March 9, 2017 - There will be a meeting at the Log Cabin (Chamber of Commerce Building) in San Augustine, March 9th 2017 at 6:15pm. We are inviting people from San Augustine, Sabine and Shelby County who may have an interest as serving as a volunteer for Red Cross.
This meeting is for current Volunteers and anyone in the community interested in the Red Cross and making a positive difference preparing for and responding to disasters.
March 8, 2017 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society (PWPS) will be holding their regular monthly meeting Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church, on Porter St. in Center, Tx. The meeting will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There will be a workshop featuring subjects on Lightroom Tips and Tricks. Specializing in how to develop your own pictures. The Club's monthly challenge will present photographs depicting "Texture". All camera enthusiast are welcome to attend.
March 7, 2017 - Purdell Sigler and Phillip Archie of the Charles Holston, Inc. Division in Center, Texas participated in the 2017 Haynesville Shale 2-day Bass Tournament representing Gibson Energy.
March 3, 2017 - Weather Stats for February 2017 prepared and submitted by Ann Forbes, U.S. Weather Service Observer.
Highest Temp was 84 degrees on 2-12-2017
Highest Temp on Record was 90 degrees on 2-21-1986
Lowest Temp was 33 degrees on 2-16-2017
Lowest Temp on Record was 0 degrees in 1951
Rainfall Recorded was 1.51 inches
Average Monthly Rainfall is 4.95 inches
Below Average by 3.44 inches
Highest Recorded for this Month was 8.90 inches in 2013
Lowest Recorded for this Month was 0.34 inches in 1996
March 2, 2017 - Michael Cranford, of Center and a Deacon at Blount Chapel Baptist Church, is fighting for his life. In January of 2016 he was diagnosed with lung disease. There is no family history of this illness. Doctors say a double-lung transplant is critical.
March 1, 2017 - Participants of the Walk and Talk Nutrition and Fitness Program gathered at the old Center Elementary School Gym on Nacogdoches Street to kick off the 8-week program with a nutrition tip followed by a Zumba class.
March 1, 2017 - A crowd gathered around the Veterans Memorial on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse in Center on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 to remember the service and sacrifice of those Americans who participated in the Gulf War 26 years ago.