Never Too Late to Return
Jessica Arnold of Sulphur Springs, left, is returning to PJC-Sulphur Springs Center to compete her studies. Assisting her is Angela Ellis, Financial Aid Advisor at the college. For more information call 903-885-1232.
Cumby ISD Supt. Slaughter Visits With KSST About May 1 Bond Election
Shelly Slaughter is a 17-year employee of Cumby ISD, having also served as Elementary Principal and High School Principal On Tuesday April 20, 2021, Cumby ISD Superintendent Shelly Slaughter appeared on the KSST Good Morning Show regarding the 2021 Cumby School Bond Election. During the interview, Slaughter stated that anyone who pays Cumby school taxes and who is a registered voter is eligible to vote in the May 1 election. Or they...
Saltillo Lady Lions Softball Crushes Sulphur Bluff
The Saltllo Lady Lions softball team scored early and often, beating Sulphur Bluff by a score of 19-0 on Monday, Apr. 19. Saltillo’s offense was able to put 3 or more runs on the board in three separate innings of the four inning contest. It started in the first inning, when the visiting Lady Lions took the first at-bat of the game. Saltillo quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead over the Lady Bears. Sulphur Bluff did not manage to...
Como-Pickton CISD Pre-Kindergarten And Kindergarten Parent Night Planned April 27
Como-Pickton CISD will host a pre-kindergarten and kindergarten Parent Night in the Elementary Cafeteria Tuesday, April 27. Parents and guardians can meet the teachers and use computers to early register their student online for classes. Parents of pre-kindergarten students will meet from 5 to 5:30 p.m. and parents of kindergarten students will meet from 5:30 to 6 p.m.. Parents and guardians should bring the applicant child’s...
Lady Cats Golfer Mariam Tran Plays at the Two-Day Regional Golf Tournament in Rockwall
Lady Cat golfer Mariam Tran is competing in the Regional Golf Tournament at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club on Monday (April 19). The two-day tournament wraps up on Tuesday. Tran qualified for Regional by finishing in 5th place in the District Tournament at Tempest Golf Course in Gladwater on March 31-April 1 shooting 85 and 77 for a total of 162. Players and teams finishing near the top of the leader board at the Regional...
SSHS Literary Criticism Team Wins Regional Championship, 5 Wildcat Academic UIL Competitors Advance To State
6 Students Selected As Finalists In Barbara Jordan, Latino History Essay Contests A dozen members of the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat UIL Team placed at the regional competition over the weekend, including five students who scored high enough to advance them to the state UIL contest. Five SSHS writers were among the 12 finalists announced in the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay competition and Latino History Essay Competition,...
Wildcats Tennis Team Gets Consolation Wins at District Tennis Tourney as Future Looks Bright
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez says he was pleased with some of what he saw from his team at the District Tennis Tournament held at Texas High in Texarkana last week (April 12-13). After some issues with seeding involving girls’ singles, Coach Martinez says names ended up being drawn out of a hat. The draw left Wildcats #1 girls’ singles player Jeauxleigh Cantu facing the #2 player at powerhouse Texas High. Still...
Early Voting Begins Today In Yantis, Como-Pickton Trustees Elections
$7.34M-7.941M In Bond Proposals On May 1 Cumby ISD Election Ballot Early voting begins today, April 19, 2021, in three local school elections. Cumby ISD voters will consider whether or not the district will fund $7.34 million to $7.941 million in bond proposals on the May 1 ballot, while Como-Pickton CISD and Yantis ISD voters will decide which candidates will serve next on each school board. Cumby ISD Early voting in Cumby ISD bond...
Graduating High School Seniors Offered PJC Summer Class Scholarship
A scholarship covering tuition to one Summer I or Summer II class for graduating high school students in the Paris Junior College service area. That includes Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, and Red River counties. At a recent Paris Junior College meeting with area high school counselors, PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Director Rob Stanley provided an update on dual credit classes. Counselors heard from several PJC officials on topics such as...
Voters To Consider 2 Propositions On May 1 Cumby ISD Bond Election Ballot
Early voting begins this week in the Cumby ISD bond election. Voters are asked to consider two bond propositions, one for facilities improvements and construction of a new high school, and a second, contingent on the first, for athletic facilities. Cumby ISD bond Voters within Cumby ISD may cast their choice either for or against both Proposition A and Proposition B from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, April 19-23 and April 26-27,...
