“Disaster Drill” is Hopkins County Emergency Management Local Test
Emergency Management Coordinators L.to R. Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson, Hopkins County Emergency Management Specialist Kristi Springfield, and Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley A “disaster drill”, set for Friday morning June 21, will be held near the Sulphur Springs High School area. If you notice a number of response vehicles and personnel in that area, rest assured it is part of a State-recommended...
Pre-K, Kindergarten Round Up Continues Tuesday At North Hopkins Elementary
North Hopkins Elementary Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten Round Up kicked off Monday, and will continue from 9 a.m. To noon Tuesday, April 30, in the elementary office for new-to-the-district students. Early registration does not assure your child a spot in prekindergarten. “In order to ensure the safety of the children and the quality of their education we will only be able to accept a certain number,” Kodi Wright stated in a letter...
Como-Pickton Gets Big District Win at North Hopkins Tuesday Night
Como-Pickton Baseball 3, North Hopkins 1 The Como-Pickton Eagles won a big low scoring district game at North Hopkins, winning 3-1 Tuesday. The Eagles broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the top of the fifth inning to go up, 2-0. North Hopkins got a run in the bottom of the sixth to trim their deficit to 2-1. The Eagles added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to go up, 3-1. The Eagles outhit the Panthers 7 to 5. Dylan...
Como-Pickton CISD Board of Trustees Candidate Profiles, Part 2
Early voting by personal appearance begins Monday morning, for the May 4 school and municipal elections. Voters within Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District will have plenty of candidates to choose from when casting ballots in the school board election. Seven candidates have filed, seeking candidacy for one of four full-term at-large seats on the school board; they include D.J. Carr, JJ Cummings, James R. “Jim” Murray,...
10 Students From 5 Schools Named 2019 Hopkins County Bright Star Scholars
(From left) Faith Wheeler, Rhett Reid, Akayshia Smith, Landry Tyson, Maddie Millsap, Casey Bass, Maddy Ray, Amy Sprague, Nathan Valenzuela and Jennifer Lopez-Cervantes were all recognized for their selection by the John and Deborah Gillis Foundation as Hopkins County Bright Star Scholars Students from five county high schools were recognized Tuesday night as the very first Hopkins County Bright Star Scholars. Honorees include Akayshia...
North Hopkins Baseball Wins Handily over Cumby, 11-0 Tuesday
The North Hopkins Panthers’ baseball team was too much for Cumby defeating the Trojans, 11-0 in six innings at Cumby Tuesday (April 16). The Panthers scored in all six innings. Caleb Wyatt got the win for North Hopkins. Hit leaders for the Panthers were Geoffrey Stewart, Victor Rojo and Branson Thomas. North Hopkins RBI leaders were Rojo, Colby Cameron and Stewart.
North Hopkins Baseball Gets No-Hitter and Breaks Open Tight Game Late Against Excell
North Hopkins pitcher Wyatt Wharton tossed a no-hitter and the Panthers scored eight late runs to defeat Excell, 10-1 Friday (April 12) at North Hopkins. Wharton got the pitching win going seven innings allowing no hits and just one run while striking out 16 and walking five. The Panthers got 11 hits and committed no errors. The Panthers went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a Caleb Wyatt sacrifice fly. Wyatt was 1 for 2 with a...
North Hopkins Panthers Face Big Sandy In Playoff Tuesday After Clarksville Withdraws
North Hopkins Panther Boys Basketball has been activated back into playoffs today due to a Clarksville UIL eligibility issue. Clarksville had defeated North Hopkins last Friday in Mount Vernon in overtime, but today Clarksville has withdrawn due to the UIL issue. North Hopkins ISD, reactivated into playoffs, and will play Big Sandy Tuesday, February 26, at 7 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School Gym.
Meet the New Hopkins County Agri-Life Extension Assistant Jessica Taylor
Hopkins County Extension agents Johanna Hicks and Mario Villarino and office manager Barbara Sanders recently welcomed a new member to the team, Jessica Taylor. She is an Extension Assistant assigned to the Hopkins County office for the next couple of years. To meet the community, Jessica appeared with Johanna in a KSST Good Morning Show interview on Wednesday February 20, 2019. L. to R. Extension agent Johanna Hicks and new Extension...
North Hopkins FFA CHapter Participating in the Hopkins County Jr. Market Show
FFA Officers Sydnee Bell (left) and Breeanna Hicks (right) with North Hopkins Ag Instructor Brittany Bettes Seniors Breeanna Hicks and Sydnee Bell have been schoolmates in the North Hopkins ISD since Pre-K and they will graduate in Spring 2019. Both have a love for animals and are among the 80-member North Hopkins FFA Chapter. Both girls are Vice-Presidents of the chapter, and both are showing livestock in the Feb 21-23 county show....
