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May 3, 2021 - The Shelbyville ISD Election results from Saturday, May 1st for two positions are:
Etola Jones - 225
Joe Tom Schillings - 190
LaTashia Thompson - 105
May 3, 2021 - The City of Tenaha held their city election for three council positions on Saturday, May 1, 2021.
New council members are Janice Barton, Bryan Adams, and O'Neal Jones.
The election number totals:
Place No. 1:
Janice Barton - 72
Stanvac Lynn Morris - 49
Place No. 4:
Bryan Adams - 78 (Unopposed)
Place No. 5:
O'Neal Jones - 87
Natalie Harris - 37
The results are unofficial until they are ratified by the city.
May 3, 2021 - Tenaha ISD held their school board election on May 1, 2021 for 3 positions. Winning were Robert Barton, Cody Price, and Cicily Cross-Blair.
A total of 122 voters cast a ballot.
The overall election results were:
Robert Barton - 119
Cody Price - 116
Kaprice Hill - 74
Cicily Cross-Blair - 114
Dewayne Reese - 75
May 3, 2021 - The National Weather Service, Shreveport, LA issued at 12:06pm Monday, May 3, 2021 a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, east Texas and northeast Texas. Including the areas of Columbia, Union, Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, De Soto, Red River, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Sabine, Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Caldwell, La Salle, Harrison, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Nacogdoches, Shelby, Angelina, and San Augustine.
Monday afternoon and tonight: Strong southerly winds of 15-20 mph with gusts of 25-30 mph will be felt through early this evening. Therefore, a Lake Wind Advisory is in effect.
Tuesday through Sunday: Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of a cold front Tuesday morning through the late afternoon hours. Primary threats will be damaging winds, large hail, and locally heavy rainfall. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Pleasant weather is expected through the end of the work week, with thunderstorm chances returning for this weekend.
Spotter Information Statement: Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters will be needed for Tuesday. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.
The NWS also issued at 9:08am a Flood Statement. The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas: Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno affecting Nacogdoches, Shelby, San Augustine and Rusk Counties.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
For more hydrologic information, visit online water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv
The Flood Warning is now in effect until early Saturday morning. The Flood Warning continues for the Attoyac Bayou Near Chireno until late Friday night. At 8:30am Monday the stage was 16.2 feet. Flood stage is 14.0 feet. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
Recent Activity: The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:30am Monday was 17.4 feet.
Forecast: The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday morning and continue falling to 13.7 feet Saturday morning.
May 1, 2021 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated an auto-pedestrian crash early this morning on SH 7, about two miles east of Nacogdoches.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 1:25 a.m., a pedestrian was reportedly struck in the westbound lanes of SH 7. The driver that struck the pedestrian failed to stop at the scene of the crash and has not been located.
The pedestrian is identified as 60-year-old Charles Chandler from Center. Chandler was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash by a Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace.
Investigators are requesting anyone with any information in regards to this crash to please contact local law enforcement or Lufkin DPS Communications at (936)- 699-7340.
The vehicle possibly involved in this crash is believed to be an older model Cadillac or Buick passenger car.
Additional information is not available at this time.
April 30, 2021 - Center Police Department was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on Tenaha Street Monday, April 26, 2021.
The crash occurred just before the intersection with Hudson Street at around 8:30pm.
When officers arrived, a white 2007 Ford Edge had come to rest in some bushes and a white 2008 GMC Acadia was facing out from a private driveway.
According to Center Police Officer Maegan Wright, a white 2007 Ford Edge driven by Bradley Porter, 29, was northbound on Tenaha Street. As the Ford approached a private driveway, a white 2008 GMC Acadia driven by Corbin Odom, 18, entered Tenaha Street in front of the Ford and caused the vehicles to collide.
Maggie Vaughn, 30, a passenger in the Ford was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for possible treatment.
Odom was not reported to have been injured, a 17-year-old and 16-year-old passenger were both in the GMC and the 17-year-old was taken by private vehicle to a medical facility.
Odom was issued a citation for failure to yield right of way and Porter and Vaughn were each issued citations for open container.
April 30, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, 1 new death, 74 new cases, and 138 recoveries were reported in the month of April.
The active cases went from 85 down to 20.
