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Pictured are (from left): Kenneth Ramsey, Gene Hutto, Liegh Porterfield, Clint Porterfield, Mary Fausett, Larry Hume, Joy Hutto, Teresa Hume, Jan Ramsey, Richard Lundie, Mike Wulf, Mary Roberts, Derrick Roberts, and Mike Langford.
March 6, 2023 - VFW Post 8904 Post members and Auxiliary gathered at the Shelby County Veterans Memorial February 28, 2023, to honor those who served in Operation Desert Storm.
The program was opened by Larry Hume, Post Quartermaster, and Kenneth Ramsey, Post Chaplain, gave the opening prayer.
“Desert Storm began January the 17th 1991. Coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States began an aerial bombardment on Iraq. This was in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, said Larry Hume, Post Quartermaster. “A week later on January 24th, a ground assault began the liberation of Kuwait and the advancement into Iraqi territory.”
Following 42 days of relentless attacks by the Allied Coalition, in both the air and on the ground, President George H.W. Bush declared a cease-fire on February 28, 1991, 32 years ago.
“148 Americans had died in battle, there were another 145 non battle deaths and 467 were wounded,” said Hume. “Here in Shelby County we have no known casualties, but we do have many who have served.”
Hume went on to name members of the VFW 8904 Post who he knows were involved in Operation Desert Storm included Past Post Commander Mike Langford, Pastor Wilbert Simmons, Andrea Whitaker, Michael Boyd, David Hall, Nathan Jones, Larissa Livingston, and Richard Lundie. Past Post Commander Gene Hutto named his nephew Steven Hutto.
Past Post Commander Mike Langford placed the memorial wreath upon the Shelby County Veterans Memorial.
“If it were not for you gathered here today, this day would have gone by unnoticed in Shelby County, Texas. The service and sacrifices of these veterans would not have been remembered today. We cannot let any group of veterans be forgotten, and that is our charge,” said Hume.
Taps was then played as presented by Gene Hutto Past Post Commander.
Mike Wulf (left) is pictured with his daughter Delanda Wulf Agocs-Baker (right).
Operation Desert Storm Veterans Richard Lundie (left) and Mike Langford (right).
Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Charlene and Jackson Robert Scott as Young Greg in Jesus Revolution. Photo credit: Dan Anderson.
When you open your heart, there’s room for everyone.
March 3, 2023 - The RIO Theatre is excited to announced showing at the RIO starting tonight, Friday, March 3, 2023 is JESUS REVOLUTION. The film based on a true story stars Kelsey Grammar and Joel Courtney.
Movie synopsis: “In the 1970s, young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer), they open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what TIME Magazine dubbed a JESUS REVOLUTION.”
JESUS REVOLUTION is a historical telling, bringing to life The Jesus Movement that swept the country in the late 60’s and early 70s.
February 21, 2023 - Shelby County "royalty" gathered at the John D. Windham Civic Center for the 11th Annual SCCAC Princess Ball held Saturday, February 18, 2023, after tickets for the event sold out in record time.
“Princesses” and their escorts attended the event from far and wide dressed in elegant attire.
Everyone in attendance was regaled with entertaining music, dancing and a variety of staged photo opportunities.
February 20, 2023 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held the regular monthly meeting this past Saturday, February 18th with a workshop presented by Billie Jones on "Photographing Flight" and a February Challenge "Still-Life Minimalism" featuring photos submitted by members for voting and discussion.
The Challenge results are as follows:
1st Place Favorite: "Simple in White" by Bobbie J. Wood
2nd Place Favorite: "Treasures of the Past" by Jan Carter
3rd Place Favorite (Tie): "What does the future hold" by Brandie Ferguson
3rd Place Favorite (Tie): "X's and O'x" by Anna Jones
3rd Place Favorite (Tie): "End of the Trail" by Donna Holt
February 9, 2023 - The William Carroll Crawford Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) are honored to announce Gabriella Mendoza, a 4th grader at Tenaha ISD, was the Chapter Winner in the 2023 DRT Texas History Essay Contest. Mendoza's essay advances to the District contest.
The chapter invited Shelby County students in grades 4 and 7 to participate in the DRT Texas History Essay Contest. The fourth grade essay topic was "Colonel Benjamin Rush Milam." The seventh grade topic was "Signers (Delegates) of the Texas Declaration of Independence" and students chose one of the 59 signers to feature in their essay.
