SC Commissioners Appoint New Shelby County Local Health Authority

April 5, 2023 - The Shelby County Commissioners designated April as Child Abuse Awareness month during their April 5, 2023, meeting and appointed a new Shelby County Local Health Authority.

Tenaha PD Investigates Single-vehicle Crash on U.S. 84

April 4, 2023 - Tenaha Police Department and Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash located on U.S. Highway 84.

U.S. Highway 59 Ramp Scene of Truck Tractor Crash

April 3, 2023 - The Tenaha Police Department and Tenaha Volunteer Fire department were both dispatched to the U.S. Highway 59 North ramp in response to a single-vehicle crash.

Joaquin VFD Report Includes 3 Calls, Training for Last Week of March

Extrication Training

April 3, 2023 - The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department had an exciting week as March came to a close with 3 separate calls and an extrication class held at JVFD Station 2. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.

Shelby, Surrounding Counties Under Tornado Watch

April 2, 2023 - Tornado Watch 111 is in effect until 1am CDT for the following locations - Texas counties included are: Angelina, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Houston, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Wood.

Shelby County, Surrounding Areas Included in Tornado Watch

March 31, 2023 - Tornado Watch 95 is in effect until 9pm CDT for the following locations - Texas counties included are:

Anderson, Angelina, Camp, Cherokee, Delta, Falls, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Leon, Limestone, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Panola, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

Portions of Shelby County Under Severe Thunderstorm Warning

March 31, 2023 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southwestern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Southeastern Panola County in northeastern Texas, Northern Shelby County in eastern Texas.

Until 730pm CDT.

At 641pm CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tenaha, or 11 miles south of Carthage, moving east at 45 mph.

Hazard...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Source...Radar indicated.

SC Grand Jury Indicts 29 Cases Including One for Murder

March 30, 2023 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 29 indictments on Thursday, March 28, 2023. The grand jury was impaneled for the January 2023 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.

Historical Commission Presents Work Proposals to Commissioners

March 29, 2023 - The Shelby County Historical Commission presented the Shelby County Commissioners with a proposal to move forward on previously approved work during the March 15, 2023 meeting.

DPS Investigates U.S. 84 Crash, Charges Driver with DWI

March 27, 2023 - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 84, near the 880-mile marker, that occurred Sunday, March 26, 2023.

The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 3:30am, a 2001 Ford pickup was traveling west. It is reported that the driver left the road to the left and struck a barbed wire fence. Further investigation revealed that the driver was intoxicated.

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