Silex school recently accepted a donation of a Great Horned Owl from Stroker sisters Janet Stroker Dameron Finnerty, Virginia SuzAnne Stroker Paz, and Grace ElizaBeth Stroker McLean. The owl was originally purchased in the 1980s from the Franklin Mint by their aunt Evelyn Johnston. Many will remember Mrs. Finnerty as Mrs. Dameron. Mrs. Finnerty graduated […]
The Committee of Fifty honored Tech. Sgt. Austin Winegardner, an instructor supervisor at the Air Force Pavement and Equipment School on U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood, as the Instructor of the Year for the 1st Engineer Brigade. Master Sgt. Wayne Tokarz, the flight chief for Winegardner, said “I’ve been at quite a few installations in […]
Hawks Take Down Elsberry In Overtime Of State Sectional A wild final 15 seconds saw tears, cheers and ultimately heartbreak for the Clopton Hawks as their season ended with a 58-57 loss to Harrisburg in the MSHSAA Class 2 Quarterfinal on Saturday. With the Hawks trailing by a point in the waning seconds, Clopton senior Mark […]
Local residents Mary Wallace and Cami Blackman are planning an elegant “gala” event for March 25 at the Sacred Heart Parish Center in Vandalia. Organizers say the event is meant for the community to come together, enjoy a nice meal, mingle and have a good time. The event will include a social hour, served meal […]
Home Court Advantage Helps Boost Hawks To 14-Point Victory Over Bulldogs In their fourth and final match up this year it was Clopton that emerged victorious in a hard-fought battle to win the Class 2 District 6 championship. The title tilt on Saturday was tight throughout three quarters with the biggest lead for each team […]
Melanie Hiles knew her elementary classroom could benefit from adding technology when she came upon an opportunity where Google would match tax-deductible online donations to purchase Chromebooks. “In an ever-increasing time of technology, it’s hard to believe that computers and internet are not something that every student has access to in their lives,” Hiles noted. […]
Dr. Elaine Henderson To Retire After Nine Years At The Helm For the first time in nine years, the Silex School District will have a new leader when classes resume this fall for the 2017-2018 school year. The Silex R-1 Board of Education has selected David M. Deets as superintendent, replacing Dr. Elaine Henderson who […]
The top two teams in the Class 2 District 6 tournament had only suffered one loss on the season and fans knew it would be a tough battle. Despite a never quit attitude, the top-seeded Clopton Lady Hawks were defeated by (2) Scotland County in the district championship game on Saturday, 59-46. The Lady Hawks […]
Brock Bailey Looks Forward To Farming In Retirement All it takes is a few minutes of watching Scott Mullins engaging with students to see how passionate he is about education and next year he will step into the position of high school principal. For the past three years Mullins has served as assistant high school […]
