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Constitutional Amendment Order Decided for May 7, 2022 Election

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Constitutional Amendment Order Decided for May 7, 2022 Election

Both Propositions’ Involve Homestead Exemption

AUSTIN — Texas Deputy Secretary of State Joe Esparza today drew the ballot order for the two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will appear on the ballot for the May 7, 2022 Election. In order to appear on the ballot, the proposed amendments must be approved by at least two-thirds of the members of both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.

Drawing for ballot order for Texas Constitutional Amendment Election.(Office of the Texas Secretary of State, 1/26/2022)

Texans will have the opportunity to approve the following amendments with a majority vote:

Proposition 1 (SJR 2 – 87th Legislature, 2nd Special Session)

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.”

SJR 2 (87th Legislature, 2nd Special Session) proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of property taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled in order to reflect any statutory reduction in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the person’s homestead from the preceding tax year.


Proposition 2 (SJR 2 – 87th Legislature, 3rd Special Session)

“The constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.”

SJR 2 (87th Legislature, 3rd Special Session) proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from property taxes for public school purposes from $25,000 to $40,000.

For more information and resources for voting in Texas, visit VoteTexas.gov.

Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Choking Wife, Who Held Their Infant

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Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Choking Wife, Who Held Their Infant

Another Accused Of Choking The Woman He’s Been Dating, Living With Periodically Over the Past 8 Months

Two Sulphur Springs men were jailed for assault impeding breathing of a female, one each over the past two nights. A 49-year-old is accused of choking his wife, who held their infant, endangering the child as well, Monday night; and a 33-year-old is accused Tuesday night of choking the woman he’s been dating and living with periodically over the past 8 months, deputies alleged in arrest reports.

Sunset Meadows Disturbance

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched at 8:52 p.m. Jan. 24, 2022, to the Sunrise Meadows address, where a man was reported to be fighting with a woman over a child. While responding dispatchers advised the situation had changed, with two men fighting, and one had a knife.

James Patrick Mabry

Upon arrival, Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Bobby Osornio, and Sgt. Scott Davis talked to a person present as well as the 49-year-old male resident. They were told the female from the original complaint, the man’s wife, had left their home with their 6-month-old child, courtesy of a relative who came to get them. Deputies contacted the man’s wife by phone and made arrangements for her to meet with HCSO Deputy Thomas Patterson at a Sulphur Springs location.

After speaking with all parties reported to have been involved, deputies determined James Patrick Mabry and his spouse argued about her leaving the residence with their 6-month-old. Mabry allegedly tipped over the chair she was sitting in, while she held the 6-month-old. Then, Mabry allegedly began choking his spouse with his hands, impeding her breathing to the point she believed she lost consciousness.

A male relative then arrived to pickup Mabry’s wife and child and Mabry reportedly became embroiled in an altercation with him and grabbed knife from a butcher block and displayed it when the family member attempted to intervene. The knife was reportedly removed from the situation during a struggle. The woman and 6-month-old left with her family member, deputies in arrest reports stated their investigation revealed. The female victim had marks on her neck from the alleged assault, according to arrest reports.

Deputies reportedly asked Mabry about any prior criminal history. A records check, deputies alleged in arrest reports, showed he had been deceptive toward deputies.

Deputies believed based on their investigation that Mabry was the primary aggressor in the situation, not only assaulting his spouse by choking her but also endangered the 6-month-old by doing so while she held the infant.

Mabry was taken into custody at 9:47 p.m. and booked into Hopkins County jail at 10:11 p.m. Monday Jan. 24, on child endangerment by placing the kid in imminent danger of bodily injury and family violence assault of a family member that impeded breathing or circulation. The 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in lieu of a $30,000 bond on the child endangerment charge and a $25,000 bond on the assault charge.

Jail records show Mabry was arrested on one prior occasion in Hopkins County. He was booked into the county jail Sept. 20, 1995, and released from jail later that day on a $1,000 bon on an assault causing bodily injury charge, according to jail records.

County Road 1116 Disturbance

HCSO Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Josh Davis, and Sgt. Scott Davis responded at 10:51 p.m. Jan. 25, 2022, to what was reported to dispatchers as a physical disturbance between a male and a female at a County Road 1116 residence. Prior to deputies’ arrival, they were advised the female had managed to separate herself from the male and went to a nearby residence. Deputies then responded at both residences.

