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January 9, 2016 - Betty Miller was chosen by the Center Garden Club for the December, "Garden of the Month." When you drive by her home on Logansport Street, she is normally working in her yard. She is dedicated to the beauty of flowers.
In the backyard, you will see a bed of beautiful greens. Watch out for those rabbits!
Thank you Betty, for all your hard work.
January 7, 2016 - Our local Shelby County Aggie Moms group was able to spend the evening with several of our local Aggies before the start of fall finals. We traveled to College Station and treated the students to an evening of good food and fellowship to give them a boost to finish the semester strong. We are so proud of all of our local Aggies and wish them good luck this spring semester.
January 6, 2016 - Xi Alpha Delta Rho would like to thank our generous sponsors for their donations to our 8th Annual Breakfast with Santa. Our sponsors included: Boom Boom Photo Booth, Epic Fit, Target Timber Mgmt., Brookshire Bros., McAdams Propane, Mathews Realty, Texas State Bank, Shelby Savings Bank, Farmers State Bank, Boles Feed, Sabine State Bank, Center Noon Lions Club, Shelby County Today & Deep East Texas Electric Co-Op.
Xi Alpha Delta Rho Sorority gives all proceeds to child serving organizations. Some of the recipients included: Rainbow Room, Advocacy Center, Grace Manor, Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library, Noble Child Placing Agency & Project Graduation.
Thanks again for making our 8th Annual Breakfast with Santa a huge success.
January 4, 2016 - Presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz arrived in Center on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Center Municipal Airport for a rally/fundraiser. Members of the public were invited to meet the senator and hear a speech from him on his race for the presidency.
Many Shelby County officials were present, as well as others from surrounding areas. Following the senator's speech, all in attendance were treated to a meal prepared by the Shelby County Cookers. Cruz announced he would be traveling from Shelby County to Iowa where he is continuing his campaign.
January 4, 2016 - Jim and Ann Forbes, U.S. Weather Observers report the following weather stats and anomalies for the year of 2015:
- Glaze on power lines on January 09, 2015
- 2 inches snow on February 22, 2015 and light snow on March 4, 2015
- Last freeze on March 7, 2015
- Hail and damaging winds in Center and Shelby County on April 19, 2015
- 6.54 inches rainfall recorded in 24 hour period ending at 7 AM June 18, 2015
- First triple digits recorded with 100 degrees on July 29 and 101 degrees on July 30, 2015
- 6 triple digit days recorded in August
- First frost and freeze were recorded on November 23, 2015
- 78 degrees on Christmas Day and 82 degrees the next day on December 26, 2015
- 77.13 inches rainfall fell in 2015 setting a New Yearly Record Rainfall
2015 Yearly Weather Stats for Center, Texas prepared and submitted by Jim and Ann Forbes, U.S. Weather Observers.
January 4, 2016 - Center, Texas Weather Stats for December 2015
Highest Temp was 82 degrees on 12-26-2015
Highest Temp on Record was 84 degrees on 12-06-1956
Lowest Temp was 30 degrees on 12-19-2015
Lowest Temp on Record was 2 degrees on 12-24-1989
Rainfall Recorded was 6.67 inches
Average Monthly Rainfall is 5.43 inches
Above Average by 1.24 inches
Highest Recorded for this Month was 14.23 inches in 2002
Lowest Recorded for this Month was 0.87 inches in 1980
Average Yearly Rainfall is 54.20 inches
Total Rainfall for the Year is 77.13 inches - a New Yearly Record Rainfall
22.93 inches above Yearly Rainfall in 2015
Previous Yearly Record Rainfall is 76.20 inches in 1997
0.93 inches above Previous Yearly Record Rainfall
Message from the Forbes, "Hard to believe by looking at these stats that we also had a summer drought this year isn't it? Happy New Year everybody and may you have a wonderful blessed 2016!"
Attached is the December, 2015 Center, TX Weather Report prepared and submitted by Jim and Ann Forbes, U.S. Weather Observers.
December 31, 2015 - Shelby County Sheriff's Department inmates, under the direction of Probation Officer James Moore, removed the signs from the Shelby County Courthouse on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 which prohibited firearms in the building.
Due to the new Open Carry law passed in Texas which goes into effect on January 1, 2016, the Shelby County Commissioner's Court voted on Monday, December 28, 2015 to comply with the law as it stands and remove the signs.
December 30, 2015 - Twice in one week, the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department felt the pain of losing a member of their family. On Monday, December 28, 2015 firemen and fire trucks from around the area once again came together to bid farewell to a comrade, Elmer Mathews, Assistant Chief and Training Officer.
Mathews was a founding member of the Joaquin VFD which was organized on March 8, 1973. He served as Fire Chief from 1977 until 1987 and from 1993 until 2000.
Mathews was honored, along with recently fallen comrade Mike Wood, at the Joaquin VFD Christmas party where he was one of four to be inducted into the Class of 2015 Wall of Honor.
Shelby County Today had the honor of featuring a story in 2014 in recognition of Mathews celebrating his 80th birthday.
Related article - Elmer Mathews Celebrating His 80th Birthday
December 30, 2015 - It was a magical night as 'Musical Expressions of Christmas' was presented by the Pineywoods Harp Ensemble and Fourte Cello Ensemble at Tenaha First Baptist Church on December 14, 2015. Delta Gamma sponsored the two groups from Project String Power, Inc. for their December meeting and invited the public to enjoy the beautiful Christmas sounds. Many attended and enjoyed the delicious refreshments afterward.
Delta Gamma is the the local chapter of key women educators from Shelby, Sabine, and San Augustine counties which belong to the Texas State Organization and The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
December 29, 2015 (Album) - Shelby County 4-H clubs and projects collected and delivered nonperishable food to Shelby County Outreach Food Pantry on Tuesday, December 15th. 4-H members, parents, County Judge Allison Harbison and Commissioner Travis Rogers presented Sherry Harding with Shelby County Outreach Ministry’s Food Bank with over $1,400 of food items. Mrs. Harding expressed her appreciation to the group stating that the food will go to supply the Meals on Wheels program. Lane Dunn, county Extension agent, was very excited with the turn out and participation of youth and parents in support of this community service project. Shelby County is a great place to live!
If you would like to participate in this project or any other 4-H project in Shelby County, contact Lane Dunn, County Extension Agent – Ag/NR at 936-598-7744 or email at jldunn@ag.tamu.edu
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