Piney Woods Photographic Society Announces July Challenge Winners

July 20, 2020 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held their monthly meeting Saturday, although the attendance was small the energy for photography was there. There was a workshop presented by Billie Jones on Photo Stacking Landscape Photos and the monthly challenge was "Move It" on animals in motion. The top 3 Favorites in the Challenge are:

Attorney Judi Wells Tells TAGHS About Genealogical Reseach in Courthouses

Shelby County Ranks 12th in East Texas Counties for Census Return Rate

July 16, 2020 – The race is on in the 2020 Census and Shelby County isn't in the top 10 for the East Texas area! Come on Shelby County, let's take the challenge and fill out your 2020 Census! Money for your county, city, school, or organization is at stake.

Let's Play Baseball! Center Youth Baseball Info

July 9, 2020 - Jason Mitchell has been working hard to maintain some sort of Baseball Tournament season for the Center Youth Baseball and our City with this unprecedented Spring and Summer.

There will not be any District Tournaments in the State. Any team wanting to play Post Season in the State Tournament will be allowed to play. Below is a list of the Tournaments being played in Center, and the dates. There is a possibility of the tournaments starting a day earlier (on Friday rather than Saturday) with schools starting back so soon.

Chamber Cancels Grill Fest, Postpones First Responders Lunch

July 6, 2020 - As much as we had hoped July would be a safe time to have our Annual Grill Fest event, in light of the current situation and the Governor’s Executive Order, we feel it is best to cancel the event this year.

It is a top priority of the Chamber of Commerce as it is our event sponsors and members to be prudent and make sure our community stays safe and healthy.

The Chamber of Commerce is also postponing the annual First Responders lunch. We plan to reschedule the event in August or September.

TCDLA Provides Video of Lawyers Statewide Reading Declaration of Independence

July 4, 2020 - A recent tradition in Shelby County since 2016, and across Texas, has been the reading of the Declaration of Independence by local criminal defense lawyers on or around Independence Day.

Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison Elected DETCOG Vice President

Center PD, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center Thank You

July 2, 2020 - The Center Police Department and Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center want to thank everyone that came and donated blood during our Emergency Blood Drive. We had a great and wonderful turn out of 33 people. That is a big number to reach during drives, and will be a huge impact to those in need. Thank you to everyone that took the time to come out and show your support and help save lives.

Community Back to School Bash Immunization Clinic Today!

June 30, 2020 - A Community Back to School Bash Immunization Clinic at Aurora Concepts is set for Tuesday, June 30, 2020!

The vaccine clinic is from 8am until 5pm. Please call 936-598-3296 to make an appointment.

2019 Consumer Confidence Report for East Lamar Water Supply

June 29, 2020 - East Lamar Water Supply water quality report for January 1 to December 31, 2019 is now available. East Lamar WSC provides surface water and ground water from the Wilcox Aquifer located in Shelby County. To view the report, click here.

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