Timothy Blake Merrell AKA Timbo and Clutch (HCSO jail photo)

Upon contact with the female, deputies reported markings on her throat and neck like those commonly caused from being choked, as well as abrasions behind one ear, a bloody nose and broken acrylic fingernails. The woman reported being in a dating relationship with the man involved, and that they had lived together off and on for the past 8 months.

The woman claimed the 33-year-old boyfriend was intoxicated and driving recklessly, making her afraid he’d crash. The boyfriend, Timothy Blake Merrell, allegedly attempted to push her out of the vehicle and began choking her. She reportedly started swinging and was able to strike him in the eye and bite him when his hand slipped from her throat toward her mouth. He allegedly continued driving erratically, swerving as if to crash into trees.

When they arrived at the CR 1116 residence, she attempted to gather her belongings to leave. He allegedly continued to assault her at the residence, choking her again to the point she could not breath.

Merrell, who is also known by Timbo and Clutch, was taken into custody at 11:29 p.m. Jan. 25, 2022, by deputies and transported to the county jail, where he was booked in at midnight on an assault of a household member that impeded breathing or circulation charge, as well as a warrant for not taking care of a Sept. 3, 2021 public intoxication charge, according to arrest and jail reports. He too remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, Jan, 26, 2022. Bond was set at $15,000 on the felony assault charge, according to jail records.

If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.

Wildcats Soccer Crushes North Lamar 13-0

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Wildcats Soccer Crushes North Lamar 13-0

Men’s soccer got their first win on the season by routing North Lamar 13-0 on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Coach Alexi Upton’s squad early and often in their crushing victory over the Panthers.

Eight different Wildcats got in on the scoring.

Two players, Edgar Salazar and Osvaldo Arellano ended the game with hat tricks against North Lamar. Two of Salazar’s three goals came unassisted.

Uriel Santacruz finished with two goals scored on the Panthers and assisted on Simon Kieffer’s late goal to put the Wildcats up 12-0.

Jose Rodriguez, who ended the game with four assists on goal, got his first goal and the last goal of the night as Sulphur Springs crushed North Lamar 13-0 on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

Three more Wildcats who scored were Alex Yanez, Aubrey Camacho and Angel Andino.

The win over North Lamar gives men’s soccer their first win of pre-season at 1-9-2.

Coach Upton and his squad begin their real test Friday when they travel to Longview to take on the Lobos.

That match kicks off on Friday, Jan. 28 at 7:15 P.M.


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Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Approve 7 Personnel Changes, Wage Payments During School Closings

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Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Approve 7 Personnel Changes, Wage Payments During School Closings

Sulphur Springs ISD trustees approved 7 personnel changes, wage payments for staff during emergency school closing and the annual superintendent evaluation during a special board meeting this week.

SSISD
SSISD logo

Personnel Changes

In addition to officially approving and announcing Brandon Faircloth as athletic director and head coach, the school board also accepted resignations from three middle school employees and an instructional aide, a proposed early termination of a contract employee and hired a middle school aide.

Resigning from middle school were physical education teachers/coaches Eddie Flores and Travis Willoughby, and campus police officer Adrian Pruitt.

The proposed termination of term contract employee Amy Anderson, who the SSISD Staff Director earlier this week showed to be an employed at middle school in the Read 180 program, before the end of her contract period.

Approved to join the middle school staff as a special education aide was Kwasia Timmons.

The resignation of Jenifer Maldonado, an instructional aide at Austin Academic Center, was also approved by trustees at the Jan. 24, 2022, special school board meeting.

Administrative Matters

After evaluation, SSISD Board of Trustees agreed to extend Superintendent Michael Lamb’s contract for an additional year.

Lamb during the public forum portion of Monday evening’s meeting recognized the school board members as part of the district’s observance of School Board Appreciation Month. Each campus also sent gifts and tokens of thanks to board members as well.

DEC(Local) Wage Payments

The school board approved Resolution 1-22 addressing wage payments for employees who are idled, or told not to report to work and those required to report to work to provide emergency-related services during emergency school closures – such as the recent school closure due to illnesses.

