Candidates Can File For A Place On Rural School Board Election Ballots
Jul31

Candidates Can File For A Place On Rural School Board Election Ballots

Candidates can now file for a place on 5 rural school board election ballots this fall. The filing period began July 18 and will continue through Aug. 17. Cumby, Miller Grove, North Hopkins, Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff and Yantis school districts are all scheduled to hold school board elections on Nov. 3. Cumby ISD At Cumby ISD, candidate applications are available for two seats on the school board in the Administration Offices from 8...

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Area School Districts Are Reporting Start Dates
Jul29

Area School Districts Are Reporting Start Dates

SSISD: This week, a video address by Superintendent Michael Lamb informed families of Sulphur Springs ISD about the September 1 start date and other start-of-school plans in place. The address was thorough and quite informative about the dual learning options to be offered this Fall, both Face-to-Face classroom instruction and the Virtual Academy. The address also pointed out to parents the pressing need to submit their selection of...

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County, Yantis School Officials Are Working On Plans For Activities, Classes
Apr17

County, Yantis School Officials Are Working On Plans For Activities, Classes

As word of the Presidents’ three-phase Opening America Up Again plan and the Governor’s most recent instructions regarding COVID-19 pandemic and guidelines became widely known today, school officials are working on plans, assessing what remaining closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year will mean for their districts. With no in-person events or classes on campuses, UIL officially cancelled all events and...

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May Elections Must Be Postponed, According To State Elections Official
Apr04

May Elections Must Be Postponed, According To State Elections Official

Cumby, Yantis Schools Have Already Postponed Their Elections Until November Both Cumby ISD and Yantis ISD postponed elections within the last week, just ahead of the Secretary of State elections officer’s email notifying local election officials that the May 2 elections must be postponed due to the Governor’s Executive Order requiring people to remain at home unless at an essential job or essential tasks such as grocery...

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Primary Runoff Elections, Including For District 2 State Representative, Reset For July Due To COVID-19
Mar25

Primary Runoff Elections, Including For District 2 State Representative, Reset For July Due To COVID-19

Dates Of City, School Elections Could Change As Well As is the case with nearly all things at the present time, primary runoff and local elections are also being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Hopkins County, one runoff election has already been rescheduled and could potentially change the dates of other local elections as well. Party Primary Runoffs All primary runoffs elections scheduled for May 26 in Texas have been...

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ALL Hopkins County Schools To Be Closed Next Week, March 2020
Mar13

ALL Hopkins County Schools To Be Closed Next Week, March 2020

March 13, 2020 – The list of local schools extending spring break, as a precaution against coronavirus, continued to grow Friday afternoon with all Hopkins County districts and Yantis opting not to hold classes next week. UIL has also suspended all activities March 16-29. Cumby, North Hopkins, Como-Pickton, Sulphur Springs ISD, Miller Grove, Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff all confirmed this afternoon that they will not have classes...

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Local Preparations, Cancellations, Restrictions  Related to coronavirus
Mar13

Local Preparations, Cancellations, Restrictions Related to coronavirus

Local emergency management officials are slated to meet Friday afternoon to discuss what, if any, preparedness actions Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County will be taking related to coronavirus. Texas Department of State Health Services image for Coronavirus reporting “Multiple agencies in Hopkins County are meeting this afternoon to discuss COVID-19 this afternoon. We have had nothing in the county that I am aware of. This is to...

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County To Purchase 10 Acres Of Property in Precinct 3
Nov15

County To Purchase 10 Acres Of Property in Precinct 3

Election Results Canvassed, Victims Services Agreement Approved Hopkins County Commissioners Court, during a special called meeting Friday morning, gave approval for Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley to begin the process to purchase 10 acres of land. Commissioners also canvassed the election results and approved an agreement to provide victim services. Property Proposal Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley proposed purchasing 10...

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Several Schools Hosting Programs, Special Events Nov. 11 For Local Veterans
Nov10

Several Schools Hosting Programs, Special Events Nov. 11 For Local Veterans

Many of our local schools have programs and other activities planned Nov. 11 to honor local veterans for their service. Below are some that KSST has been made aware of: Sulphur Springs High School will host a reception at 12 noon Monday, Nov. 11, in the SSHS Library, with a special program to follow at 1 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. All past and present military are invited to attend. The SSHS Band will perform and the event...

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Election Results
Nov06

Election Results

Hopkins County voters have had their say, and were in favor of one local proposition, against another, decided school trustees in North Hopkins ISD, their choice for mayor in Cumby, preferences for a utility versus water district for Lake Fork and weighed in on proposed Constitutional Amendments as well. Results of the Nov. 5 elections in Hopkins County are listed below. Elections that include more than 1 district and state-wide...

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