December 17, 2023 - St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church held their annual Our Lady of Guadalupe procession Sunday, December 10, 2023 on the Center square.

December 11, 2023 - Sam Samford Lodge #149 delivered a pallet of water to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department on November 28, 2023.

December 11, 2023 - VFW Post 8904 and the Auxiliary would like to thank Center Elementary Principal Crystal Chisenhall for arranging our visit on December 8 to honor fourth grade teacher Melissa Munoz as our Post Teacher of the Year. Melissa also recently won the District 19 competition and will now compete at the state level. We enjoyed presenting her awards in front of her students.

December 7, 2023 - The University of Texas at Tyler will recognize fall 2023 degree candidates during fall 2023 Commencement on December 7.

Andre' Hunter from Joaquin, Texas, has earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree which will be presented in a ceremony on Friday, December 8 at 1pm in the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.