July 22, 2021 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held their July meeting this past Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Center, TX. There was a program presented on tips and techniques on how to photograph reflections in preparation for the next month’s challenge.
July 21, 2021 - The Unique Boutique is having a Dollar Days Back to School Sale! There are Clothes, Pants, Shoes, Purses, and Dresses for 50% off! Plus, there will be multiple In-Store deals you do not want to miss out on! Come by The Unique Boutique and get all your back-to-school needs. For more information, please call the store at 936-591-8190.
July 20, 2021 - The Shelby County Appraisal District office will be closed all day Tuesday, July 20th. The employees will be attending a Legislative Update class in Lufkin.
July 16, 2021 - RIO movie goers received a Christmas-in-July gift last week. The church, Old Salem Missionary Baptist, expressed to the RIO Theatre they would like to donate some tickets to see ‘Spirit Untamed’ for the summer as parents have a lot of extra expenses when the kids are out of school.
July 14, 2021 - As the days come and go in July 2021, the memories of C. H. Daniels High reunions stay on the mind of many of the alumni throughout the states. In 2010 the new committee of the school reunion brought back the reunions to the town after a few years absence.
It was a good time to celebrate years leading to the anniversary of the closing of Daniels in 1968 as the last senior class graduated. However, the class of 1969 were juniors and wanted to be included even though they graduated from the other school.
July 13, 2021 - The International Space Station will be visible over East Texas on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 10:01pm according to Spot the Station website, spotthestation.nasa.gov. The station will be visible fro 7 minutes.
July 13, 2021 - During the year of 2020 with Covid-19 restrictions affecting fundraisers and events, Boos Battle Support Fund was able to distribute over $20,000 to families in need of help during their battle with cancer.
Celeste Lewis shared, "Our foundation means the world to us, and all the families we are able to help along the way. We are so so blessed to be able to have this organization and for our Communities around us that help support this. We couldn’t do it without GOD or you all."