January 19, 2022 - The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch (WS 16) at 1:05pm CST on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

January 19, 2022 – The Lufkin District will pre-treat roadways, bridges and elevated surfaces throughout the district’s nine counties beginning Thursday morning ahead of a possible wintry mix predicted for Thursday night and Friday morning.

Crews will begin pre-treating with a brine solution in problematic areas and elevated surfaces Thursday in Polk, Trinity, San Jacinto, Angelina, Nacogdoches, Houston, Shelby, San Augustine and Sabine counties. Maintenance sections have prepared equipment and trucks to apply the brine as soon as expected rainfall tonight subsides.

January 18, 2022 - Area fire departments are experiencing a rise in calls for grass and woods fires or controlled fires which are getting out of control due to high winds and dry conditions.

January 14, 2022 - The Shelby County Commissioners approved the sale of several gaming machines January 5, 2022, which were seized during a raid of a fuel station and house on September 5, 2021.

Shelby County constables, assisted by other agencies, located the machines during the raids and eventually an agreement with the former owners attorney and Gary Rholes, Shelby County Attorney, resulted in an order from LeAnn Rafferty, 123rd Judicial District Judge, authorizing the machines to be relinquished to the county along with several thousand dollars which were recovered.

January 14, 2022 - Due to the number of active COVID-19 cases affecting our staff and students and in an effort to mitigate the potential for significant spread among our Excelsior Family, we will be closing our campus of Excelsior ISD for the beginning of next week. This closure will provide for the safety of our students and staff; as well as to make certain that we have appropriate staff available for the campus.