Hormel Foods Corporation Issues Public Health Alert for SPAM

Public Health Alert Product Due to Possible Under Processing

2023 East Texas Poultry Festival Queen's Scholarship Pageant

Pageant Platinum Sponsor is High Roller Wells.
Gold Sponsors are Dazzle Me Pink and Blue, Deb's Boutique and JML Management.

September 15, 2023 - The 47th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival Queen’s Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday, September 30th and reigning Queen Sayre Hall will crown the 2023 Miss East Texas Poultry Festival Queen in the Center High School Cafetorium. The coronation ceremony will begin at 7pm. General admission is $5. Tables and reserved seats may be purchased through the Chamber of Commerce at 936-598-3682.

TxDOT Kicking Off “Save Me With a Seat” Campaign During National Child Passenger Safety Week

Almost Half of All Child Car Seats Aren't Installed Correctly

September 15, 2023 – Car seats work. Just ask Mandy Watson who was in a head-on crash with her 11-month-old and 5-year-old as they were going to lunch more than a decade ago.

“Immediately after the crash, I climbed in the back seat. In that moment I knew it worked. I knew their car seats did everything they were supposed to do, because they were still intact, still in place, and I could hear my babies crying,” said Watson.

Harris Fund Awards Grants to Nonprofits Serving Shelby County

September 14, 2023 - Grants from the John Harris Community Fund held at East Texas Communities Foundation (ETCF) in Tyler, Texas, were awarded to Shelby County Outreach Ministries, Inc., Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center, Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library, Shelby County Historical Commission and East Texas Food Bank.

David's Daily Devotion for September 14

September 14, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, September 14.

I've always loved storms. When the thunder starts to rumble and the lightning starts to flash... I go outside! It's a wonder I'm still alive to write this. Last night we had a nice little storm and, as I set on the porch and watched it, I was reminded of a story about wind and rain and floods - a story that ends a famous sermon.

“Ten Foot” by Neal Murphy

September 13, 2023 - I was just a little too young to visit this favorite swimming hole located on Ayish Bayou. This little self-made recreation area was located approximately one-half mile north of the bridge spanning the bayou on Highway 21 west of the railroad tracks.

David's Daily Devotion for September 13

September 13, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, September 13.

In 122 AD, the emperor of Rome was named Hadrian. On September 13th of that year, he began to build a wall across Britain, the northern border of his empire. It was over 80 miles long and came to be known as Hadrian's Wall. That was almost 2000 years ago, and some of that wall is still there.