Local Man Exercises First Amendment Downtown
The past few days, a man has been spotted in the downtown area sporting bright green and yellow signs. Mr. Charles Oxford is a resident of Hopkins County and has a passion for local, city politics. Mr. Oxford has been present at two of the Paris Junior College town hall style meetings regarding the proposal of the new college taxing district and brought a series of questions before Dr. Pamela Anglin, President of Paris Junior College....
Anglin Answers Myth, Fact Issues Regarding PJC Proposal
by Dr. Pam Anglin, A.B.A., B.B.A., M.B.A., Ed.D., C.P.A. MYTH: On November 8 residents of the Paris Junior College (PJC) service area outside the taxing district will decide whether to be annexed into the PJC tax base. While the initial increase is being advertised as low as 8.5 cents per $100 evaluation, that figure can be unilaterally increased to 27 cents per $100 without any authorization by the citizens of the county once they...
Line Formed as Early Voting Begins Monday
A line had formed by 7:30 a.m. Monday morning as early voting for the November General election began at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom located in the County Tax office/JP building, 128 Jefferson Street. Early voting begins at 8 a.m. each day and the early voting location is open until 5 p.m. Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, said that all was going well Monday morning with a steady stream of voters continuing through...
Early Voting Begins Monday; Sample Ballots Now Available
October 21, 2016 – Early voting begins Monday. Early voting in Hopkins County is at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom located in the County Tax office/JP building, 128 Jefferson Street. Enter the front door of the building and follow the signs to the voting area. Hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Sample ballots are now available on the Hopkins County website. Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, says that when voting the...
PJC Regents Renew RSVP Partnership
A group mobilizing volunteers received a positive endorsement from the Paris Junior College Board of Regents Wednesday evening, as they renewed a partnership with Red River Valley Retired Senior Volunteer Program for another three years. RSVP is America’s largest network for people age 55 and older contributing their time and experience to important organizations that improve the community. Since 1971, RSVP has matched the personal...
PJC Presents November 8th Proposition in Town Hall Meeting–slideshow & story
by Allison Bledsoe On Monday night Dr. Pam Anglin, President of Paris Junior College, held an informative, town hall style meeting in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. In the General Election on November 8th, Hopkins County voters will decide whether they will join the taxing district of Paris Junior College. Joining the district would give a tuition break to area students. Dr. Pam Anglin highlighted that Paris Junior College...
Two Opportunities to Learn More of PJC Proposed District Service Plan on November Ballot
Hopkins County residents have two opportunities to learn more about the Paris Junior College district service plan that will be on the November 8th general election ballot. Monday night at the civic center and Tuesday night at the County Republican Bipartisan Forum. In order to provide more information about the Paris Junior College proposed district service plan, a series of town halls are being held in the coming weeks. The meeting...
PJC Plans Local Town Hall Meeting Focused on Proposed District Service Plan
In order to provide more information about the Paris Junior College proposed district service plan, a series of town halls are being held in the coming weeks. The meeting for Hopkins County residents will be held Monday, Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m. in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, located at 1200 Houston Street. The meetings will provide an opportunity to hear from PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin about the College and the challenges...
“Updated” Bipartisan Candidate Forum
The Republican Party of Hopkins County will host a bipartisan candidate forum on October 18th at the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall located at 1100 League Street South in Sulphur Springs. There will be a Candidate forum between Republican incumbent Wade Bartley and challenger Democrat Billy Emerson. The candidates are running for the office of Precinct # 3 Commissioner. Each candidate will give an opening...
PJC Regents Note Improvement in Completion Rates; Authorize Tax Rate Decrease
Paris Junior College tracks student success and completion rates and is showing continued improvement, according to the Quality Enhancement Plan report presented to the Board of Regents by Associate Vice President of Student Access and Success Sheila Reece Monday evening. PJC tracks student learning outcomes for new student orientation and academic advising. “This was a really good year,” said Reece. “We did better this year than...
