Hopkins County Grand Jury Indicts 69 in January
January 25, 2019 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 69 indictments in January, 2019. Those indicted who have been arrested include: Daniel Lee Baxter was indicted for Injury Child/Elderly Disable with Intent Bodily Injury Janie Lynn Perez was indicted for Improper Relationship Between Educator/Student . In a press release from the office of North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Darin Jolly the district announced that a now...
Update: Berger Horticulture Fire
Thanks to Sheriff Lewis Tatum for additional photos from Berger fire Berger Horticulture Products fire Monday, December 24, 2018. Photo courtesy of Dr. Darin Jolly, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent It’s all hands on deck as Hopkins County Firefighters are responding to a major fire at Berger Horticultural Specialties. Traffic is being diverted on State Highway 19 near Birthright, the location of the industry. No additional...
Berger Horticulture Fire Diverts Traffic on Highway 19N
Berger Horticulture Products fire Monday, December 24, 2018. Photo courtesy of Dr. Darin Jolly, North Hopkins ISD Superintendent It’s all hands on deck as Hopkins County Firefighters are responding to a major fire at Berger Horticultural Specialties. Traffic is being diverted on State Highway 19 near Birthright, the location of the industry. No additional information is available at this time. KSST will follow the story through...
North Hopkins Educators Celebrate the Season
Thursday at noon in North Hopkins School Cafeteria, Hal Roberts and Blake Cooper, both retired school superintendents, addressed the administrators, teachers, and staff at the Christmas luncheon for North Hopkins ISD personnel. Dr. Darin Jolly, Superintendent of NHISD introduced the speakers and served as Master of Ceremonies for the event. Roberts, who taught grades 4-8, was a coach, principal, and superintendent, addressed the...
North Hopkins Panthers Finish Second at Dodd City Tournament
The North Hopkins Panthers’ basketball team finished second in a Dodd City boys tournament this past weekend (November 29-December 1). The Panthers lost in the tournament championship game to Bland Saturday. North Hopkins Superintendent Darin Jolly said he was so proud of the boys and was thankful to coaches Jeff Bell and Kelly Clark for their leadership and high expectations for the Panthers. Superintendent Jolly said he...
North Hopkins ISD Now Former Employee Arrested for Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student
Janie Lynn Perez In a press release from the office of North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Darin Jolly the district announced that a now former employee has been arrested for “commuicating with a student through electronic media in violation of NHISD policies and regulations. The district instituted an investigation with both Child Protective Services and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office into allegations regarding Ms....
2018 Back to School Around Hopkins County
School will be starting for Hopkins County students through the month of August 2018. Here’s a run-down of dates and current activities. Back-to-School is August 16 for both Miller Grove ISD and Cumby ISD. Miller Grove will hold a Meet the Teacher Night on August 13, and Volleyball is underway. Miller Grove Superintendent is Steve Johnson. For the Cumby Trojans, August 10 is the first day of Football workout with pads, and...
North Hopkins Coach Bell Honored for Career Win 800
Honored for his 800 career wins in Texas, North Hopkins Basketball Coach Jeff Bell said his favorite saying is “Have faith, work hard, dream big, and never quit.” Bell said he has tried to live by those words. Bell’s remarks came as he was honored by Texas UIL Director Charlie Breithaupt at the state basketball tournament in San Antonio this past week ”North Hopkins ISD is thankful and blessed to have Coach Jeff Bell influencing our...
North Hopkins Basketball Season Ends With OT Loss in Area Game
The North Hopkins Panthers took the state’s #16 ranked team into overtime before losing to Clarksville, 46-41 Friday night in an Class 2A Area round game. The game ended up in a 38-38 tie in regulation. North Hopkins Superintendent Darin Jolly said after the game that North Hopkins was thankful for a great season of basketball this year. He added he was proud of the leadership of senior Chase Williams. Jolly said it was a hard...
North Hopkins Approves Tax Swap
Voters in the North Hopkins ISD approved a tax swap plan proposed by the school board in an election Friday. The tax ratification plan will increase the the district’s Maintenance and Operations fund by 13 cents while decreasing the district’s Interest and Sinking fund 13 cents. The increase in M&O is expected to increase the district’s state funding by $250,000 a year. State funding is based on a...
