40th East Texas Poultry Festival Arts & Crafts Vendor Deadline Extended

August 19, 2016 - The deadline to apply for an Arts and Crafts vendor booth at the 40th East Texas Poultry Festival sponsored by Farmers State Bank has been extended to Friday, September 2. The festival will take place October 6-8 on the historic downtown Center Square. Limited spaces are still available and the applications are being accepted at the Shelby County Chamber office.

Community Support Thank You From Thompson, Belrose Families

August 19, 2016 - We would like to send a HUGE thank you to everyone in our community for the love, support, prayers, & encouragement. We are so proud that God's faithfulness continues to shine bright! Thank you to NAPA for hosting our event! Thank you to Ace Hardware for donating a rocking chair.

Center Livestock Market Report for Aug 17th

Mooney's Emporium Hosting Back to School Giveaway (Pd Adv)

Mooney's Emporium Hosting Back to School Giveaway

August 17, 2016 - Mooney's Emporium is hosting a Back to School Giveaway through their public facebook group. Currently Mooney's Emporium is offering tons of back to school gear for your favorite student, teacher or even parent!

"The Bicycle Path" by Neal Murphy

August 17, 2016 - When is a bicycle path not a bicycle path? That is the question that my wife had to decide a number of years ago in Colorado. I had taken a new job in 1974 with an insurance company whose home office was Littleton, Colorado. We moved there in January of that year, native Texans in a foreign country, whom the natives teased about our “accent”. I never felt that we had any detectible accent, but the Colorado citizens felt differently.

Paul Johnson, Crusader: Changing How We Talk About Trees

August 17, 2016 - Texas A&M Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program Coordinator Paul Johnson has discovered that it is not enough for communities to sustainably manage and care for the urban forest. In order to make a lasting difference, individual people have to get engaged, educated and enthused about trees. And Johnson has made it his life’s work to spread the word.

AirMedCare Network Offering Membership Program

AirMedCare Network is excited to offer you the opportunity to join the AirMedCare Network’s Membership Program!
Annual Membership Fee $65 - Household

TxDOT Urges Drivers Plan Sober Ride Leading Up to Labor Day Holiday

August 16, 2016 - ‘Plan While You Can’ Campaign aims to reduce crashes, save lives during holiday weekend

AUSTIN — As celebrations are finalized to mark the last days of summer, the Texas Department of Transportation urges drivers to make a plan leading up to the Labor Day holiday — a plan for a safe and sober ride home.

Texas Zika Illness Linked to Miami Travel

August 16, 2016 - A Texas resident who recently traveled to an area of Miami with local Zika transmission has tested positive for the virus. The traveler, an El Paso County resident, recently returned from the area and sought testing after becoming ill.

This is the first Texas case to be linked to travel within the continental United States. The case will be classified as “travel-associated” and is being investigated for more details.

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