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Pictured are (from left): Jessica Trim, BOM Bank; Amy Allen, Timpson Quick Stop; Jaxon Westmoreland; Paul Smith, Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce; Brian Sample, Pony Express; "Johnny Ringo".
June 24, 2026 - Timpson Frontier Days has come to Shelby County again and the Pony Express has been spreading the word.
Cowboy Brian Sample teamed up with “Johnny Ringo” the Palomino to assist Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce President Paul Smith on carrying the word to area towns inviting anyone in the community to join in the Frontier Days festivities.
Pictured are (from left): J.J. Ford, Shelby County Today; Lizbeth Chavez, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce; Courtney Sanchez, BOM Bank; Paul Smith, Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce; Deborah Chadwick, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce.
The group first gathered in Timpson itself on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and Smith presented Sample with the invitations to the 64th Frontier Days taking place on June 25 through June 28, 2026 on the Timpson city square.
“This starts Timpson Frontier Days off, 2026, the 64th year and every year it started off with the pony express going and inviting our neighboring towns,” said Smith.
Pictured are (from left): Amanda Treat-Brock, Tenaha City Secretary; Elizabeth Swint, Municipal Court Judge; Paul Smith, Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce; O'Neal Jones, Tenaha Mayor.
Smith remarked on the pony express used to have to ride the distance from town to town to deliver the invitations to the event.
“We welcome everybody to Timpson Frontier Days 2026,” said Smith.
The delivery team then traveled to Center, Tenaha, Joaquin and Mt. Enterprise to announce the coming event and welcome all who would like to attend.
Pictured are (from left): Paul Smith, Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce; Stacy Cawthron, Joaquin City Secretary; Brian Sample astride "Johnny Ringo".
Pictured are (from left); Brian Sample and "Johnny Ringo," Pony Express; John Randolph, Mt. Enterprise Police Chief; Paul Smith, Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce.
"Johnny Ringo" and Brian Sample gave Kayla McKnight the opportunity to take a brief ride in Joaquin while they were in town.
Brian Sample and "Johnny Ringo" are seen riding through the courtyard of the Joaquin square.
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June 22, 2026 - Center Garden Club is pleased to present its Yard of the Month (July 2026) award to Mr. Bill Holt of 429 Pine Terrace.
Not only does this home have a lush and immaculately groomed front lawn, but it also has a truly delightful backyard featuring stone-rimmed beds brimming with colorful blossoms and lush greenery revealing a lovely variety of color, shape, and texture. It also has an in ground water feature as well as exquisite urns and other classic yard art.
Mr. Holt attributes the beauty of the landscaping to his late wife Donna Warren Holt and describes himself as “only the caretaker.” Their commitment to both creating and maintaining their beautiful landscape is certainly to be admired and commended.
Submitted by Carolyn Bounds
June 18, 2026 - This is a reminder that June is hunger Awareness month in Shelby County. Many people in our community struggle with food insecurity. Shelby County Outreach Ministries and the Senior Nutrition Site are seeking donations of canned food, non-perishable items, and monetary contributions to support local residents in need.
Food donations can be dropped off at two locations:
- Shelby County Outreach Ministries: 930 Shelbyville Street, Center, TX 75935
- Senior Nutrition Site: 124 Haley Drive, Center, TX 75935
Monetary contributions may be mailed to P.O. Box 1029, Center, TX 75935.
Thank you for your kindness and consideration.
Shelby County Outreach Ministries
June 16, 2026 - The University of Texas at Tyler announced six local students who were named to the spring 2026 President's Honor Roll. Five students from Center who are listed are Ashley Dollison, School of Nursing; Lucero Espinosa Bazaldua, College of Arts & Sciences; Taylor Gaddy, School of Health Professions; Monique Love, College of Arts & Sciences; and Abigayle Shofner, School of Nursing. From Shelbyville, Hunter Gibson, School of Health Professions, was listed.
To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll at UT Tyler, a student must have completed, in one term, 12 or more credit hours of undergraduate college-level credit with a grade of "A" in all courses. The President’s Honor Roll is awarded only in fall and spring semesters to students pursuing a baccalaureate degree. Students named to the President’s Honor Roll are not named to the Dean’s List.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.
June 16, 2026 - The University of Texas at Tyler announced the students who were named to the spring 2026 Dean's List which included two Shelby County students. The two students are Rena Clark, Center, College of Arts & Sciences; and Chezni Dominguez, Tenaha, School of Nursing.
To qualify for the university Dean’s List, a student must have completed 12 or more credit hours of undergraduate college-level credit in the awarding term with a grade point average of at least 3.75.
To qualify for the FCOP Dean’s List at UT Tyler, a pharmacy student must complete at least six credit hours in the awarding semester with a grade point average of at least 3.75. Only those courses within the Pharm.D. curriculum or approved Fisch College of Pharmacy/UT Tyler electives are considered in the grade point average calculations.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.
June 14, 2026 - VFW Post 8904 and community members gathered at the Senior Nutrition Site in Center on June 12, 2026, in honor of Flag Day.
Many who were attending the Senior Nutrition Site stepped outside to join in the program.
Larry Hume, Post Adjutant, remarked that although Flag Day is on June 14, they decided to have the program on Friday to allow for those at the nutrition site to be present.
