August 19, 2023 - Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports that on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 10:20PM, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a structure that was on fire, being a residence located at 1673 FM 2140 in Center. 

August 19, 2023 - West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department, Center Fire Department and San Augustine VFD responded to a house fire in the 500 block of CR 1275 Friday, August 18, 2023, at around 10:17pm.

August 17, 2023 - The Center Fire Department responded to two car fires recently in Center.

August 16, 2023 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 32 indictments on Monday, July 26, 2023. The grand jury was impaneled for the July 2023 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.

Larry Dewayne Thomas was indicted for burglary of a building, state jail felony. The indictment alleges, on January 3, 2023, Thomas had intent to commit theft and entered a building or a portion of a building not then open to the public, without the consent of Abundant Love Church, the owner. (273rd Judicial District Court)

The water on Denning Rural WSC no longer requires boiling.

August 15, 2023 - On August 8, 2023, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Denning Rural Water Supply, #2030004, 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.