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8 SSHS Wildcat Band Members Qualify For Area
Dec09

8 SSHS Wildcat Band Members Qualify For Area

Fifteen members of the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band made the All-Region Band Friday, including eight whose auditions also qualified them for Area. Students selected to the All-Region Band following auditions Dec. 9, 2022, in New Boston include Caroline Prickette, Laney Bankston, Mika Petty, Justin Chen, Isaac Stanley, Anthony Small, Levi Caton, Valeria Garcia, Cat Starzyk, Kate Hurley, Hannah Hughes, Aubrey Wiliams, Lucy...

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Close Finish For Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Proposition Election
Nov09

Close Finish For Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Proposition Election

North Hopkins, Saltillo, Miller Grove Elect Trustees To School Boards The election for the Sulphur Springs ISD bond proposition was a close finish, with 50.6% of district voters casting ballots against Proposition A and 49.4% casting ballots in favor of the proposed $81.5 million bond. Voters in Saltillo, North Hopkins and Miller Grove also selected their choices to fill school board seats as well. It should be noted that all election...

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Elections On Nov. 8, 2022 Ballots
Oct24

Elections On Nov. 8, 2022 Ballots

Nov. 8, 2022 General Election ballots include multiple candidates for district, county and state offices, as well as certified unopposed incumbent candidates and options for voters to manually add certified write-in candidates. Sulphur Springs ISD Nov. 8, 2022 Sample Ballot containing SSISD Proposition A Sulphur Springs ISD has called a bond election, asking district voters to casts ballots either for or against Proposition A: SSISD...

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Johanna Hicks Receives State Honors, Commissioners Court Recognized At 2022 Extension Conference
Aug03

Johanna Hicks Receives State Honors, Commissioners Court Recognized At 2022 Extension Conference

Hopkins County Family & Community Health Extension Agent Johanna Hicks earned state honors and Hopkins County Commissioner Court was recognized last week at the 2022 Texas Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences state conference. Hicks Receives State Honors Johanna Hicks received the Healthy Texas Award at the TEAFCS Awards ceremony in Decatur, an annual event attended by Extension professionals from across the...

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Commissioners Court Considers Employee Health Insurance Plan, Preliminary Plat, Air Agreement
Jun27

Commissioners Court Considers Employee Health Insurance Plan, Preliminary Plat, Air Agreement

Auto Wrecking And Salvage Yard Ordinance Establishing Regulations, Requiring Licensing Approve For Hopkins County Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, June 27, considered a number of items, including a request for an estate plat, auto wrecking and salvage yard regulations, employee health insurance options, and an extended agreement with Hoyt Breathing Air. Estate Plat Preliminary plat of Rios Estates The commissioners...

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Send Off Planned June 9 To Recognize Area Veterans On Honor Flight DFW
May24

Send Off Planned June 9 To Recognize Area Veterans On Honor Flight DFW

Four area veterans will be honored at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, in front of Hopkins County Courthouse with a send-off for Honor Flight DFW, which will carry them to Washington D.C. to see the veterans memorials and participate in special events designed specifically for veterans. All are encouraged to come downtown to help show appreciation and to honor these men who have served. Four Vietnam veterans will be honored Thursday...

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Personnel Policy Changes Regarding How Work Hours Are Reported, 3 Other Matters Approve
May23

Personnel Policy Changes Regarding How Work Hours Are Reported, 3 Other Matters Approve

Commissioners Court Approve Agreement With TxDOT For Timber Creek Road Bridge Replacement Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved an agreement with Texas Department of Transportation for replacement Timber Creek Road bridge, and personnel policy changes giving elected officials options regarding how county employees’ time is reported, amount given for out-of-town travel, inclement weather pay and date certain holidays are...

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Moore, Neal Named Top Seniors At Sulphur Bluff High School
May18

Moore, Neal Named Top Seniors At Sulphur Bluff High School

The top seniors at Sulphur Bluff High School have been announced. Trevor Don Moore is the valedictorian and Bailey Rachelle Neal salutatorian of the SBHS Senior Class of 2022. Valedictorian Trevor Moore has attended Sulphur Bluff ISD for 10 years and will graduate with a 4.9 weighted grade point average. This is Moore’s second time to be named valedictorian; he also was the valedictorian of the 8th grade class. Trevor Don Moore,...

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Republican, Democratic Party Primary Election Results For March 1, 2022
Mar02

Republican, Democratic Party Primary Election Results For March 1, 2022

While some US and state races for party nominations were determined in the March 1 Primary Elections, others will require a runoff election in May to determine whose name will be on November ballots. The local candidates for county officers ran unopposed for their party’s nomination and face no challengers from the other party either. County Elections Below are the votes received for local county offices held by the candidates,...

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Miller Grove, Saltillo Cross Country Athletes Recognized As Top 1A Teams
Feb14

Miller Grove, Saltillo Cross Country Athletes Recognized As Top 1A Teams

The Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning recognized the Miller Grove and Saltillo Cross Country athletes for being the Top 1A Teams in the state. Judge Robert Newsom read a proclamation in honor of each school’s achievements. 2021 Miller Grove ISD Boys Cross County 1A State Champions are recognized Feb. 14, 2022, by Hopkins County Commissioners Court. The Miller Grove Hornets won the UIL State 1A Boys Cross Country...

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