Hume quizzed everyone about what has a birthday that is celebrated on June 14, and he imparted that the U.S. Army would be celebrating its 251st birthday on June 14, 2026. He commented that Derrick Roberts, VFW Post Commander; and Mary Roberts, VFW Post Quartermaster; who were both present are Army veterans.
The group sang happy birthday in recognition of the U.S. Army’s birthday.
“We’ve been doing this for quite a few years,” Hume stated as he reminisced about Pam White and asked the crowd if they remembered her. “When Pam died in 2014, that’s the first time we came out and so it’s been like 12 years.”
Hume stated that the VFW installs a new flag every year at the Senior Nutrition Site, “We’re here today to hoist a new United States Flag and we’ll let it fly for the next year. Hopefully we’ll all be back again.”
Commander Roberts was then invited to take on the honor of raising the newly installed flag.
Hume then led everyone in recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
June 12, 2026 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library has had a great start to their Summer Reading Programs, "Unearth A Story". On Thursday, June 4th, the Director of the Naranjo Museum of Natural History in Lufkin, Texas, Erin Gentry, and her assistant Graham presented a program about Dinosaurs, Fossils and More. She explained about the museum's collection, brought fossils for the kids to touch, and told how paleontologists collect and identify dinosaurs by fossils. Graham presented a very informative and interesting talk about the different kinds of dinosaurs, when they lived, and what happened to them. The children had lots of good questions about the dinosaurs and fossils.
Then on Thursday, June 11th, Mr. Roy of the Fannie Brown Booth Library presented a program of dinosaur facts, fossils and fun. Mr. Roy presented a program entitled "Welcome to the Age of Dinosaurs". There were
PowerPoint presentations about dinosaurs of all kinds and dinosaurs found in Texas. Activites included "Guess the Dinosaur Tracks", "Fossil Dig", and "Dino Egg Suprise". Also there were Dinosaur Lightning Rounds, which are quick-action guessing games based on short clues. The program ended with a "Move like a Dinosaur" game and a big T-Rex Roar! We had a dino photo place for the children to have their picture taken, thanks to Nancy Dickerson.
The children were given a dino writing prompt and challenged to write a story and turn into the library. In addition to the Thursday programs, there are craft classes for all ages during the week.
Our Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Center Noon Lions Club.
For more information, contact the library at 598-5522 or follow us on Facebook!
June 10, 2026 - In recognition of June being National Safety month, Walmart in Center held a Safety Day event in the garden center.
Emergency personnel with the Center Fire Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Game Wardens, Allegiance Ambulance Service and the U.S. Coast Guard attended the event on June 5.
June 6, 2026 - VFW Post 8904 Veterans gathered with members of the community at the Shelby County Veterans Memorial in honor of D-Day on its 82nd anniversary, June 5, 2026.
Derrick Roberts, Post Commander, opened the ceremony and offered an opening prayer.
“We’re here to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of [one of] the most important days of our country's history, commonly known as D-Day, coded name Operation Overlord, and D-Day was the turning point in World War II.”
June 6, 1944, saw the start of the largest air, sea and land operation in military history.
“On December the 6 1943, President Roosevelt appointed General Dwight D. Eisenhower as the commander of the cross-channel operation. On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops of which 73,000 were Americans,” said Roberts. “It’s hard to conceive the epic scope of the decisive battle that foreshadowed the end of Hitler’s dream of Nazi domination."
Pictured are (from left) Larry Hume, Post Adjutant; Brenda Lucas; Shirley Shofner; Theresa Hume; Dylan Roberts; Amelia Redd; Jan Ramsey; Kenneth Ramsey, VFW Post member; Mary Roberts, Post Quartermaster; and Derrick Roberts, Post Commander.
Roberts continued, "Operation Overlord was the largest air, land and sea operation undertaken before or since June 6, 1944 and the landing included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and over 150,000 service members."
Roberts explained that after years of meticulous planning and seemingly endless training for the Allied forces it all came down to, "imagine on that day the boat ramp goes down, then you jump, swim, run, crawl to the cliffs.”
Many of the first young men, of whom most had not yet reached 20 years of age, entered the surf carrying 80 pounds of equipment, as they faced over 200 yards of beach before reaching the first natural feature offering any protection.
“Blanketed by small arms fire and bracketed by artillery, they found themselves in hell,” said Roberts. “When it was over, the Allied forces had suffered nearly 10,000 casualties and more than 4,000 were dead. Yet, somehow due to planning and preparation and due to the valor and the sacrifice of the Allied forces, Europe had been breached.”
Roberts shared that there’s no official casualty figure for D-Day, and the total Allied casualties for D-Day are estimated at 10,000 with US Forces having lost over 6,600 men. Five beaches used as entry points were code named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
Those presented participated in reading aloud names of those from Shelby County who were involved in the operation on D-Day.
Kenneth Ramsey, VFW Post 8904 member, placed the memorial wreath upon the Shelby County Veterans Memorial, and Taps was played as presented by Mary Roberts, Post Quartermaster.
Amelia Redd traveled all the way from Kentucky to visit with her grandmother Mary Roberts, Derrick Roberts and Dylan Roberts. Pictured are (from left) Mary Roberts, Amelia Redd, Dylan Roberts and Derrick Roberts.
June 5, 2026 - Center Garden Club members participated in their annual plant sale on the Center square June 5, 2026.
They had all variety of plants available for purchase and were there for the early half of the day.
The Center Garden Club was first established in 1955 and is constantly active in beautifying the community and educating on horticulture.
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