Notable Updates To Sulphur Springs ISD Handbooks, Policies
District Committee Auditing And Updating District Safety & Security Plan By now, most parents have already sign form acknowledging they’ve received and will require their students to abide by the policies and procedures listed in their student handbooks, Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. Those who have more than one student may not have taken the time to flip through to see what, if any,...
SSISD Administrator Presents Brief Update On Local Policy Recommendations
Sulphur Springs High School Principal Josh Williams presented Texas Association of School Boards Localized Policy Manual Update 119, a document containing recommendations for 60 new or revised policy recommendations. SSISD logo “I sent these policies to every relevant person for review on June 17 as it tends to affect every department and every campus in the district. So within this, there will be 51 legal policies for you to review...
Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021
Crime in the seven major reporting categories was down and the clearance rate was up in 2021 in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Officers initiated 135 cases in the major offense categories, 132 of which were cleared, giving the sheriff’s office a clearance rate of 97.77% in those categories in 2021. That’s 30 fewer cases initiated by sheriff’s office staff in 2021 than the year...
Sulphur Springs ISD Considering A Policy For School Facilities Name Designations
Some Sulphur Springs ISD Board Polices were discussed at this week’s regular school board meeting. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb told the board of trustees that officials are working on a draft of a potential new policy for school facilities name designations. Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams, then asked SSISD Board of Trustees to approve Texas Association of School Boards Localized Policy Manual Update...
Reduce Your Risk Of Being The Victim Of Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary
AUSTIN, Texas – Protect your ride and what’s inside! It doesn’t matter what kind of car you drive. All vehicles are a potential target of motor vehicle theft this holiday season. In Texas, almost 77,000 vehicles were stolen last year, and nearly 200,000 vehicles are burglarized each year. The losses to Texans are staggering – almost $1.5 billion. “Protect your investment,” says Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) Chairman...
100 Indictments Signed During November 2020 Grand Jury Session
Approximately 100 indictments were signed during the November 2020 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Named in the indictments are more than 70 defendants, including 11 individuals accused of two offenses and five alleged to have committed multiple offenses. In some charges, more than one defendant was named for alleged involvement in offenses. Charges ranged from aggravated robbery, sexual assault,...
Future Outlook Bright For 2020 Gillis Foundation Scholarship Recipients
The applicants who applied to the John and Deborah Gillis Foundation for Bright Stars Scholarships were so impressive that only 0.02 of a point on the rating scale separated the 10th and 11th place finalists. When Executive Director Robin Shrode contacted John Gillis, he agreed an additional scholarship should be funded for another student, increasing the number of scholarships recipients in 2020 to 11. Awards and certificates for the...
5 Inmates Accused Of Violent Assault Of 2 Other Inmates At Hopkins County Jail
March 11, 2020 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets released the following statement regarding an alleged violent fight on Feb. 21 between inmates at Hopkins County jail: On February 21, 2020 several inmates were involved in a physical altercation inside the Hopkins County Jail. During that confrontation five subjects attacked and assaulted two other inmates. During the assault, one inmate was on the ground...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Up 44 Indictments June 26, 2018
Forty-four indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Those included in the indictments and already arrested are: Justin Dean Cowart indicted for Criminal Solicitation Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Attempted Traffic Child Engage Conduct/Sexual. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators and deputies arrested Justin Dean Cowart, 31, of Yantis, for Attempted Human Trafficking and Criminal...
Kuhl Sentenced to Life in Prison
Just before noon Wednesday, October 07, 2015, a Hopkins County jury sentenced Franklin Coy Kuhl, Jr. to life in prison. The sentence came after the jury began deliberation shortly after 10 a.m. Around 11:15 a.m., the jury sent a note to 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt requesting State’s Exhibits 9-17. The exhibits included a video from the Motel 6 in Greenville where Kuhl, aged 50 at the time of the offense in February,...