April 30th (2:50pm) Numbers: (changes since April 1st)
Total Confirmed Cases - 932 (30 new)
Total Probable Cases - 742 (44 new)
Total Fatalities - 67 (1 new)
Active Cases - 20
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,587 (138 new)
April 1st (1:55pm) Numbers:
Total Confirmed Cases - 902
Total Probable Cases - 698
Total Fatalities - 66
Total Estimated Active Cases - 85
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,449
From March 29 through April 25, Shelby County has administered 2,001 vaccinations. The total number of vaccinations administered to persons living in Shelby County is 8,731. Doses Administered are doses providers have entered into ImmTrac2, the Texas Immunization Registry, by recipient county of residence.
The county has an estimated population of 19,449 of people 16 years of age and older.
Additional Vaccination Numbers:
One Dose Vaccinated Graph Above
One Dose Vaccinated
Number of People Vaccinated with at least One Dose: 5,224
Percentage of Population 16+ Vaccinated with At Least One Dose: 24.84%
Percentage of Population 65+ Vaccinated with At Least One Dose: 50.57%
Fully Vaccinated Graph Above
Fully Vaccinated
Number of People Fully Vaccinated: 4,180
Percentage of Population 16+ Fully Vaccinated: 20.48%
Percentage of Population 65+ Fully Vaccinated: 44.48%
Total Number of Doses Allocated to Shelby County: 10,050
April 30, 2021 - U.S. Highway 59 at the intersection with U.S. Highway 84 was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash in Timpson on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 5:50pm.
Emergency personnel with Timpson Volunteer Fire Department, Volunteer Ambulance Service and Shelby County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival a white 2018 Acura RDX was located on the southbound median and a black 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport was also in the inside southbound lane on a curb.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Brent Murray, the white Acura RDX driven by Ann Youngblood Tomlin, 75, of Center was eastbound on U.S. Highway 84. At that time a black 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport was southbound on U.S. 59.
The Acura failed to yield right of way at a stop sign to the Land Rover which then struck the Acura.
Tomlin was transported from the scene by Timpson Volunteer Ambulance Service to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department. Her passenger Gracie Lynn Clifton, 20, was taken to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital by private vehicle.
A citation was issued to Tomlin for disregard stop sign.
TVFD diverted traffic around the crash location until both vehicles were cleared.
April 29, 2021 - The National Weather Service, Shreveport, LA, issued a special weather statement at 11:15pm CDT, Thursday, April 29, 2021. The significant weather advisory is for Northeastern Nacogdoches, Shelby, and Northwestern San Augustine Counties until midnight.
At 11:15pm CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Martinsville, or 11 miles east of Nacogdoches, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include Center, Joaquin, Melrose, Patroon, Shelbyville, Martinsville, Bland Lake, Neuville, Appleby, Chireno, Hurstown, James, Jericho, Calgary, Stockman, Arcadia and Jordans Store.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
April 28, 2021 – Texas A&M Forest Service law enforcement investigators arrested Jacob Twomey of Panola County on Monday, April 26, on a grand jury indictment. Twomey was charged with Timber Purchase as Trustee with Intent to Defraud an amount greater than $500, but less than $20,000 – a state jail felony.
The plaintiff of this case is a landowner who came into an agreement with Twomey on July 31, 2020, to harvest timber for a fixed rate per ton. While payments were made at first, about halfway through the harvesting period Twomey stopped making his payments while continuing to harvest the landowner’s timber.
“The plaintiff was partially paid for his timber,” said Mike Kuhnert, an investigator for the Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement Department. “But after payments stopped, he continued to cut. By the end of the harvest, the money had still not been received.”
Investigator Kuhnert first received the complaint on November 2, 2020. The suspect was then conducting business as One Up Services, an LLC based out of Tenaha, Texas, which is owned and operated by Twomey.
“Multiple opportunities were given to compensate the landowner in full, because that is our ultimate goal,” said Kuhnert. “When no resolution was reached, the case was submitted to a grand jury and received a grand jury indictment.”
Landowners who have entered into agreements with timber harvesting companies have the protection of the law under the Texas Natural Resources Code. Texas A&M Forest Service law enforcement investigators are subject matter experts regarding this code, and the natural resources code states that money collected from timber is trust money. If a trustee fails to pay all beneficiaries for the timber within 45 days of the timber being sold, that person has committed the offense of timber fraud.
“Timber Theft is a growing crime in Panola County, and my office will prosecute these crimes as they occur,” said Danny Buck Davidson, Criminal District Attorney. “I appreciate the Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement Department in assisting our landowners with protecting their timber assets.”
To report suspected timber theft activities, call the timber theft hotline at 1-800-364-3470, and for more information, visit https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/lawenforcement/reporttimbertheft/
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