3 School Districts Plan For Nov. 3 Trustees Elections
2 Districts Will Likely Be Able To Cancel Nov. 3 School Board Elections; School Board At 1 District Will Have To Fill Open Seat At the close of candidate filing Monday, only two Hopkins County school districts had more candidates than trustee seats up for election on Nov. 3. One district had one fewer candidate than seats to be filled with a Nov. 3 trustees election. One district postponed the trustees election from May until Nov. 3....
Candidate Filing For School Trustees, Cumby City Council Elections Ends Monday
There’s only one day of candidate filing left for a spot on school trustees and Cumby City Council elections. Candidate filing for a spot on Nov. 3 rural school board election ballots has been light in most cases. Filing ends at the conclusion of the business day Monday, Aug. 17, for candidacy in Cumby, Miller Grove, North Hopkins, Saltillo and Sulphur Bluff school district elections. The City of Cumby is also accepting...
Most Area School Districts Starting Classes in August
Here’s a list of 2020 school start dates around our area: Mr. Vernon ISD Aug 6 Como-Pickton CISD Aug 10 Commerce ISD Aug 11 Campbell ISD Aug 11 Yantis ISD Aug 13 Miller Grove ISD Aug 13 Cumby ISD Aug 13 Cooper ISD Aug 13 Rains Emory ISD Aug 13 Saltillo ISD Aug 17 Sulphur Bluff ISD Aug 18 North Hopkins ISD Aug 19 Sulphur Springs ISD Sept 1...
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...
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...
11 Students Recognized As 2020 Bright Stars Scholars
Eleven Hopkins County residents were recognized Thursday evening as 2020 Bright Stars Scholars. The students were selected to receive scholarships from the John and Deborah Gillis Foundation to continue their education beyond high school. When John and Deborah Gillis established the foundation in 2018 their goal was give back to their hometown by providing scholarships to students who might not otherwise be able to pursue...
Future Outlook Bright For 2020 Gillis Foundation Scholarship Recipients
The applicants who applied to the John and Deborah Gillis Foundation for Bright Stars Scholarships were so impressive that only 0.02 of a point on the rating scale separated the 10th and 11th place finalists. When Executive Director Robin Shrode contacted John Gillis, he agreed an additional scholarship should be funded for another student, increasing the number of scholarships recipients in 2020 to 11. Awards and certificates for the...
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...
Early Voting Concludes Today
Early voting by personal appearance in the Republican and Democratic Primary Elections ends today. Ballots may be cast by Hopkins County voters until 5 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Justice of the Peace 2 Courtroom located inside Hopkins County Courthouse Annex (the Tax/Justices of the Peace offices). As of Thursday evening, 249 voters had cast ballots in the Democratic Primary and 1,625 in the Republican Primary, according to the total voter...
1,061 Ballots Cast During First Week Of Early Voting
After one full week of early voting, 1,061 ballots had been cast in the March 3, 20202 Republican and Democratic Party Primary Elections, according to the official totals posted by the early voting judges. Of those, 924 had been cast in the Republican Primary and 137 in the Democratic Primary at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24. In the Democratic Primary, 23 voters had cast ballots by 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 19, the second day of voting. That number had...
