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Early Voting Begins Monday In Cumby Mayor, NHISD School Board, Cumby ISD Bond And Constitutional Amendment Elections
Oct19

Early Voting Begins Monday In Cumby Mayor, NHISD School Board, Cumby ISD Bond And Constitutional Amendment Elections

Early voting by personal appearance begins Monday, Oct. 21, in the Constitutional Amendments, Cumby ISD, North Hopkins ISD and Cumby mayoral elections. Early voting begins Monday in three local elections — the North Hopkins Independent School District Board of Trustees, City of Cumby Mayor and Cumby ISD bond — as well as for 10 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. All Texas voters are asked to cast ballots for 10...

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MGISD Bond, CP & Yantis Trustees, Como City Council  Elections On May 4 Ballots
May03

MGISD Bond, CP & Yantis Trustees, Como City Council Elections On May 4 Ballots

Voters will have one more opportunity to cast ballots Saturday in Como-Pickton and Yantis school board elections, Miller Grove Independent School District bond election and Como City Council elections. Voting in the Yantis ISD Board of Trustees Election will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Yantis Elementary School foyer. Yantis voters are asked to select up to two of the three candidates for two full-term seats...

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Sulphur Springs City Council Remains Unchanged After Election
May06

Sulphur Springs City Council Remains Unchanged After Election

May 6, 2024 – Most of the focus for the May 4th elections was on school bonds, but three seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council were on a separate ballot over at City Hall. Two seats were unopposed, with Jay Julian and Harold Nash, Sr. being reelected to their seats without opposition. Place 3 had incumbent Oscar Aguilar fending off challenger Seth McDaniel with Aguilar receiving 65.6% of the 250 votes cast in the low turnout...

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School Bonds Pass in Hopkins County
May06

School Bonds Pass in Hopkins County

May 6, 2024 – Although the totals remain “unofficial” until approved by their respective boards, both Sulphur Bluff and Sulphur Springs saw their bonds pass with overwhelming success during last Saturday’s election. Both districts achieved exactly 72% “for” and 28% “against” as the final totals came in. Most of the votes for SSISD came in during early voting with 1,671 early votes cast...

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Get Ready to Early Vote for SSISD Bond
Apr19

Get Ready to Early Vote for SSISD Bond

April 19, 2024 – Early voting for the $157 million bond for SSISD starts Monday, April 22, 2024 and continues through Tuesday, April 28, 2024. Election day for the bond is May 4, 2024. All voting for the SSISD bond election is conducted at the Sulphur Springs Independent School District Administration Building located at 631 Connally Street in Sulphur Springs. The bond will provide two new elementary school campuses as well as...

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Results of the School Bond Poll
Feb19

Results of the School Bond Poll

February 19, 2024 – KSST published a poll last week and encouraged residents to voice their opinions on the May 4, 2024 SSISD School Bond election. Click here to find out more about the Bond Election from the official site. It seems that within this poll: Almost all respondents are qualified to vote, have completely read the ‘Bond Fact Sheet’ Most feel there is a valid need to upgrade existing buildings Almost and...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Board Calls May 4 Election
Feb14

Sulphur Springs ISD Board Calls May 4 Election

February 14, 2024 – Sulphur Springs Independent School District contacted KSST to share that the SSISD Board has called for a bond election to be on the May 4th ballot.  The communiqué stated, “representatives from the SSISD Bond Planning Committee made a recommendation to our school board in January that outlined a plan to address our oldest facilities at the primary and elementary level.  … our Board of Trustees...

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Former NHL Star Mike Ribeiro Trial Begins Jury Selection in Franklin County
Jan22

Former NHL Star Mike Ribeiro Trial Begins Jury Selection in Franklin County

January 22, 2024 – Approximately 300 potential jurors were called to the Franklin County Airport on this cold drizzly Monday morning to begin the jury selection process in a sexual assault case that has garnered national attention. The alternate location of the Franklin County Airport was chosen due to the large jury pool and parking concerns.  Mike Ribeiro, once the leading scorer for the Dallas Stars, played for 16 season in...

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SSISD Bond Committee Pushes Forward to Find Path for Next Bond Request
Nov27

SSISD Bond Committee Pushes Forward to Find Path for Next Bond Request

November 27, 2023 – SSISD Bond Committee will meet again on Monday, November 27th at Douglass Early Childhood School to push forward with information on another bond request for much needed improvements to SSISD campuses. The 50-member committee has met three times previously at different campuses to get a better feel of what is needed for the district as well as how much the next bond request will be after two failed attempts...

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Como-Pickton School District Bond Passes
Nov07

Como-Pickton School District Bond Passes

November 7, 2023 – With 582 votes cast in the Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District $29 Million bond election, 63% were in favor of the much needed repairs and enhancements the bond will provide. Votes “for” the bond exceeded “against” on election day as well as in early voting. A total of 367 votes for the measure were made up of 5 absentee, 215 early, and 147 on election day. Those...

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