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 ISD and Sulphur Bluff ISD News
CUMBY ISD NEWS: Cumby ISD athletic Director Tom Dracos has been nominated to coach at the FCA Heart of Champions All Star Football Game. Lady Trojans basketball is 1-2 in district play. The girls play Dallas Gateway on Tues Jan 30 at home, and Seniors Night for the girls is Fri Feb 2 vs North Hopkins The Cumby FFA Chapter earned honors at Ft Worth Stock Show. The Ag Mechanics Team brought home three blue and one red ribbon in class...
Trojans Score on All District/Academic All District Football Teams
After an impressive season, the Cumby football team was well-represented on the All-District Football Team. The Trojans got two superlatives: Brandon Shaw was the district Defensive MVP and Cameron Scott was named Defensive Newcomer of the Year. The Trojans had twelve players on the All-District First Team: running back Tylan Brown, fullback Triston Tinney, receiver Elmer Rodriquez, offensive linemen Josh Clark, Garret Patterson and...
Wildcats End Play-off Run; Cumby Advances
The Wildcats’ football team saw their season end with a bi-district playoff loss to Mesquite Poteet, 57-21 at Lindale Friday night. Pirates Coach Kody Groves said before the game that his team, ten games into the season, still hadn’t put it all together yet. His view may be different now after the Pirates scored every time they had the ball in the first half. They racked over 400 yards of offense to build a 43-15 half time...
Cumby Trojan News
Senior Travis Taylor, Trojans quarterback, signed to play college football for Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Looking on are his parents Lisa and Kenny Taylor. His coach is Cumby athletic director Tom Dracos. Freshman Dayton Wood, shown with his Wether goat at the 2016 Ft Worth Stock Show, placed 6th out of 100 senior entries in Senior Showmanship, ages 13-18. Dayton was also a State qualifier in FFA Greenhand Creed Speaking,...
Cumby in District 9; 2-A, Division 2
Cumby will face Clarksville, Dallas Gateway, Detroit, and Maud in 2-A; Division 2 Football 2016-18 OFFICIAL FOOTBALL DISTRICT ALIGNMENT Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 + Boys Only * Girls Only CONFERENCE 2A DIVISION 2 District 1 Booker Claude Gruver Shamrock Vega Wheeler District 2 Clarendon Crosbyton Lockney Memphis Ralls Wellington District 3 Bovina Earth Springlake Farwell Morton Smyer Sudan District 4 Hamlin Plains Roby Roscoe...
Preseason Begins for SSHS Football, Volleyball, Band
Quite a few students will show up at Sulphur Springs High School for extracurricular activities Monday. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens will oversee his first football practice of the year. The Wildcats first scrimmage will be at Prim Stadium on August 14 against Liberty-Eylau. Volleyball Coach Allison Irvin will begin volleyball practice. They’ll be just days away from scrimmages: at home against Cumby and Commerce on...
Friday From The Chamber, May 26th
Introducing the 2023 Stew Contest Theme: The Stew Bowl! Attention all designers and stew enthusiasts! The World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest Logo Contest is now officially open! If you’ve got a knack for creativity and want your design to be featured on this year’s Stew shirt, posters, and all marketing materials, this is your chance! The theme for this year’s contest is “The Stew Bowl,” inspired...
Upcoming Hopkins County School Districts Graduations
May 9, 2023- Put on your cap and gown, Hopkins County Independent School District students will celebrate the long years spent furthering their education. The School Districts, dates, times and locations are as follows: Sulphur Springs ISD – May 26, 7pm on the football field with weather permitting, otherwise the Civic Center Como-Pickton CISD – May 26, 7:30pm – 8:30pm will be held on the football field with weather...
Velma Rawson
Velma Rawson Funeral services for Velma (Short) Rawson, 95, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 27, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Savage officiating. Graveside services will be at Restlawn Memorial Park with Bryan Heaps, Mason Rawson, Chad Rawson, Leslee Rawson, Troy Tutle and Caleb Denton serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be at West Oaks Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 26, 2022,...