“The Board concludes that continuing wage payments to all regular employees – contractual and noncontractual, salaried and non-salaried – who suffer a loss in pay due to an emergency closing serves the public purposes of maintaining morale, reducing turnover, and ensuring continuity of District staffing when schools reopen,” the resolution states. “As to nonexempt employees who were called on to work during an emergency closing, the Board further concludes that payment of these employees at a premium rate, as provided at DEA(LOCAL), serves the public purposes of maintaining morale, providing equity between idled employees and employees who provide emergency-related services, and recognizing the services of essential staff.”

Essentially, the resolution continues wage payments to idled employees and premium pay to nonexempt employees who provided emergency-related services, and will remain in effect beginning Jan. 10, 2022, with the most recent school closure due to insufficient staffing caused by COVID-19, and will remain in place through the end of the school year on May 25, 2022.

A small change to DEC(Local) also would all employees to request up to five work days per school year, which no longer have to be consecutive days. However, “discretionary use of state personal leave shall not exceed five work days per school year,” the approved policy now states.

Lady Cats Basketball Drops Close One to Marshall, 48-41

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Lady Cats Basketball Drops Close One to Marshall, 48-41
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Coach Erica Delley’s squad fought for four quarters to get their third district win, but Marshall completed a huge comeback to get the win at the SSHS Main Gym. 

For a majority of the contest women’s basketball led the visiting Lady Mavs. 

Sulphur Springs led 15-8 after one and 27-17 at the half, only for Marshall to outscore the Lady Cats 24-14 en route to a 48-41 win on Tuesday, Jan. 25. 

The Lady Mavs outscored the women’s basketball team 18-3 in the third. 

Addyson Wall led the way in scoring at 14, followed by Kaylee Carter with 12. All of the freshman’s points came through the first two quarters. 

Trinity Jefferson got eight in the loss to Marshall, with Jolee Wilson and Jasmine Taylor rounding out scoring for the Lady Cats with five and two, respectively.

Coach Delley’s team entered Tuesday’s contest firmly in fifth place at 2-6. To keep pace with fourth place Hallsville, the Lady Cats needed to get the win over Marshall on Jan. 25 to keep their playoff hopes alive. 

Instead, the loss to the Lady Mavs drops the women’s basketball team to 2-7 in district play, and now to make the postseason the Lady Cats not only have to win out, but need help in the following ways:

  • Hallsville must lose three of their final four games (including a loss to Sulphur Springs)
  • Sulphur Springs must beat Hallsville on senior night (Friday, Feb. 4) to avoid a potential play-in game

Tuesday night the Lady Cats of Hallsville fell to Texas High to keep Sulphur Springs two games behind fourth placed Hallsville.

The loss to Marshall drops women’s basketball’s record to 4-24 (2-7 district). 

Next up, Coach Delley and her Lady Cats are back on the road taking on Pine Tree. 

That game tips off in Longview on Friday, Jan. 28 at 6:15 P.M. 


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Love And The Effects Of COVID

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Love And The Effects Of COVID
Johanna Hicks
Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, Hopkins County

By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected]

Interesting articles and e-mails often cross my desk.  As a strong advocate for healthy marriages, a recent interview with Brad Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project, University of Virginia, brought some interesting information to light about marriage and the effects of COVID.  January is nicknamed Divorce Month, when couples split after one last holiday season. It turns out, though, that pandemic stress isn’t making this year’s numbers worse.  COVID-19 has actually reduced the divorce rate.  Below are a few excerpts from the interview.

  • What do the most recent data tell us about the state of marriage and divorce now that we’re almost two years into the pandemic?

In the face of trauma or tragedy, the response that people often have is to turn to close family and friends. Surveys done in 2020 confirmed an increase in commitment and gratitude in marriages. We saw that people had a stronger sense that being married was important to them. We also saw divorce come down.

  • Married people with kids are having a much different pandemic experience from married people who don’t have kids. How do children play into these trends?

Parents are more likely to report happiness and having meaningful lives, and less likely to report that they’re lonely. This is true for both married and unmarried parents. In a world that is in some ways more alienated, kids can draw you into local community in ways that are deeply meaningful.

