldon of Kemah; daughters, Tanya Kaye Anderson of Spring, Lisa Marie Jones of Pearland and Kathryn L. Grimes of Alvin;...