Students from Tenaha ISD and Shelbyville ISD participated and were presented certificates recognizing their work. The DRT expresses thanks to the students who participated along with their teachers who encouraged them.
(From left) Tenaha ISD participants were Adelynn Johnson (4th grade), Gabriella Mendoza (4th grade), and David Mendoza (7th grade).
Shelbyville Elementary fourth grade participants were Mahayla Cartwright, Saylor Crelia, Landon Hodges, Vivienne Lane, Jaxon Merritt, Christian Warr, Alli Williams
February 5, 2023 — Ouachita Baptist University has named 382 students to its Fall 2022 President’s List.
To be named to the President’s List, a student must compile a grade point average of 4.0 and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and no incomplete or failing grade for the semester.
Ouachita Baptist University, a private liberal arts university, is in its 137th year as a Christ-centered learning community and is ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report. Ouachita continues to break enrollment records, reporting its highest headcount in 56 years during the Fall 2022 semester. Learn more about the university’s highly personal approach to higher education, reflected in a student/faculty ratio of 13:1, at www.obu.edu.
The following Texas students are included in the President’s List and are listed in order of hometown:
Amarillo, Texas — Jacie Sellars, Peyton Stafford
Arlington, Texas — Emily Adams
Carrollton, Texas — Jeremiah Mainor, Keith Mathews
Celina, Texas — Jill Parsons, Ashlyn Vana
Center, Texas — Keelan Williams
Combine, Texas — Addyson Miller
Coppell, Texas — Jenae Wilson
Cypress, Texas — Hannah Smith
Dallas, Texas — James Savarese
De Kalb, Texas — Kaitlan Kinney, Hope Murphy
Denton, Texas — Hannah Hickman
Dripping Springs, Texas — Tiffani Chew
Euless, Texas — Alyssa Strauss, Andy Strauss
Forney, Texas — Elijah Christenson
Fort Stockton, Texas — Taylor Hansard
Fort Worth, Texas — Tyler Andruss, Braden Tucker, Hope Waid
Franklin, Texas — Ali May
Frisco, Texas — Genevieve Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Kate Ellis, Lauren Gaharan, Priscilla Leverett, Danielle Schager, Josh Watson, Brock Wollent
Garland, Texas — Emma Dennis, Jackson McCaleb, Joni Schneider
Georgetown, Texas — Chloe Jetton, Jackson Pickard
Gilmer, Texas — Joshua Ray
Hawkins, Texas — Isaac Edwards
Heath, Texas — Dawson Miller
Keller, Texas — Ava Dunagan
Kingwood, Texas — Garrett Richards
Lantana, Texas — Chad Gscheidle
Lindale, Texas — Sydni Watts
Longview, Texas — Izzi Breaux, Nathan Clark
Lumberton, Texas — Torrie Weems
Magnolia, Texas — Brendan Watson, Sarah Grace Wisener
Marshall, Texas — Jeff McCoy
Maud, Texas — Jaycie Anderson
McKinney, Texas — Abigail Dahl, Emilio Garcia, Cameron Marchant
Melissa, Texas — Bella Blankenship
Mesquite, Texas — Kyndall Fomby-Bell, Maddy Moore
Midlothian, Texas — Lindsay Hachat, Emily Shipman
Montgomery, Texas — Kaitlyn Montgomery, Kendall Wilson
Mount Pleasant, Texas — Olivia Nethercutt, Nathan Scolaro
Murphy, Texas — Brooke Steinman, Hayley Wolfe
Nacogdoches, Texas — Ellie Davis, Brooklyn Perkins, Abigail Powers, Anna Claire Powers
North Richland Hills, Texas — Finley Nipper
Oak Leaf, Texas — Connor Bjerke
Omaha, Texas — Heather Brown
Paris, Texas — Hannah Tullos
Pflugerville, Texas — James Jolly
Plano, Texas — Meghann Bledsoe, Holly Hatcher, Brock Wade
Ponder, Texas — Jillian Roberts
Powderly, Texas — Caroline Smallwood
Prosper, Texas — Taylor Bass, Maegan Royster
Red Oak, Texas — Colton Schrader
Richardson, Texas — Emily Pease
Rockport, Texas — Lorraine Soto
Rockwall, Texas — Tag Pacot
Round Rock, Texas — Jake Goltzman
Rowlett, Texas — Jacob Smith
Sherman, Texas — Jackson Lipscomb
Spring, Texas — Mary O'Sullivan, Lacy Ornelas
Texarkana, Texas — Tucker Anderson, Reganne Dumas, Ryan Pickelman, Lily Sewell
Troup, Texas — Emma Bynum
Wake Village, Texas — Ben DePriest
Wylie, Texas — Mikaila Fatheree
February 3, 2023 - The University of Texas at Tyler announced the students who were named to the fall 2022 Dean's List and four those recognized were from Shelby County.
