May 21, 2015 - Municipal Court Judge James Bogue swore in newly elected Timpson City Council members Kyle Allen, George Grace and Janell Baker at the recent Tuesday, May 19, 2015 meeting.
May 21, 2015 - The Shelby County grand jury for the July term of the 273rd Judicial District Court met on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 and handed down indictments for 25 cases.
Daryl McSwain received two indictments for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, second degree felony. The indictment alleges on August 21, 2014 McSwain threatened Dusten Byrd and Robert Mitchell Miller with imminent bodily injury by trying to ram his motorcycle and running him off the road and did then and there use or exhibit a deadly weapon, a 2001 black Ford during commission of the assault.
May 18, 2015 - The Shelby County area has received a great deal of rain as the result of storms which have blown through. Joaquin and Haslam have a lot of flooding as a result. Shelby County Today captured, and viewers submitted, photos of roadways and homes in the area.
These photos have been included in a photo album on the Shelby County Today Facebook and can be viewed there.
May 17, 2015 - FM 699 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash outside of Tenaha on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Residents at the scene of the crash were first to check on those involved in the crash and to contact 9-1-1.
May 15, 2015 (Proclamation) - Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison and Relay for Life representatives gathered in the Shelby County Courthouse Thursday to proclaim Friday, May 15, 2015 as Cancer Awareness Day.
The 10th Annual Relay for Life is being held Friday evening May 15, 2015 from 6pm to 12am in the Shelby County Rodeo Arena located on State Highway 7 East.
May 15, 2015 - A Shelbyville ISD teacher has been arrested by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department on charges of improper relationship between educator and student and sexual assault of a child.
Johanna Vickers, 35, of San Augustine was arrested Thursday, May 14, 2015 on the aforementioned charges at 8:10pm and released at 9:50pm on two $25,000 bonds. At this time a press release is pending from the Shelby County Sheriff's Department.
May 14, 2015 - Joaquin ISD students visited Center on Thursday, May 14, 2015 and they visited the square. Leigh Porterfield, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Representative, provided a history lesson on the historic Shelby County Jail and courthouse to the students.
May 14, 2015 - Members of the Center Noon Lions Club sold chicken meals on the Center square on Thursday, May 14, 2015 to raise funds for the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville. The club succeeded at selling over 500 plates.
May 14, 2015 (Photo Album) - A retirement reception was held for Jean Diebolt, Executive Director, of the Hope Clinic on Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Center Community House.
May 13, 2015 - A Logansport woman was injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon, May 13, 2015 in Joaquin resulting in her transport to the hospital. Emergency personnel including the Texas Department of Public Safety, Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department and ACE EMS were dispatched to the scene.