December 6, 2024 - The Shelby County Commissioners approved a road use and repair agreement during their December 4, 2024 meeting between Shelby County and BTA ETG Gathering LLC, a Texas limited liability company, for repair of road damage in Precinct 3 and for acceptance of funds to be held in trust.
December 5, 2024 - Emergency responders were dispatched to a major two-vehicle crash in the 1100 block of U.S. Highway 59 South outside of Timpson at around 2:42pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, which proved fatal to one driver.
December 4, 2024 - The Shelby County Commissioners moved forward with a new cloud based financial software system during their meeting held November 20, 2024.
Clint Porterfield, County Auditor, then enlightened the commissioners on a written proposal from Financial Intelligence for new cloud based financial system software.
December 3, 2024 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 12 indictments on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The grand jury was impaneled for the July 2024 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.
Christopher Lamar Pleasant was indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges, on July 7, 2024, Pleasant recklessly caused bodily injury to Crystal Fenley by striking her in the head with a stick, knocking her to the ground, and then choking her. (273rd Judicial District Court)
November 28, 2024 - Richardson Street in Joaquin is the site of an alleged illegal dumping incident and authorities are seeking details on those responsible.
According to Joaquin Mayor Jessie Griffith, used cooking grease was discovered on November 27, 2024, and authorities with TCEQ were contacted.
Mayor Griffith reports, a cleanup operation is ongoing and is expected to take days to complete.