High-speed Chase Ends with Safe Resolution (Updated)

November 4, 2021 - A high-speed pursuit which began in the Shelbyville area came to a safe resolution outside of Center November 4, 2021.

Drivers Urged to ‘End The Streak’ of Texas Roadway Daily Deaths; 21st Anniversary Approaches

November 5, 2021 - It was late in the afternoon when Isaac Simmons got the call. A vehicle was broken down along a stretch of I-45 in Fairfield, and Simmons, a 35-year-old tow truck driver headed out to help.

While winching the car onto his tow truck, the routine stop suddenly became horrific. A speeding car careened off the road, rolled up the tow truck’s sliding bed and flew through the air. The airborne car slammed into Simmons. Two days later he died, making him one of more than 3,200 people who have been killed on Texas roads so far in 2021.

SL 500, SH7 East Scene of Two-vehicle Crash

November 3, 2021 - State Highway 7 East and Loop 500 was the scene of a major two-vehicle collision Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

SH 87 South Near CR 2050 Scene of Single-vehicle Crash

November 3, 2021 - State Highway 87 South was the scene of a single-vehicle crash just outside of Shelbyville Wednesday, November 3, 2021, during rainy conditions.

November 2nd Constitutional Amendment Election Results

November 3, 2021 - The unofficial results for the November 2nd Constitutional Amendment Election for eight State of Texas Propositions are in! All propositions passed locally as well as statewide. Locally, the narrowest margin between 'For' and 'Against' was on Proposition 2 with a difference of just 37 votes.

To view the state results, visit Texas Secretary of State Elections Division online.

Total Ballots Case - 1,108
Election Day Ballots - 866

State Highway 7 East at CR 3187 Scene of Two-Vehicle Crash

November 2, 2021 - State Highway 7 East was the scene of a two-vehicle crash just west of CR 3187 at 2:45pm on Monday, November 1, 2021.

Center Weather Stats for October 2021

November 2, 2021 - The weather data for Center, Texas during the month of October 2021 is as follows:

Hottest day - 91.2 on October 8 and October 21
Lowest temperature day - 40.6 on October 31
Total rain fall for the month - 3.17 inches
Number of days with rain - 7 days

Appraisal District Notice Regarding Hours for Nov. 1-5

November 1, 2021 - The Shelby County Appraisal District office will close at lunchtime from 12 noon to 1pm every day this week of November 1 – November 5, 2021. This is only temporary because of a shortage of staff out for training this week. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Covid-19 Update: October Numbers Finish Much Lower than September

November 1, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, during the month of October Covid-19 cases decreased considerably over the previous month of September. The number of actives cases peaked after the first week of October to the 160 range and held for several days before starting to decrease drastically to now being less than 20 estimated active cases. Septembers highest estimated active cases count reached 223 mid month and ended the month at its lowest at 156.

Center Police Department Locates Missing Man

October 29, 2021 - Center Police Department officers have located a man on Friday, October 29, 2021, at around 1:30pm who was missing for the previous two days.

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