Como-Pickton Seniors Receive Over $210,000 In Scholarships
More than $210,000 in scholarships were announced this week for Como-Pickton seniors during the annual Senior Night program at the school. Como-Pickton High School Class of 2021 graduate candidates also were recognized for academic achievements as well. The 10 students recognized for having the top cumulative averages were: Kaitlyn Morgan, valedictorian, 6.373 grade point averageLexi Busby, salutatorian, 6.144 GPADelane Baxley, 6.121...
Senator Bob Hall To Host Town Hall Meetings Across District 2 Starting Next Week
Texas Senator Bob Hall will begin holding a series of public town hall meetings throughout Senate District 2 next week to give an 87th Legislative Session recap. “We will discuss the state of important legislative activities in Texas. We will cover items that are headed to the Governors desk, as well as, policies that did not make it to the Governors desk. These topics will range from transportation, implementing meaningful...
Sellers To Offer History By Foot Again This Saturday
Local historian John Sellers will offer History by Foot on Saturday, May 29. This will be a repeat of the walking tour of Connally Street offered last weekend, May 22. This month marked his 19th annul History By Foot Walking Tour, a series he started back in 2011 and which is supported in part through the Downtown Business Alliance. The tour will take in Connally Street, just west of downtown, in this stroll along the improved...
TAMUC Professor To Be Featured On News Program Thursday Night, May 27
Research conducted by Dr. Lavelle Hendricks, local pastor and Professor of Psychology at Texas A&M Commerce, will be featured in a Fox News program at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2021. The feature story is on the Black Lives Matter Movement and was submitted to Fox by Shaun Rabb, reporter for Channel 4 TV. The televised presentation is based on research and writings published by Hendricks and colleagues from the TAMUC faculty. The...
Tira News: Two Daily Meals Free, Monday-Thursday, for Those 18 and Under at North Hopkins School Cafeteria During June
By Jan Vaughn The regular quarterly Tira City Council Meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 7, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. We recently received some generous donations for the Tira Food Pantry. We always appreciate the contributions and want to express our thanks to the donors. Tira city limit sign Tammy Muse commented that all the rain is washing away her garden. Also, she reported on Sunday that Clifford Belz had a birthday. “Happy belated...
Community Service Project Finds Hopkins County Fire Department with Big Donation
By Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D. Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR 1200B Houston Street Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482 903-885-3443 Hopkins County 4-H has collected approximately 30 gallon-sized bags sorted with personal care products during the District IV District Council Community Service Project and donated to The Hopkins County Fire Department earlier today.
As School Athletic Periods End, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Looks Forward to The Edge
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens speculated that had the Wildcats done spring football this year, they would probably have had a Spring Game this past Monday evening (May 24). Coach Owens decided to forego formal spring football this year and to concentrate on football fundamentals during daily school day athletic periods that ended Wednesday. Skipping spring football means the Wildcats will get an extra week of practice in August,...
Roger Roulette
Roger Huston Roulette, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2021, at Wesley House in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Roger was born on December 9, 1940 in Grundy, Virginia, to Edgar Huston and Vena (Cox) Roulette. He graduated from Grundy High School in 1959. He married Sherry Ann, who preceded him in death on April 1, 2015. Roger was an instrument repairman and worked with Sterling Chemicals in Texas City, Texas. He was...
Weapon Found Near Wanted Felon Results In Additional Charge, 4 Others Also Jailed On Warrants
A weapon found near a wanted felon resulted in an additional charge for the Commerce man. Scurry, Bogota and Greenville men were arrested in other counties on Hopkins County warrants, and an Arkansas man turned himself in at the county jail on a local warrant. Park Street Arrest Tylon Ladrayll Greer (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies, after being made aware of two felony warrants for Tylon Ladarryl...
Graduations Moving Indoors For Local Schools Due To Predicted Wet Weather
With predictions of rain and storm up to 80 percent this Friday and 40 percent on Saturday for the area, most schools that had planned to host outdoor commencement exercises have made the decision for those graduations to move inside this week. Below are locations and dates for graduations and related events that KSST has been notified about, including those graduations moving indoors, with most schedule changes in italics. Thursday,...