To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must have completed 12 or more semester hours of undergraduate college-level credit in the awarding semester with a grade point average of at least 3.75. To be considered for this recognition, a student must qualify as a matriculated student pursuing a first bachelor's degree. This recognition is made in fall and spring semesters.
To qualify for the Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy Dean's List, a student must have completed six or more credit hours in the awarding semester with a grade point average of at least 3.75.
Dean's List students by hometown are: Axel Luna from Center, College of Arts & Sciences; Jacob Mitchell from Center, Fisch College of Pharmacy; Makayja Horton from Shelbyville, College of Education & Psychology; and Kaleigh Timmons from Timpson, College of Arts & Sciences.
With a mission to improve educational and healthcare outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as The Health Science Center at UT Tyler). Through its alignment with The Health Science Center at UT Tyler (HSC) 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.
February 3, 2023 - The University of Texas at Tyler announced students who were named to the fall 2022 President's Honor Roll and two of those recognized are from Timpson, Texas.
To qualify for the President's Honor Roll, a student must have completed, in one semester, 12 or more semester hours of undergraduate college-level credit with an "A" in all courses. To be considered for this recognition, a student must qualify as a matriculated student pursuing a first bachelor's degree. This recognition is made in fall and spring semesters.
President's Honor Roll students from Timpson are Kamryn Courtney in the Soules College of Business and Mia Mahan in the School of Nursing.
With a mission to improve educational and healthcare outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as The Health Science Center at UT Tyler). Through its alignment with The Health Science Center at UT Tyler (HSC) 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.
February 3, 2023 - Shelby County Historian Buster Bounds shared video footage of Portia Gaines introducing Mayor David Chadwick at the 2013 Center HS Alumni Hall of Honor induction. The video shares a glimpse of the beloved teacher and story teller so many loved and remember. Bounds shared, "Our lives are richer because of her...."
A memorial service honoring the life of Portia Gaines will be held at The Methodist Church on Porter Street in Center, Texas on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 10 am. Tim Verner and David Chadwick officiating.
To view her full obituary, click here.
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February 1, 2023 - A large group attended Joe’s Italian Restaurant’s New Member and Grand Opening ribbon cutting on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Chamber Ambassador President Stephanie Elswick welcomed owners, Ben Ponari and Linda Metaliaj, to the downtown square, “We are very happy to welcome [Ben] and Linda to our community. We are very happy to have another restaurant on the square, and that’s Italian food. And we all love Italian food.” Elswick then presented them their new Chamber of Commerce membership plaque to proudly display.
Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors had some questions for the new owners. One question was concerning lunch specials and Linda advised they do have daily lunch specials available from 11am until 3pm. Lunch specials are Lasagna, Manicotti, Cannelloni, Spaghetti, and Ziti Napolitan (spicy marinara sauce) for $9.99.
Joe’s Italian Restaurant is a family owned business and they have three other locations in Texas: El Campo, Temple and Killeen. Ben Ponari has been the owner for 8 years but has been in business for 10 years and is the manager of the Center location. They offer an extensive menu including appetizers, salads, pizza, subs, pasta, seafood entrees and dessert. They also have kid friendly menu options.
From left: Owners, Ben Ponari and Linda Metaliaj, and Chamber Ambassador President Stephanie Elswick
Joe’s Italian Restaurant is located at 130 Nacogdoches Street in Center on the Historic Downtown Square and is open Tuesday through Sunday 11:00 am until 9:00 pm. Available options are dine in or carry out. Catering available. Find them online on Facebook at Joe’s Italian Restaurant - Center, TX or call 936-427-5009.
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