M.T.R. Riders Donate Time to Cleaning Cemetery

October 14, 2015 - Made to Ride (M.T.R.) M/C, a motorcycle group from Center, was driven by a desire to help the community and decided to volunteer some hours on Sunday, October 11th to clean up the St. Paul's cemetery on Tenaha Street which was in need of some tender loving care.

Roughrider Class of 1957 Donates $5,000 to RSF

October 10, 2015 - The Center Roughrider Class of 1957 made a $5,000 donation to the Catherine Pinkston Roughrider Scholarship Foundation (RSF) Friday morning, October 9th. The donation will provide a perpetual scholarship to a graduating senior each year forward. Accepting the donation on behalf of the RSF was scholarship foundation representatives Jerry Pinkston, Becky Jeans, and Lisa McAdams. Following the donation, the class enjoyed breakfast at Pickles and Petunias.

MSgt Kirkwood Retires from Air Force Reserves

October 6, 2015 - Jackie Kirkwood retired from the Air Force Reserves on Saturday, September 12, 2015 after 28 years 3 months and 17 days of service. He retired as a Master Sergeant, Chaplain Assistant for the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

Kirkwood of Tenaha, Texas is the principal for the Shelby County Alternative Educational Cooperative which represents seven school districts in Shelby and San Augustine counties. He is a helps with the GriefShare program hosted by First Baptist Church of Tenaha.

Top Runners of 4th Annual Chicken Run

October 3, 2015 - Editor's note: Photos from the run will be posted Sunday.

The downtown square was packed with runners and walkers in the crisp cool air Saturday morning to participate in the 4th Annual Chicken Run in support of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Deep East Texas.

After miles of pavement, the top male overall runner was Givani Angel with a time of 15:34.937 which is a pace of 5:01 a mile. The top female overall runner was Arianna Rodriguez whose time was 20:50.273 which is a pace of 6:43 a mile.

Broiler Sale Raises Over $113,000, Grand Champion Pen Sells for $8,000

October 3, 2015 - Left photo: Grand Champion winner Aaron Gilchrist with pen buyer, Farmers State Bank
Right photo: Reserve Grand winner Lance Holloway with pen buyer, McAdams Propane.

The Broiler Sale ended Poultry Festival activities Saturday night with a golden egg when it raised over $110,000 for its exhibitors who were comprised of students from all over Shelby County.

Thursday Plagued by Major Crashes, Third Ends Fatally

October 2, 2015 - The third major crash in Shelby County ended tragically with a fatality Thursday, October 2, 2015 on FM 414.

Major Three-Vehicle Crash Occurs at New Loop 500, US 96 North Intersection

Large Crowd Attends SCDU Dinner, Family Wins Hughes Memorial Gun

September 29, 2015 - 280 people attended the 38th Annual Shelby County Ducks Unlimited (SCDU) Dinner at the Windham Civic Center on Saturday, September 12 and the grandmother of Jacob Hughes won the 4th Annual Jacob Hughes gun.

Center JV Suffers 2-pt Loss Against Jasper

September 18, 2015 - Despite being in the lead at half-time, Center JV falls to Jasper with a 2-point loss, Center 30, Jasper 32.

The game got off to a quick start with Center receiving the kick-off and driving the length of the field scoring on a 15-yard pass from Clay Snider to Jamarh Johnson. The extra point attempt by Raul Lara was good and Center takes the lead 7 to 0.

Center FD Responding to Industrial Fire

September 16, 2015 - The Center Fire Department is currently fighting an industrial fire at the old Armstrong Bruce plant. They are responding with two pumper trucks, ladder truck and grass truck.

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