March 26, 2026 - During the Shelby County Commissioners' Court meeting held Wednesday, March 25, 2026, County Clerk Jennifer Fountain offered an order for a burn ban from County Judge Allison Harbison that she had previously signed.

After the commissioners spoke during the Commissioners' Court Reports portion of their meeting about conditions in their areas, Commissioner Roscoe McSwain directed that the burn ban be put in place effective first thing Friday morning, March 27, 2026.

March 23, 2026 - A Joaquin man has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 84 East on Haslam Strip in Joaquin Saturday, March 21, 2026.

March 22, 2026 - Hurst Street in Center was the scene of an incident which resulted in a shutdown of the throroughfare on Sunday, March 22, 2026.

March 18, 2026 - Center Fire Department (CFD) responded to a reported house fire in the 1200 block of Bolton Street at just after 11:58am.

When fire personnel arrived at the scene, a small shed located behind a house was fully engulfed in flames.

March 16, 2026 - Farmers State Bank is alerting the public, and warning of an increased prevalence of large counterfeit bills with three discovered at their Center location in less than a week's time, as well as at their Carthage location.

The bank reports these are not fully counterfeit bills, as they will not appear to be counterfeit when a detection pen is used on them which suggests they are real bills of a smaller denomination.