May 3, 2021 - City of Joaquin held an election on May 1, 2021 for the position of Mayor. Frank Cooper won with 54 votes against Krystal Raybon who had 36 votes.

Two unopposed Council Member positions were also listed on the ballot, Cathy Atkinson and Mike Cummings, Jr..

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.

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 72 (138 new)

April 22, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, since yesterday, 1 new probable case of Covid-19 has been reported. In April, the total number of new cases reported is 61.

The dashboard also reports 1 additional death from COVID-19 raising the total death toll to 67.

April 22nd (4:40pm) Numbers: (changes since April 21st)
Total Confirmed Cases - 928
Total Probable Cases - 733 (1 new)
Total Fatalities - 67 (1 new)
Active Cases - 31
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,564 (6 new)

April 22, 2021 - Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center is hosting their annual Butterfly Release Thursday, April 22nd at 4:00pm on the Center Downtown Square to recognize April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. The event is sponsored by Farmers State Bank.