February 17, 2021Timpson ISD will be closed for this Thursday and Friday.
February 17, 2021 - Timpson ISD will continue remote learning for Thursday and Friday, February 18-19, of this week due to extreme weather in our area. Please, continue to watch for other announcements as school may not be able to operate remotely if our area continues to have widespread power outages. In this event, a decision for closure may take place and an announcement will be made.
February 17, 2021 - As of 8 p.m., about 21,300 SWEPCO customers are without power after a winter storm brought freezing rain, ice, sleet and snow to the Ark-La-Tex. SWEPCO continues to monitor the weather, which may cause additional outages.
SWEPCO has nearly 2,400 workers ready to restore power. Workers positioned before the storm in Texarkana and Longview will move to staging areas in Shreveport, Mansfield and Center, Texas.
The majority of outages are in Natchitoches and Sabine parishes in Louisiana.
February 16, 2021 - Excelsior ISD will not have school due to the weather for the rest of the week. School will resume at regular time on Monday February 22, 2021.
February 15, 2021 - Excelsior ISD will not have school Tuesday, February 16th due to the weather.
February 16, 2021 - Tenaha Schools will remain on “Remote Instruction” for the remainder of this week. We will return to regular on campus learning on Monday, February 22.
All playoff basketball games are being rescheduled and moved. Currently the girls are scheduled for Thursday in Cushing but we are fully aware that the current weather situation is unprecedented. We are basically considering changes up to the minute.
February 12, 2021 - Due to the strong possibility of severe weather next week, Timpson ISD is making preparations to utilize remote learning for days students and teachers are unable to meet for in-person learning. A decision will not be made until later in the weekend and for now Timpson ISD plans to have classes as normal.
February 11, 2021 - Panola College will move to altered operations February 15 - 18, 2021 due to inclement weather.
All courses will move to virtual instruction during this time. Faculty and staff will be available by phone and email. All locations will be closed to the public during altered operations.
Regular operations will resume Friday, February 19, 2021.
December 14, 2020 - The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine have been delivered in Texas. Four sites received 19,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccine Monday morning. An additional 19 sites will receive 75,075 doses on Tuesday.
“Seeing the first doses of vaccine arrive in Texas is an important milestone signaling that a return to our way of life is within sight,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS Commissioner. “We cannot stop short of the finish line. This hope should lift our spirits and strengthen our resolve to do what must be done to end the pandemic.”
December 10, 2020 - If you were among the 88 people tested in the free COVID-19 Drive-Thru testing on Tuesday, please be patient. You will be contacted once the results are received. The hopes were the results would be known within 24 to 48 hours; however, it is possible the results may take longer.
Please note, the United Pentecostal Church which allowed their property to be used for the testing site, they do NOT have any testing results.
It is possible another Drive-Thru Test Clinic will be held again in Shelby County after Christmas.