  • Do you think the pandemic has been detrimental or beneficial to marriage?

It has been a little bit harder on marriage. Interest in marriage has been relatively robust for more conservative, affluent, and religious Americans, but less so for middle- and lower-income Americans, as well as for liberal and more secular Americans. 

Twogether In Texas Marriage Education Workshop

National Marriage Week is February 7-14, 2022.  Following closely on its heels is the Twogether In Texas Marriage Education workshop, scheduled for Saturday, February 19.  This workshop has been offered for several years and always shows positive impact for couples.  It is designed for engaged couples, but married couples and seriously dating couples can also benefit.  See details below:

  • Date:  Saturday, February 19, 2022
  • Time:  8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:15 p.m.
  • Where:  Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200-B West Houston, Sulphur Springs
  • To reserve a seat:  call 903-885-3443
  • Topics:  marriage expectations, communication, conflict resolution, money management, and goals

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.  There is NO charge for the workshop.  As an added bonus, engaged couples will receive a certificate to save $60 upon applying for a marriage license.  Any couples planning to attend should contact our office so we can make adequate preparations. 

Closing Thought

Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching – Jim Stovall


Contact Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County at P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; or [email protected].

Chamber Connection – Jan. 26, 2020

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Chamber Connection – Jan. 26, 2020
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas

By Butch Burney

If you need incentive to get into the 1980s mood for the 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet, then how about a couple of tickets to a Bon Jovi concert.
Clayton Homes is sponsoring the prize for the best 1980s-dressed person at the banquet with a pair of tickets to see Bon Jovi in concert in April.

The banquet, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, will include food, music, fun and awards. Social networking and a cocktail hour begin at 6 p.m., with food service at 6:30, and awards beginning at 7 p.m. The awards include Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Large and Small Businesses of the Year, Educator of the Year, Agriculturalist of the Year and more!

You can reserve your seat for $30 per person or get a table for 10 for $500. The tables include preferential seating and name displays.

For more information or to reserve a table or tickets, call the Chamber at 903-885-6515 or email me at [email protected].

Sip and Shop

Shoe Sensation, 1402 Mockingbird Lane, is hosting a Sip and Shop from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1. The shoe store will provide a wine and cheese tasting, along with 25-30 percent discounts on their inventory, for Chamber members. Come enjoy the refreshments and get great bargains!

Business Before Hours

Join us on your way to work for our next Business Before Hours, hosted by Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, at the Chamber office, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9. Come out to enjoy breakfast refreshments and networking with other business professionals.

Chamber Directory

Work is continuing on the 2022 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses.  They include historical information as well all things to the see and do in Hopkins County. The best part is, they include an alphabetical and categorical listing of your business. LeeAnn Peugh, with Echo Publishing, will be contacting you to see if you are interested in placing an ad in the directory.

The rates are affordable, and one of the best ways to represent your business. I hope you will consider this a wise investment with over 7,000 opportunities for business exposure. You may also contact the Chamber, and I will pass your information along to her.

Ribbon Cuttings

  • Lone Star Response Team hosted a ribbon cutting at the Chamber office on Jan. 18. Please welcome the disaster response and community aid program to the Chamber.
Lone Star Response Team
  • San Remo Restaurant hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening on Thursday, Jan. 20, at their new location on Connally Street. They are open for business, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
  • Haystacks Restaurant will host a ribbon cutting at their location on Main Street at noon Wednesday, Feb. 2. Please join us for this event.
  • USA-TaPro.com at 457 Hillcrest Drive will host a ribbon cutting at noon Wednesday, Jan. 26. Please welcome them to the community.

Business Highlight

The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a member of the Chamber each week. Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for Jan. 26 is Chad’s Media. You can see more photos and read biographical stories at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page and Instagram page.

Chad’s Media


Evaluating The Effect Of Frost, Freeze On The Landscape

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Evaluating The Effect Of Frost, Freeze On The Landscape
Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D., Hopkins County Extension Agent

By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agriculture/Natural Resources Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected].

As we move through our winter season, it is important to learn how to evaluate the effect of frost in the landscape.

