Cumby ISD Board Of Trustees Calls For A 2-Proposition Bond Election
Cumby ISD Board of Trustees, during their regular February meeting Thursday night, called for a special 2-proposition bond election to be held May 1, 2021. This is the second time the board has called for a bond election for facilities improvements in the last few years. Cumby ISD voters were asked during the Nov. 5, 2019 election to consider approving a school bond to expand the elementary campus, which would require moving the...
Cumby ISD Board Considering Calling For A Bond Election For Renovations, New Additions
Cumby ISD Board is considering calling for a bond election to be held May 1, 2021, which would fund safety and security improvements, renovations to the existing high school and elementary building, construction of a new school building and ag shop, and prepare the district for potential future growth. Cumby ISD The school board and administrators presented information regarding the potential bond election during community meeting...
3 School Districts Notified Of At Least 1 Employee Or Student COVID-19 Case
As the number of staff and students reporting to school has increased this month, so have the number of COVID-19 cases across the county and state. From Aug. 1-14 Hopkins County had 60 new positive COVID-19 cases, increasing the overall 5-month total to 212 cases among Hopkins County residents. Many wonder if the return to schools will impact the spread of the virus. In Hopkins County, at least 3 local school districts have received...
Cumby Bond Election: What The Bond Funds, Tax Impact
Voters within Cumby ISD will be asked this fall to cast their preference either in favor of or against a $6.2 million bond election to fund facilities improvements. The bond proposal is at least 2 years worth of work by administrators trustees and a facilities comittee. District administrators explained a facilities inventory and evaluation was ordered in 2017. Then, a 10-member facilities committee determined how best to meet...
Cumby’s Ashley Haygood Named ‘Community Hero’ by Chicken Express
After Cumby High School Senior Ashley Haygood graduates this Spring, she plans to continue the momentum she has built with a goal to pursue and complete a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. With a stellar high school career in sports and in the classroom, Ashley was noticed for the impact she’s made on and off the field of play. In March 2018, Lone Star’s Nick Bolton and Cumby High School’s Ashley Hagood were selected as...
Cumby HS VEX Robotics Competition: RESULTS
By Savannah Owens On Saturday, January 27th, 2018, Cumby High School hosted the VEX Robotics Competition. Twenty six teams from eleven school districts around Texas came to compete in the qualifying, and final elimination rounds of the Tournament. Most teams were comprised of 5-6 high school students with a few Jr. high groups. A lot of work goes into the final products. Students plan, build, test, and rebuild their robots in the...
Cumby High School Robotics Teams Wins Nationals
The Cumby High School Robotics competed at the National Robotics Meet on April 7-9 at Council Bluffs, Iowa and won first in the nation. Eight students competed, including Landon Mabe, Preston Salinas, Brent Brewer, Jacob Simonek, Hannah Jarvis, Presley Clampitt, Jesslin Bond, and Lacy Jacobs. “Nationals was pretty amazing, especially since we’re all best friends,” Robotics student Hannah Jarvis said. “Three of...
SSISD Superintendent Answers Questions, Shares Information About $93 Million Bond Election
Approximately 40-50 people attended the Town Hall meeting Thursday night to hear Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb share information and answer questions about the May SSISD $93 million bond election. Taxes, where a new facility will be constructed, what will become of existing structures and when these projects would take place, as well as what would occur if the bond does not pass were among the topics community...
More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
When the Hopkins County Grand Jury last met they signed more than 135 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately 110 people were named in the charges, including 18 individuals accused of more than one offense. In some cases, more than one person is alleged to have been involved in the same offense, according to the indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the December 29, 2021...
Don Julian Retiring After 41 Years In Broadcasting
Community Invited To Join Julian’s KSST Family and Friends On Monday As They Celebrate The Sports Director Don Julian has turned in his microphone and press pass to enjoy life and games on his own schedule after more than 40 years in broadcasting, the last 15 of which have been as news and sports broadcaster for KSST/Channel 18. While he won’t be gracing the airwaves, retirement doesn’t mean Julian is giving up sports for good....
