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SSISD Board of Trustee Hopefuls Speak At Republican Forum
Apr03

SSISD Board of Trustee Hopefuls Speak At Republican Forum

The Hopkins County Republican Party held a nonpartisan forum at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center focusing on candidates in the upcoming May election. Four candidates are vying for two spots as Board of Trustees for the Sulphur Springs Independent School District. The two spots currently held by Robert Cody and Robbin Vaughn are up for reelection with both of those candidates deciding not to sign up for another election try....

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SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Leaves To Take New Job in Little Elm
Mar09

SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Leaves To Take New Job in Little Elm

March 9, 2023 – Teachers and staff members of SSISD were notified via a group email Thursday evening of SSISD current superintendent Michael Lamb’s confirmation of accepting the top post of the Little Elm ISD. No firm timeline was given of Lamb’s transition or any indication of who might serve in Lamb’s place while the search for a new superintendent begins. KSST News was notified from an employee of SSISD and...

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Close Finish For Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Proposition Election
Nov09

Close Finish For Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Proposition Election

North Hopkins, Saltillo, Miller Grove Elect Trustees To School Boards The election for the Sulphur Springs ISD bond proposition was a close finish, with 50.6% of district voters casting ballots against Proposition A and 49.4% casting ballots in favor of the proposed $81.5 million bond. Voters in Saltillo, North Hopkins and Miller Grove also selected their choices to fill school board seats as well. It should be noted that all election...

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Candidates On Nov. 8, 2022 Election Ballots In Hopkins County
Nov07

Candidates On Nov. 8, 2022 Election Ballots In Hopkins County

Nov. 8, 2022 Sample Ballot containing SSISD Proposition A Nov. 8, 2022 General Election ballots include multiple candidates for district, county and state offices, as well as certified unopposed incumbent candidates and options for voters to manually add certified write-in candidates. Sulphur Springs ISD Sulphur Springs ISD has called a bond election, asking district voters to casts ballots either for or against Proposition A: SSISD...

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Where To Vote In Hopkins County On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022
Nov07

Where To Vote In Hopkins County On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022

Early voting in the 2022 Nov. 8 General Election concluded Friday, Nov. 4, with 7,548 of the 24,724 registered voters in Hopkins County casting ballots. That’s 30.53% who voted, 29.08% (7,189) by personal appearance and the remaining 1.2% by mail. Hopkins County voters will have one last chance, on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, to cast their choice of candidates and, where applicable, propositions such as the $81.5 million SSISD...

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Early Voting Error With Bond Election Has Been Fixed
Oct26

Early Voting Error With Bond Election Has Been Fixed

Some voters who voted early when polls opened Monday morning discovered they were unable to vote for the SSISD bond election. The programming error on polling machines affected those residents living in Precinct 1 and within the boundaries of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District. Some voters, realizing the ommission, immediately contacted election officials and were able to vote in the bond election. Once the error was...

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Elections On Nov. 8, 2022 Ballots
Oct24

Elections On Nov. 8, 2022 Ballots

Nov. 8, 2022 General Election ballots include multiple candidates for district, county and state offices, as well as certified unopposed incumbent candidates and options for voters to manually add certified write-in candidates. Sulphur Springs ISD Nov. 8, 2022 Sample Ballot containing SSISD Proposition A Sulphur Springs ISD has called a bond election, asking district voters to casts ballots either for or against Proposition A: SSISD...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Election To Be Discussed At Town Hall Meeting
Sep14

Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Election To Be Discussed At Town Hall Meeting

The Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Election will be discussed at a special Town Hall Meeting scheduled at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in the Board Room inside SSISD Administration Building, 630 Connally St. SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb will lead the discussion. The community is invited to attend to learn more about and ask any questions they may have related to the $81.5 million SSISD Bond Election called for facilities improvements...

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3 Local Districts Will Hold Fall 2022 School Elections, In Conjunction With Uniform Election
Sep01

3 Local Districts Will Hold Fall 2022 School Elections, In Conjunction With Uniform Election

3 Other Rural Schools Cancelling Nov. 8 Elections Two local school districts will have trustee candidates on Nov. 8, 2022 ballots, while other has called for a bond election. The three other rural school districts that normally hold trustees elections, however, are cancelling their fall 2022 school elections. Schools Holding Fall 2022 Elections North Hopkins ISD North Hopkins ISD will be holding a trustee election for three at-large...

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Proposed $81.5 Million Bond Would Fund New Travis Campus; Bowie, SSHS Additions
Aug22

Proposed $81.5 Million Bond Would Fund New Travis Campus; Bowie, SSHS Additions

10 New Buses; Updates At Bush, SSES Also Included In Nov. 8, 2022 SSISD Bond Proposal The $81.5 million bond election called for Nov. 8 by Sulphur Springs ISD includes some of the same proposals outlined in the $93 million bond proposal which failed on May 7, but some notable differences, according to a press release distributed by SSISD Superintendent’s Office Monday afternoon, Aug. 22, 2022. Several projects in the prior plan,...

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