Sulphur Bluff Team Named Grand Champion At Help-A-Child Benefit Ag Mechanics Build Off
The first ever Help-A-Child Benefit Ag Mechanics Team Build Off was a huge success Friday, with all 35 teams commended by the judges for their welding skills, safety practices and use of PPE, and manner in which they worked together as a team. In the end, however, only the teams constructing the top four ranked smokers went home with awards. “Everyone is doing excellent work,” said John Plemons, Paris Junior College...
Chamber Connection – Sept. 21, 2022
By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] Cooking a pot of Hopkins County Stew for the 2021 contest Tickets for this year’s 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank, will go on sale Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Chamber of Commerce office, local banks and online! This year, tickets are $8 each or four tickets for $28. You can purchase them at Alliance Bank...
MG, NH, Saltillo ISDs Earn As On Report Cards; All Other Rural Hopkins County Schools Earn Bs
Yantis ISD Receives C Accountability Rating Miller Grove, North Hopkins and Saltillo all earned As on school report cards, while all of the other rural Hopkins County schools received Bs from the state. Yantis ISD, located in nearby Wood County but which serves some Hopkins County students, received a C 2021-2022 accountability rating from Texas Education Agency. Some were ranked strictly as a district, while others had campus raked...
PJC Third Baseman Drafted by New York Yankees
Beau Brewer of McKinney, Texas, who has finished up a stellar sophomore year at Paris Junior College, was drafted in the 19th round by the New York Yankees. “I give a big shout-out to Paris Junior College. I owe my career and my life to ya’ll,” said Brewer. “It’s been a blessing to have this opportunity to play professional baseball. Coming out of high school I didn’t have much. Coach [Clay] Cox gave me the opportunity to play...
Schedule For Upcoming TeleTown Hall Meeting, Town Hall Tour For Congressman Fallon Announced
Pat Fallon, District 2 Congressman An upcoming Town Hall Tour and TeleTown Hall Meeting schedule has been announced for Congressman Pat Fallon. The District 4 Congressman invites district residents to participate in any of these in-person or phone conferences to ask questions and receive an update from Fallon on recent developments, actions and work taken and proposed which will impact those residing in District 4. “We would...
SSHS 2022 Seniors Receive Almost $5 Million In Scholarship Offers And Military Awards
Sulphur Springs High School 2022 Seniors received almost $5 million in scholarship offers and military awards during the annual Senior Awards Ceremony. Scholarship offers totaled $2,939,460 and military awards accounted for the rest of the $4,919,460 announced during the senior awards assembly. The SSHS Senior Class of 2022 honor graduates, valedictorian and salutatorian, UIL Scholars, National Merit Scholar, and senior state Academic...
Tran, Galvan Top 2022 Honor Graduates At Como-Pickton High School
Sandra Tran and Leslie Galvan are the top 2022 Honor Graduates at Como-Pickton High School. Valedictorian Sandra Tran, daughter of Quynh Tran and Suong Van, will graduate May 27, 2022, with a 4.0 grade point average. She has attended Como-Pickton CISD for eight years. Como-Pickton High School Senior Class of 2022 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Tran was in the band and color guard from 10th to 12th grade, serving as Color guard captain...
White, Gurley Earn Top Honors Among Saltillo High School Senior Class Of 2022
Trinity White and McKenna Gurley earned the top honors among the Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2022. Trinity White, Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2022 valedictorian Trinity White, daughter of Robert and Shannon White, earned distinction as the 2022 senior valedictorian with a 3.824 grade point average. She has been active in Academic UIL, athletics and school organizations. White is a four-year member of the Beta Club,...
25 Graduates Ranked In Top 10% Of SSHS Senior Class Of 2022 Recognized At Honors Breakfast
The top 10% of Sulphur Springs High School Senior Class of 2022 was recognized Tuesday morning, May 17, 2022, at a special honors breakfast at 7 a.m. at Hopkins County Civic Center. “Today, we give special recognition to 25 honor graduates of Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2022. This class has 256 candidates for graduation. This is a special time for these young people, their families, our community and school. We are...
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,...
