February 3, 2026 - Center Fire Department (CFD) was dispatched during icy weather to three fires on Sunday, January 25, 2026, all within the same hour. 

January 30, 2026 - The Shelby County Commissioners met Friday, January 30, 2026, for an emergency meeting to ratify the Declaration of Disaster put in place by Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison on January 23, 2026, in reference to winter storm Fern.

The ratification of disaster reads as follows:

Ratification of Declaration of Disaster

Whereas, the County of Shelby, hereby ratifies the following Declaration of Disaster issued January 23, 2026 for the winter storm designated as 'Fern'.

January 28, 2026 - Emergency responders with the Center Fire Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle crash incident on State Highway 7 East just east of SL 500 on January 24, 2026.

January 21, 2026 - Center Police Department (CPD) officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Tenaha Street at the intersection of Foster Street January 8, 2026.

Details on this incident were unavailable from the CPD until the time of this report.

January 19, 2026 - Emergency personnel with the Center Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Hurst and Nacogdoches Streets on Saturday, January 17, 2026.