August 9, 2016 -  The Center 12U team representing Texas in the Dixie Youth Majors World Series has battled their way through the bracket to make it to the semi-final round in Mississippi. The Texas team fell to Alabama in Game 1 with a score of 0 to 14. Texas played Tennessee on Sunday and defeated them 6-0 to stay in the running.

August 3, 2016 - An official step has been taken to ensure the beginning of the separation process of the Panola County and Shelby County probation departments officially known as Panola Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD.) 

On July 21, 2016 an order of separation was filed in the District Court and County Court at Law of Panola County, Texas pertaining to the separation of the CSCD which removes Shelby County from the organization and establishes the creation of Community Supervision and Corrections Department for Shelby County, Texas. 

July 22, 2016 - Sheriff's Department, Center Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety all responded to a reported bad wreck on State Highway 7 East of Center just past the Loop 500 intersection Friday mid-morning.