July 31, 2023 - A GoFundMe account has been setup for Arthur and Renell Reed who lost their home and all its contents to fire on July 23, 2023. The account was setup by Maria Ratcliff, a niece of the Reeds. According to the GoFundMe account, they lost everything except the clothes on their backs.
July 25, 2023 - C.H.A.N.G.E. brought a group of youth to the Shelby County Courthouse courtroom on Thursday, July 20, 2023 to listen to Stuart Burson, a Prevention Coordinator at Family Crisis Center of East Texas.
July 13, 2023 - The Rotary Club of Center celebrated the completion of their 2022-2023 year on June 26. During the year, the club’s President was Cancee Lester and her service project for her term included utilizing a District grant to install ADA Playground equipment at Portacool Park. Over the year, she built new relationships with Rotary District 5910 helping the club to stay knowledgeable concerning Rotary as a whole.
July 5, 2023 - To honor America and the freedoms we all enjoy, and to celebrate the significance of Independence Day, local attorneys gathered in the upstairs courtroom of the Historic 1885 Courthouse on Friday, June 30, 2023.
From left: Winner of Best in Show was awarded to BJ Wood and contest judge was Amanda Breitbach, Assistant Professor of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University.
June 27, 2023 - To honor America and the freedoms we all enjoy, and to celebrate the significance of Independence Day, members of the Shelby County Criminal Defense Bar will gather in the upstairs courtroom of the Historic 1885 Courthouse on the downtown Center square at 1:30pm on Friday, June 30, 2023, for a formal reading of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. The public is encouraged to attend.