April 9, 2015 - The annual "Center Garden Club" Flower Show will have local artists this year. They were invited to present some of their floral paintings for the public to view. Pictured are two of these artists Christine Mahan and Gracie Stockstill. The public is invited.
April 9, 2015 - The Woman's Reading Club met on April 2 at the John C. Rogers Gallery. Mrs. Deborah Chadwick was hostess. Vice-president Janene Walker presided. There were seventeen members present and a special guest visiting from Florida, Mrs. Vickie Anderson Shannon, the daughter of member Mrs. Linda Anderson.
April 8, 2015 - Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #282 and Texas Society Order of the Confederate Rose, Roses of the Attoyac #60, gathered in Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison's office on Monday, April 6, 2015 as she signed a proclamation designating April 2015 as "Confederate History and Heritage Month."
Pictured are (from left): Les Gill and his dog Little T, Jerry Rudd, Brandy Harding, TSOCR Roses of the Attoyac #60 member; Allison Harbison, Shelby County Judge; Roger Doyle; and Judy Doyle, TSOCR Roses of the Attoyac #60 member.
April 8, 2015 - The Center Garden Club enjoyed an afternoon of painting on rocks with the Junior Garden Club members at F.L. Moffitt school. They painted various varieties of wild flowers on rocks found from our state of Texas. Thank you Mrs. Wolf for sharing your students. The ladies of Center Garden Club were very amazed of their talents.
April 7, 2015 - The Woman's Reading Club met on March 19 in the home of Mrs. Billie Sue Payne. President Donna Holt presided. The club welcomed guest Caroline Chadwick and expressed happy birthday wishes to her in recognition of her turning 21 on that day. Miss Chadwick is the daughter of member Mrs. Deborah Chadwick and the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Marleta Chadwick who was a Woman's Reading Club member for many years. Following the business meeting, program leader Mrs.
April 6, 2015 - Ace Hardware of East Texas “Downtown”: We are proud to announce the following winners of our Garden Center Grand Opening:
Lynne Kelly, Jenny Fancher, Joy Hutto, Gwen Hughes, Alice McCann, Nat Townes, Meg Camp, Nora Robinson, Jade Hogue, JJ Ford, Ann Clark Harmon, Ozay Ford, Vickey Dudley, Carmel Fountain, Margaret Stockton, and Pearl McLendon.
April 4, 2015 - Ace Hardware of East Texas held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, April 2, 2015 to introduce their new Garden center at their location on Tenaha Street in Center.
April 2, 2015 - Sabine State Bank would like to welcome Tara Permenter to their organization. Tara is a Shelby County native with extensive experience in mortgage lending. Permenter began her banking career in 1996 in Joaquin, Texas. Tara continued on her career path in mortgage lending with a move to Center, Texas in October of 2003.
April 2, 2015 - Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2015, four students from Wittmann Music Studio entertained members of the East Texas alumni chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity at their meeting, held in Center.
For the music, the young ladies performed both piano and vocal selections.
Pictured with their teacher, Janette Wittmann, are Celeste Gibson, Laura Anne Scull, Sarah Scull and Cecily Gibson.