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DPS Investigates Major Crash at U.S. 84, FM 699 Intersection

October 7, 2022 - U.S. Highway 84 at the intersection of FM 699 was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Thursday, October 6, 2022.

Emergency personnel with multiple agencies responded to the location and assisted with those involved in the incident.

Timpson VFD September Activity Report

October 7, 2022 - The Timpson Volunteer Fire Department issued their September activity report.

For the current year, the total number of calls is already at 159 and has exceed last years numbers. The total call count for 2021 was 151.

For the month of September the TVFD had 12 calls

12 calls last month

Controlled burn - 1
Auto Crash with injuries - 2
Auto Crash with out injuries - 1
Grass fire - 4
Brush/grass fire - 1
Woods fire - 1
EMS assist - 1
Hazmat assist - 1

Drivers in Center Encouraged to Use Caution; Loose Cattle on Roadway

October 6, 2022 - Law enforcement officials are currently working to corral several head of cattle that became loose on Center streets when a truck lost its load.

The incident where they were lost was at the intersection of Nacogdoches Street and Hurst Street, and cattle are currently known to be in the vicinity of General Shelters, Tractor Supply Company, Ihlo Sales, and Brookshire Brothers Parking lot.

Traffic is heavy as of the time of this post at 4:24pm, and drivers are encouraged to use extreme caution in the event cattle are in the roadway.

46th ET Poultry Festival Officially Open; Queen Hall Cuts Feathers

Narcotics Raid Yields Large Cache of Meth; Sheriff Challenges, "Get Straight or Relocate"

October 5, 2022 - Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of Denisa Permenter, 49, of Joaquin, and Lawrence Pierce, 34, of Garrison.

Center Weather Stats for September 2022

October 5, 2022 - The month of September 2022 had zero days of triple digit temperatures. Fall has arrived!

September only had 3 days of rain with a total rain fall of 2.94 inches.

The weather data for Center, Texas during the past month is as follows:

Hottest temperature - 98.1 on September 22 and 24
Lowest temperature - 44.2 on September 30
Total rain fall for the month - 2.94 inches
Number of days with rain - 3 days

SC Commissioners Meet with VSO in Executive Session; Designate $1 Million to Road and Bridge

October 4, 2022 - The Shelby County Commissioners met with the Veterans Service Officer in executive session during their September 21, 2022, meeting and returned to open session with updates relating to signage and parking.

Immediately following the opening of the meeting at 9:30am, the commissioners went into executive session and remaining in the courtroom with them was Sherry Riley, Veterans Service Officer (VSO). The meeting returned to open session at 10:02am.

Joaquin VFD Reports to 6 Calls: 4 Medical, 1 Fire, 1 Crash

October 3, 2022 - The final week of September was a busy one for the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department with 6 separate outings. Here is a summary of the weeks events.

Starting mid-day on Sunday the JVFD was dispatched to a seizure patient on Connell Ferry Road. The EMR team responded to check out the patient before DeSoto EMS could arrive to transport.

Monday the EMR team would be called to Caroll Street for a person having chest pains. The patient was transported by Allegiance EMS.

SH7, Cummings Street in Joaquin Scene of Two-Vehicle Crash

October 2, 2022 - The intersection of Cummings Street and State Highway 7 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Saturday, October 1, 2022.

City of Huxley Rescinds Public Notice to Boil Water

October 1, 2022 - The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the City of Huxley public water system, PWS ID# 210019, to issue a Boil Water Notice on September 28th, 2022 for customers along FM 139 and FM 417E in Huxley 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.

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