The water on N.E.W. WSC no longer requires boiling.
September 4, 2022 - On August 30, 2022, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the N.E.W. Water Supply, #2030034, 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.
September 5, 2022 - The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department is glad to say that there were no emergencies dispatched for the department over the week of August 28th to September 3rd. However, this does not mean there’s no news to share.
September 1, 2022 - Tenaha Street in Center was the scene of a two-vehicle collision September 1, 2022, at the intersection with Old Airport Road around 11:15am.
Updated: Joaquin ISD has cancelled school today, Thursday, due to a power outage.
September 1, 2022 - Due to the wide spread power outage, Joaquin ISD we will delay school start time by two hours, School will update in a hour with further information.
August 29, 2022 - The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department ended the last full week of August with 3 total calls, all of which pertaining to medical emergencies.
The first call came in on Monday, August 22nd for a lift assist on Carroll Street to help a patient back into their home after being returned from the hospital.
August 24, 2022 - The Shelby County Commissioners lifted the burn ban during their August 24, 2022, meeting.
Upon considering the order and declaration prohibiting outdoor burning, Judge Allison Harbison remarked she has had many phone calls on the issue. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index still lists Shelby County on the 600-700 range, as of August 23, 2022, with 800 being the worst.
The current order is set to run out next Monday and the commissioners would then have to take action to put a new one in place.