According to AgriLife Extension horticulturists, after a freeze or frost, the leaves of damaged herbaceous plants may immediately appear withered and water soaked. However, the freeze injury to the twigs, branches, or trunks often doesn’t appear on shrubs and trees right away. Wait a few days and then use a knife or thumbnail to scrape back the outer bark on young branches. Freeze-damaged areas will be brown beneath the bark; healthy tissues will be green or a healthy creamy color.

Delay pruning until time reveals the areas that are living and dead, and until the threat of additional frosts or freezes has passed. Leaving dead limbs and foliage at the tops of plants will help protect the lower leaves and branches from nighttime radiation loss. Pruning after a freeze does not improve the outcome. Also, plants that are pruned tend to be invigorated more quickly, which may set them up for further damage in Texas’s unpredictable cycling of warm and cold temperatures.

For more information on this or any other agricultural topic, please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office by calling 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].  

Information from the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Welding Shop

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Information from the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Welding Shop

SIGNING IN

New structural welding students at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center fill out their registration forms on the computer with the help of welding instructor John Plemons, standing. The students seated are Gage Blackburn, Trevor Davis and Johnathon Foster.

Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs New structural welding students at the PJC Sulphur Springs Center
Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs New structural welding students at the PJC Sulphur Springs Center

Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.

Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.

The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.

Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.

Vision

To be the educational provider of choice for the region.

Mission

Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Time Change, Shortage Of Testing Supplies Reported For CHRISTUS Facilities

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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Time Change, Shortage Of Testing Supplies Reported For CHRISTUS Facilities

Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]

COVID Testing at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics | Urgent Care

COVID Test

Due to a shortage of COVID testing supplies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that rapid tests will be available. If rapid tests are not available, we will be able to send out a COVID PCR test, which typically results in 2 days, but could take up to 7 days if testing volume is high. We are working diligently to obtain additional supplies and appreciate your understanding; please know that we remain dedicated to providing you with the very best care possible.

Thank you for your respect and consideration!

With a spike in COVID-19 cases in Hopkins County, we appreciate anyone who has made an appointment with a provider at one of our clinic locations kindly cancelling within 4 hours of their scheduled time to allow the visit slot to be filled with someone else who may need it. Thank you in advance for allowing us to provide for your healthcare needs, while extending grace to our staff.

Time Change For COVID Vaccine Clinics

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs lobby entrance

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs offers a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the main lobby of the hospital until further notice. The available vaccines include Moderna (2-doses, ages 18 and older) and Pfizer (2-doses, ages 12 and older) and Johnson & Johnson (1-dose, ages 18 and older). This includes all three brands of boosters for fully vaccinated people. Appointments not required, but parent/guardian must accompany anyone 17 and younger.

PEDIATRIC Vaccines – will be offered from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. during the week of January 31, in the MMU tent, located in the parking lot north of the hospital (between Dr. Arnecke and Podiatry offices). The second vaccine in the series will be available 4 weeks later during the week of February 28 at the same time from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Click here for more information.

Hospital Visitation

Please note the following guidelines:

  • Visitors must acquire masks themselves prior to entering our facility; cloth masks are acceptable. Masks must cover both the nose and the mouth. Visitors must remain masked during their time in the hospital.
  • Minor-age visitors must be accompanied by an adult, be free of symptoms and able to comply with masking and hygiene expectations throughout the visit.
  • Emergency Department entrance open 24/7
  • Main Entrance open 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday
    • Gift Shop open
  • Visiting hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Types of Visitors:
      • COVID receiving aerosol treatments: via tele-visitation only;
      • COVID not receiving aerosol treatments: 1 Essential support person for the duration of hospital stay – Essential support person will be given a visible wrist band for identification purposes;
      • ICU/ER: 1 Essential support person only;
      • All other patients may have 1 Essential support person and 1 visitor (up to 2 persons in room at a time)
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs

CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care – Sulphur Springs

PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited staffing, the Urgent Care may be forced to change its hours without notice… We recommend calling prior to your arrival to check the status of availability. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The CHRISTUS Urgent Care Hours of Operation is as follows:

  • In-Person Care Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Closed
  • Virtual Visit Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Urgent Care is located at 1339 South Broadway St., and the phone number to call is 903.951.1001.

CHRISTUS Urgent Care Clinic

CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org

  • Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
  • Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
  • Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
  • Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
  • Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
  • Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
  • Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital