February 25, 2021 - On February 17, 2021, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Five Way  public water system, 2100008 to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

February 24, 2021 - When Texans see a pillar of smoke rising out of a forest or state park, our gut instinct is always the same: wildfire. However, that isn’t always the case.

February 23, 2021 - Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison and Shelby County Office of Emergency Management would like to extend their gratitude to the following individuals and organizations for their efforts and assistance in responding to the recent winter storm event that affected so many of our citizens. They were ready and willing to help when we called on them for assistance.

February 23, 2021 - The Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority (DETCOG) will open its waiting list lottery for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and begin accepting pre-applications on Monday, March 1, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. CT through Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Pre-applications will be accepted online at https://www.waitlistcheck.com/TX2875 and will NOT be accepted at the Housing Authority's office, nor by fax or mail.

February 23, 2021 - DETEC is currently reporting 2,233 outages remaining. All are expected to be restored by Friday. Please keep in mind that these are estimates, ideally we hope to complete this worker sooner. We thank you for your patience and support as crews have worked as quickly as possible.

Nacogdoches County: 406
Panola Co: 33
Sabine Co: 3
San Augustine Co: 76
Shelby Co: 1,713

If you are still without power, you may report your outage by: