New Paris Junior College Taxing District?
Paris Junior College currently serves a five county area and has one of the smallest taxing districts in the state of Texas. The area Paris Junior College serves is approximately 3,848 square miles while their taxing district is approximately 44 square miles. Only 1.14% of Paris Junior College’s service area pays taxes in support of the college. PJC has two satellite campuses, one in Sulphur Springs and one in Greenville, in...
Bankhead Highway Celebration Comes to Celebration Plaza Thursday
This year, 2016, is the 100th anniversary of the Federal Aid Highway Act that birthed the modern day highway system in the nation. The celebration of the centennial event comes to Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs Thursday. When John Hollis Bankhead, a U S Senator from Birmingham Alabama and newspaper publisher Asa Rountree became president and secretary of a nationwide good roads movement, their dream may not have been as broad as...
Super Tuesday Ends at 7 p.m.; Vote Center Locations
Time is runnning out for Hopkins County registered voters to cast their Primary Election day ballots at any of the Vote Centers in the county from 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. Below are voting locations in Hopkins County. During the November 3, 2015 Constitutional Amendments Election, the county reduced the number of polling places from 21 to 14 providing the option to vote at a place nearby instead of having to travel to the assigned...
Fourteen Polling Places for Tuesday’s Primary Election; Sample Ballots
On Tuesday, March 1st, Hopkins County registered voters will be able to cast their Primary Election day ballots at any of the Vote Centers in the county from 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. Below are voting locations in Hopkins County. During the November 3, 2015 Constitutional Amendments Election, the county reduced the number of polling places from 21 to 14 providing the option to vote at a place nearby instead of having to travel to...
Primary Election: Places to Vote; The Ballot
With Early Voting underway, attention turns to the Democrat and Republican Primary elections in Texas. Early voting is available at only one place in Hopkins County–the Sulphur Springs ISD Administration Building on Connally Street in Sulphur Springs. However, on the day of the Primary, there are 14 polling places scattered across the county where a Hopkins County voter can cast their ballot. On Tuesday, March 1st, registered...
Students Return to Classes This Week
Hopkins County schools end the Christmas/New Year holiday break this week as students return to classes Monday and Tuesday. Monday, classes begin in Cumby, Yantis, and Saltillo. Tuesday, Miller Grove, North Hopkins, Sulphur Bluff, Como-Pickton, Sulphur Springs ISD and Bright Star Christian School return to class. Teachers in the SSISD return to their classroom Monday for a teacher work day.
School Holidays Ahead; Early Dismissal, Return Dates
Most schools in the area are getting a jump on the holiday. All but one school in the Hopkins County area will dismiss early for the holidays. Two schools will dismiss early today and Friday. Here is a list of area schools and their schedule: All students and staff in the Sulphur Springs ISD will be released an hour early on Friday, December 18th for the Christmas Holidays. Buses will also run one hour ahead of their regular schedule....
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...
Top Students and Graduation Dates for Area High Schools
North Hopkins High School has 15 seniors who will graduate on Saturday Jun 6. Commencement will be conducted at 3 p.m. in Panther Gym. Valedictorian is Maruricio Gamez and Salutatorian is Denice Franco. Sulphur Bluff High School will graduate 13 seniors Saturday June 6th at 5 p.m. in the new high school gym. Their top two graduates will be announced May 29th during awards day ceremonies. Yantis ISD will graduate 16 in commencement...
Patricia S. Higgins
Funeral services for Patricia S. Higgins, age 81 of Cumby will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Deidra Maples officiating. Interment will be at DFW National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Patricia passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Carriage House Cottages. She was born on July 18, 1933,...
