HOPKINS COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDANT JAMES LEE STEVENS HAS ANNOUNCED HIS EARLY RETIREMENT. 

          STEVENS TOLD PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS TODAY THE HE WILL LEAVE NO LATER THAN JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH HIS CONTRACT GOES THROUGH JUNE OF 2014.
    
          STEPHENS HAS BEEN SUPERINTENDANT SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2000, AND HAS A 45 YEAR CAREER IN EDUCATION, INCLUDING POSITIONS AS A TEACHER, COACH, PRINCIPAL, AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDANT.