News

February, 2016

• 21 February

  Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Making Bomb Threat

    An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the Eastern District of Texas. Parker Ryan Little, 19, of Wagoner, OK, pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges of making a false bomb threat in an appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Giblin. According to information presented …
• 21 February

  KOYN Teacher of the Week for Feb. 22nd

    Congratulations to our KOYN Teacher of the Week is Kim Lacey 5th Grade Teacher at Bailey Intermediate. She was nominated by Tinslee Allan who said: “Mrs.Lacey is one of the most incredible teachers. I know she is very encouraging, funny, crazy and definitely the most loving to everyone!! Mrs.Lacey is …
• 21 February

  Parker Math-a-Thon Raises Money for St Jude

    Aaron Parker Elementary students raised $1,400 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through the St. Jude Math-a-Thon.  Parker has participated in the Math-a-Thon since 1986, raising over $22,077.  Students participating this year beginning front row left are Clayton Clark, Trail Wilkins and Kylie Goggans; middle row, Hannah Jackson, Morgan …
• 21 February

  NLHS Students Learning the Parts of a Cell through Baking

    Students in Sandra Patterson’s Biology I class at North Lamar High School got creative when learning the parts of a cell.  They decided to bake a cake for the class and decorate it like the inside of a cell labeling the mitochondria, nucleolus, cytoplasm, ribosome and other parts.  Pictured …
• 21 February

  NLHS UIL Preps for District Academic Meet

    Members of the North Lamar UIL Academic Team returned with medals and plaques after competing at the UIL Academic meet in Quitman on February 13. Takeyah Griffin earned fourth in Science and top chemistry score; Heather Armstrong earned third place in Math and fifth place in Number Sense; Brittany …
• 19 February

  Trial Postponed for Former Quinlan Teacher, Coach

    Trial has been rescheduled for April 18th for former Quinlan ISD teacher and coach Bradley K. Lewis. He has pleaded not guilty to multiple charged of having an improper relationship with a student. The alleged victim was a 15 year old female student at Ford High School. After resigning …
• 19 February

  Quitman Home Destroyed By Fire

    A house in Quitman was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. The husband and wife who lived in the house on Rainwater Street were not home when the blaze broke out and there were no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Wood County …
• 19 February

  Saltillo VFD Fund Raiser

    The Saltillo Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual Stew Fund Raiser tomorrow, beginning and 11:30 and running until it’s all gone. They will serve deserts with chicken and beef stew or chili. It will be held at the fire station on US 67 in Saltillo.
• 19 February

  Sulphur Springs Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

    The Sulphur Springs Kiwanis Club is hosting an all you can eat Pancake Day tomorrow from 7am till 2pm at the civic center. The cost is only $7 per person and children under six eat free. The meal features pancakes, meats, juice and coffee and all proceeds will benefit …
• 19 February

  Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet At Civic Center

        A crowd of several hundred people attended the 90th annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Banquet at the Civic Center. Musical entertainment was provided by “ Crossfire”. Big Smith’s Barbecue and Catfish catered the event. Awards presented at last night’s banquet were: Caregiver of the Year – …