As the winter storm approaches, schools and businesses are evaluating conditions and making preparations and decisions regarding operations. Below are some of those changes and preparations that have been reported to KSST.
- CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs is cancelling this week’s COVID vaccine clinic that was schedule for Friday, Feb. 4, from 9 to 11 a.m. Clinics will resume as usual on Friday, Feb. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m.
- The NETX Public Health District will NOT be providing pediatric or adult COVID vaccines on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4, 2022.
- There will be no activities at Central Baptist Church Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
- No classes will be held or meal served at League Street Church of Christ Feb. 2.
- All Sulphur Springs ISD campuses and offices will be closed Thursday, February 3, due to inclement weather. All school activities are canceled or postponed. All school activities will continue as scheduled Wednesday and after school Wednesday, February 2. District administrators had not yet decided whether it will be necessary to close school Friday. SSISD officials said at noon they will communicate that decision as soon as possible.
- Due to the dangerous road conditions anticipated for later Wednesday and Thursday by the accumulation of ice and snow, all classes on the main Texas A&M University-Commerce campus and the Dallas site are canceled for Wednesday evening (effective at 5 p.m.) and the University will be closed through Thursday, February 3.
- Paris Junior College will be closed Thursday and Friday, Feb. 3-4, due to winter weather. Updates will be posted on PJD Dragon Alerts and on the PJC Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
- Como-Pickton CISD will be closed this Thursday and Friday. All varsity games will be rescheduled for make-up. Junior High and JV games will not. Administrators built the school calendar to anticipate days like these are predicted to be. CPCISD will not have to make up Feb. 3-4. Classes will resume at normal time on Monday, February 7, CPCISD Superintendent Dr. Greg Bower announced.
- All Hopkins County offices except emergency responders will be closed on Thursday. County Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office staff will report for duty, as will precinct road hands. A decision regarding Friday will be made and announced by Thursday afternoon, according to Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom.
- Little Acorn will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.
- Saltillo ISD will be closed tomorrow Thursday, Feb. 3, and will have a 10 start Friday, Feb. 4. In order to meet mandatory minutes required by TEA, Presidents Day will no longer be a school holiday. Saltillo ISD will have school Monday, Feb. 21.
- All Cumby ISD campuses and offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3. All activities are also cancelled and will be rescheduled. School officials will continue to assess the situation and make a decision by noon Thursday regarding Friday.
- Sulphur Bluff ISD will close Thursday and Friday. Basketball has been rescheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m.
- North Hopkins ISD will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 3, 2022. All scheduled activities for Thursday will be cancelled. A determination for the status for Friday will be released later.
- Yantis ISD will be closed Thursday, February 3, 2022. All after school activities for Thursday are canceled and will be rescheduled. YISD officials will assess the weather situation Thursday regarding a school closure for Friday and provide updates throughout the day Feb. 3.
- Miller Grove ISD will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, and a school holiday is scheduled Friday, so students won’t return to classes until Monday. The high school basketball games scheduled for Friday will be rescheduled later.
- Sulphur Springs City Hall including the Municipal Court, City Utilities Office, Sulphur Springs Public Library, Municipal Airport and Senior Citizens Center will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, during the predicted winter weather, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. Sulphur Springs Fire Department and Police Department, services, utilities and public works will still report for work Thursday. BINGO and Learning with Libby will also be cancelled on Friday.
- Meal A Day will not be cooking or delivering lunches on Thursday or Friday. Meal A Day driver delivered cans of soup and stew to all of the seniors citizens on the Meal A Day routes Wednesday to provide them with something they can eat on Thursday and Friday.
City staff have trucks ready to go in the morning to sand and salt city intersections. Public utilities staff are checking generators to make sure they are ready to go if needed and response vehicles are being equipped with chains, according to the city manager.
Maxwell encourages those who can to run their errands on Wednesday ahead of the icy storm front and to stay home off the roads Thursday if possible.
Plans are in place if it become necessary to provide shelter for residents should the storm knock out power for an extended period of time in the city. That will be announced if the need arises.
Texas Department of Transportation crews are pretreating roads in all parts of the state for the winter storm expected, but driving can still be hazardous. TxDOT officials recommend everyone stay home if they can, and those would can’t avoid driving in wintry weather should stay informed by visiting DriveTexas.org for the latest road conditions.
