Covid-19 Update: Covid-19 Cases Rising; 2021 Review (Updated)

Updated 4:28pm: The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard updated at 2:50pm today and the number of active cases increased to 157. The dashboard gave the following disclaimer as to why the data hasn't been updated since December 30th.

Center Weather Stats for December 2021

January 3, 2022 - The last month of 2021 had 6 days of 80 and above degrees and 7 days with the low being in the 30s. The weather data for Center, Texas during the month of December 2021 is as follows:

Hottest day - 83.8 on December 5
Lowest temperature day - 30.6 on December 12
Total rain fall for the month - 2.92 inches
Number of days with rain - 6 days

Shelby County Grand Jury Indictments Include One for Murder

December 30, 2021 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 16 indictments on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. The grand jury was impaneled for the July 2021 term of the 123rd Judicial District Court, and grand jury was held in both the 123rd and 273rd Judicial District courts.

Justin Earl Bennett was indicted for murder, first degree felony. The indictment alleges, on August 21, 2021, Bennett intentionally or knowingly caused the death of Deon Bailey by shooting him with a gun in the head and thigh.

Hazardous Weather Outlook Includes Shelby County

December 29, 2021 - This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas.

Day One: Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms will be possible across the I-30 corridor into south-central Arkansas later this morning into early this evening. Some severe storms may be possible producing hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.

Days Two Through Seven: Thursday through Tuesday

Northern Shelby County Constables Recover Stolen Truck-Tractor

December 28, 2021 - Shelby County Constables were successful in locating and recovering a stolen truck-tractor on December 27, 2021.

Boil Water Notice for San Augustine Rural Water System (Rescinded)

December 28, 2021 - The boil water notice for San Augustine Rural Public Water System has been rescinded. It is no longer necessary to boil water.

TxDSHS Statement on Monoclonal Antibody Availability

December 28, 2021 - The federal government controls the distribution of monoclonal antibodies, and the regional infusion centers in Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio and The Woodlands have exhausted their supply of sotrovimab, the monoclonal antibody effective against the COVID-19 Omicron variant, due to the national shortage from the federal government. They will not be able to offer it until federal authorities ship additional courses of sotrovimab to Texas in January. People who had appointments scheduled this week will be contacted directly and advised.

Sheriff Reports Suspect in Custody

December 24, 2021 - Sheriff Windham reports the arrest of Gary Smith in San Augustine County on Thursday night, December 23, 2021.

SH 87 in Mt. Gillion Scene of Two-Vehicle Crash

December 23, 2021 - State Highway 87 (SH 87) North in the Mt. Gillion Community was the scene of a two-vehicle crash December 18, 2021.

Two Injured in SH 7 West Hit-and-run Crash

December 22, 2021 - State Highway 7 West was the scene of a two-vehicle hit-and-run crash which resulted in injury to two people involved.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, on December 18, 2021, at 3:08pm a black 2015 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck pulling a yellow 16-foot Bragg trailer driven by Rolando Diez-Diez, 36, was westbound on State Highway 7 near CR 1168.

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