January 11, 2016 - U.S. Highway 96 and U.S. Highway 59 outside of Tenaha were the scenes of two crashes which took place during inclement weather on Friday, January 8, 2016.
January 9, 2016 - Hurst Street at the intersection with Roughrider Drive in Center was the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, January 7, 2016 where a Center Police Officer was almost struck by a vehicle.
January 8, 2016 - The Center Fire Department responded to a house fire on Lillian Street in Center at the residence of
Ceferina Barahona Gonzalez on Thursday, January 7, 2016.
January 5, 2016 - The Center Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on State Highway 7 East in the James Community 1 mile from FM 2608 on New Years Eve December 31, 2015.
January 4, 2016 - Huxley was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Saturday night, January 2, 2016. Upon arrival of emergency personnel, the driver of the vehicle was unable to be located and blood was visible inside the cab of the pickup truck.
January 1, 2016 - Several changes to gun laws in Texas will go into effect on January 1, 2016. These laws are varied and are featured in nine different bills passed by the Texas House and Senate respectively.
December 31, 2015 - Shelby County Sheriff's Department inmates, under the direction of Probation Officer James Moore, removed the signs from the Shelby County Courthouse on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 which prohibited firearms in the building.
Update: January 14, 2016 - According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper - Public Information Officer - David Hendry, the Texas Rangers have completed their investigation into the death of the inmate at the Center Police Department. Hendry stated the Rangers have determined the death to have been suicide and the inmate was Sammie Smith, 39, of Logansport.