SSISD: Decision Yet To Be Made Regarding The Oct. 23 Home Varsity Football Game Against Ennis
Sulphur Springs ISD officials made an announcement Thursday morning concerning two Wildcats varsity football games. SSISD, via Blackboard and on social media, announced that a determination has yet to be made concerning whether to play the Friday, Oct. 23 home varsity football game against Ennis at Gerald Prim Stadium. SSISD officials also confirmed that Friday’s district varsity football game at Crandall has been postponed....
On Hopkins County Ballots: School, City, District, County, State, National Elections
At least 15 state, national and federal races are on Nov. 3 Hopkins County ballots. Overall, there are 38 different ballots, including elections for 7 county and 3 district positions with only one candidate; and 3 school board and 2 city elections which have drawn multiple candidates. Local elections include those for Sulphur Springs City Council, Cumby City Council, Miller Grove ISD Board of Trustees and North Hopkins ISD Board of...
Candidate Profiles: Yantis ISD Board of Trustees, Early Voting information
Yantis Independent School District has four candidates running for two full-term 3-year at-large seats on the school board in the Nov. 3 election. The Yantis ISD Board of Trustees Election was originally scheduled in May, but due to COVID-19 had to be postponed until November. Early Voting Early voting by personal appearance for Nov. 3 elections began Oct. 13, and will continue through Oct. 30, with Election Day following on Nov. 3....
Early Voting Off To Brisk Start In Hopkins County
Paper Ballots, Separate Booth Designated For Voting In Yantis ISD Trustees Election In Hopkins County Early voting got off to a brisk start in Hopkins County Tuesday with 1,020 ballots cast at The ROC, the early voting center, by the end of the day. As was the case in many places Tuesday, there were times when voters had to wait in line to cast ballots, according to the County Clerk’s Office. COVID-19 precautions are strongly...
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Discusses Three-Win Week on Coach’s Show Saturday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner talked about a big week last week for her team on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday, Oct. 10, Morning Coach’s Show. Playing three matches at home, the Lady Cats came from behind to defeat Marshall on Tuesday and then won a pair of matches Friday against Pine Tree and Mount Pleasant. Coach Dorner said the three home wins were especially important after her team’s loss...
Game Day: Wildcats Team Tennis Hosts Hallsville, Lady Cats Volleyball Team Gets Night Off
There is Wildcats Team Tennis on this Tuesday, October 13, game day. The Wildcats have a district match with Hallsville at the Wildcat Tennis Complex beginning at 2:30 p.m. The Wildcats have not had a match for two weeks. They are currently 2-2 in district play and 3-2 overall this season. When the Wildcats won at Pine Tree back on September 29, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the win assured the Wildcats of a playoff spot....
Yantis ISD Suspending Remote Learning
Yantis ISD is suspending remote learning as of Friday, Oct. 16, according to the superintendent. All Yantis ISD students, with the exception of students who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have temporarily been place in quarantine, will return to the school campus for face-to-face instruction beginning Tuesday, Oct. 20, Superintendent Tracey Helfferich announced in a letter to Yantis ISD families posted on the district social...
7 Additional Positive COVID-19 Results Reported For Sulphur Springs ISD
Seven additional positive COVID-19 results were reported for Sulphur Springs ISD students and employees on Monday, On Oct. 12, the district was notified 5 additional students and one additional staff member at high school had received lab-confirmed positive COVID-19 results. One staff member at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center also received positive coronavirus results on Monday. That’s 13 high school students and 3...
Wildcats Varsity Football Game At Crandall Friday Is Postponed
With Wildcats Varsity Football players quarantined until October 23, there will be no district opener this Friday night, October 16, in Crandall. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens calls the Crandall game a postponement and indicates he’s hopeful the game can be made up at a later date. Wildcats Football at other levels is continuing this week. The 8th Grade Wildcats will play at Texas High Middle School Tuesday at 5 p.m. The...
DSHS Reports 20th COVID-19 Death For Hopkins County, 3 New COVID-19 Cases Reported For SSISD
Texas Department of State Health Services on Sunday reported a 20th COVID-19 death for Hopkins County on Sunday, and Sulphur Springs ISD on Friday reported 3 new cases in the district. That’s one additional death of a Hopkins County resident from COVID-19 since July; deaths are assigned based on official cause of death on deaths certificates that are submitted to the state vital statistics office and reported to DSHS. The 20th...
