July 3, 2022 - The 4th of July is a time to celebrate the birth of American Independence and fireworks are a great way to enjoy the day with the time honored tradition started in 1777 when Philidelphia organized the first fireworks display!
June 27, 2022 - The City of Joaquin recognized June 21, 2022 as Klayton Lewis Day. Klayton is a young man that lives in the Ramah Community and has courageously fought his battle with High Grade Glioblastoma.
June 24, 2022 - Thank you, Texas Quick Care, for the generous donation of blood sugar monitors made to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department on June 23, 2022. These devices will be used in the Shelby County Jail by inmates who need to closely monitor their blood sugar levels.
June 21, 2022 - Two students from Center were listed on the President's Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. The students are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the Katelyn Bolton and Kailen Randle for earning the honor for the Spring 2022 semester.
June 21, 2022 - Four students from Shelby County were listed on the Dean's List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. The students are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university recognizes the following students for earning the honor for the Spring 2022 semester.
June 20, 2022 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held their June meeting this past Saturday at the FUMC in Center, Texas. There was an continuing lesson on post processing your photographs and also a workshop on photographing beautiful or unique reflections. Each month's workshop is a lesson on how to photograph next month's challenge. If either of these catch your interest, please feel free to attend our next meeting, the third Saturday in July. Visitors are alway welcome to attend.