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Local schools under lockdown Tuesday

Local school districts placed their schools under lockdown on Tuesday due to escaped inmates from Hopkins County Jail.

Most schools have been modified to a soft lockdown per local law enforcement.

North Hopkins ISD - Dismissal will occur as scheduled. Bus students will not be allowed off of bus without a parent/guardian present at bus stop.

Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs - Evening classes will take place as scheduled.

Sulphur Springs ISD - Dismissal will occur as scheduled. Bus students will not be allowed off of bus without a parent/guardian present at bus stop. Students who walk home will be held at campus for parent pick-up.

Commerce ISD - Dismissal will occur as scheduled. Extra staff/law enforcement will be on campuses.

Texas A&M University-Commerce is still open as normal. Campus authorities sent out an alert warning students of the situation and advising them to use caution.

Cumby ISD - Dismissal will occur as scheduled. All after school activities canceled, including athletic practices.

Greenville ISD - Dismissal as scheduled.

Royse City ISD - Dismissal as scheduled.

Forney ISD - Dismissal as scheduled.

Daniel was born and raised in Commerce, TX, and has been a life-long listener of 88.9 KETR. After listening to ‘The Art of Sound’ with Mark Chapman as a child, he enjoyed the thought of being able to broadcast across NE Texas. He is now a Radio/Television student at Texas A&M University-Commerce and hopes to continue his work in radio after he graduates. He has been heard in the past as the host of ‘All Things Considered’, ‘Movie Picks with Alice Reese’ and ‘The Morning Bell’.
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