SC Commissioners Court Special Meeting Agenda, Mar. 17

March 16, 2021 - Notice is hereby given that a Special meeting of the Governing body of the Shelby County Commissioners’ Court will be held on the 17th day of March, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. in the Courtroom of the Shelby County Courthouse at 200 San Augustine Street, Center, Shelby County, Texas to deliberate and consider action on the following items:

1. Approve and pay weekly expenses.

2. Public comments on Agenda item.

3. Approve current payroll.

Shelby County Under Tornado Watch

March 17, 2021 - Tornado Watch 28 is in effect until 1pm CDT for the following locations: Texas counties included are Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby.

Covid-19 Update: 3 New Cases, 1 New Death, 83 Active Cases

March 16, 2021 - The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reports 1 new death, 3 new cases, and a total of 83 active cases for Tuesday, March 16. Of the new cases, 1 was a new confirmed case and 2 were new probable cases. No new recoveries were reported.

March 16th (7:00pm) Numbers: (changes since March 15th)
Total Confirmed Cases - 885 (1 new case)
Total Probable Cases - 681 (2 new cases)
Total Fatalities - 62 (1 new)
Total Estimated Active Cases - 83
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,421

Hurst Street in Center Scene of Two-Vehicle Crash (Updated)

March 16, 2021 - Center Police Department officers were alerted of a two-vehicle crash on Hurst Street at the entrance to Walmart at 7:20am Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

Covid-19 Update: 2 New Cases, 3 Recoveries, 81 Active Cases

March 15, 2021 - The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reports 81 active cases. For the day the data showed 2 new cases and 3 new recoveries. Of the 2 new cases added, both were new confirmed cases.

March 15th (2:15pm) Numbers: (changes since March 14th)
Total Confirmed Cases - 884 (2 new cases)
Total Probable Cases - 679 (0 new cases)
Total Fatalities - 61
Total Estimated Active Cases - 81
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,421 (3 new)

Shelby County to Receive 200 Vaccine First Doses of Moderna; Texas Expands Eligibility

March 15, 2021 - The 14th week of vaccine distribution starts March 15, 2021 and Shelby County has two provider on the list. Aurora Concepts and Brookshire Brother's Pharmacy are both allocated to receive 100 Moderna vaccine doses.

Aurora Concepts can be contacted at 936-598-3296 to schedule a vaccine.

Shelby County, a part of Public Health Region 4/5N, reports over the past week an additional 702 people have been vaccinated with at least one dose for a total of 2,797.

AG Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round Up Includes Shelby County Man

The OAG’s Child Exploitation Unit made three arrests last week.

Covid-19 Update: 2 New Deaths, 82 Active Cases

March 14, 2021 - The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reports on Sunday, March 14th a total of 61 fatalities from COVID-19 which is an increase of 2 new since the March 11th report. The new death count for the year 2021 is 21.

The county has 82 active cases and 12 new recoveries. Of the 9 new cases added since March 11th, 1 was a new confirmed case and 8 were new probable cases.

County Considers $117,304 Expenditure on Radio Communications, $206,000 to Include VFDs

March 14, 2021 - As Shelby County continues its quest for reliable communications for emergency personnel, the commissioners are now faced with an even larger price tag than before of potentially $206,000.

Prescribed Burn in the Patroon, Dreka Area

Angelina/Sabine RX Burn "Patroon RX Burn Block A & B" 1,986 acres

March 12, 2021 - Officials with the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, Sabine National Forest, have advised a prescribed burn involving approximately 1,986 acres located, in the Patroon/Goober Hill and Dreka area. The winds are predicted from the South all day and tonight, and long range drift may affect some of the areas.

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