January 25, 2022 - Shelby County Sheriff Kevin Windham informed the Shelby County Commissioners during their January 12, 2022, meeting of a proposal from Center Motor Company for two trucks to add to the Sheriff's Department fleet.

As a result of the crash incident involving a deputy vehicle on December 21, insurance money has been received which can be put toward the purchase of a replacement. Due to the short supply and high demand of Chevrolet Tahoes, the Sheriff's Department has chosen to purchase more available options by way of pickup trucks.

January 25, 2022 - Roscoe McSwain, Commissioner Precinct 1, announces County Roady 1246 will be closed in the middle for culvert replacement until work is complete.

January 24, 2022 - According to the Texas Department of State Health Service’s Covid-19 Dashboard, since Friday there have been 142 total new cases of Covid-19 reported. Of the new cases reported over the weekend and Monday, 62 are new confirmed cases and 80 are new probable cases.

January 21, 2022 - One week ago the Texas Department of State Health Services announced an update to the Covid-19 Dashboard and a move away from reporting estimated number of active cases and estimate number of recoveries. Since then, the dashboard is only reporting the total number of cases and fatalities.

The number of confirmed cases and probable cases changed drastically after the update as the state was revising case totals to account for final 2020 case numbers. According to the press release, year-end data cleanup is a standard part of public health reporting.

January 19, 2022 - State Highway 7 (SH7) East two miles east of Center was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Wednesday, January 19, 2022.