October 7, 2016 - When a house fire was discovered at 195 CR 4405 by a neighbor early Friday, October 7 the Center Fire Department responded at 1:03am. The fire was fully involved when the firemen arrived and the majority of the mobile home had burned to the ground.
October 7, 2016 - As Panola County deputies engaged in a chase approached Shelby County, assistance was requested from area law enforcement officers in Shelby County.
October 6, 2016 - (Update): The city of Center experienced a large area power outage early Thursday, October 6, 2016 which amongst other things blacked out the Center square.
According to Carey Sullivan, SWEPCO representative, at 5:50am a vehicle hit a guy-wire and broke a utility pole on the main circuit causing an outage effecting 1,474 customers. About 1,000 customers' power was restored by 8am and the remained were back on by 10:50am.
October 6, 2016 - The parking lot of Family Dollar in Center became the staging area of a truck fire early Thursday, October 6, 2016 involving a garbage truck.
October 6, 2016 - West Shelby Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire located on the west end of ongoing construction at 6713 State Highway 7 West October 5, 2016 at 4:55pm.
October 6, 2016 - The Timpson Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the intersection of CR 4699 and CR 4694 at 8:43am.
October 4, 2016 - The Timpson Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a house located on Ross Graves Drive at 1:37pm October 2, 2016 where the firemen learned three individuals were seen fleeing the house.