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Covid-19 Update: 90 Active Cases, 2 New Deaths, 5 Recoveries (Updated)

Updated 5:14pm - Today, the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard updated at 5:05pm with 1 new confirmed case, 1 new death, and 1 new recovery. The active cases lowered by 1 for a total of 90 estimated active cases. The new death count for 2021 is now 17 from Covid-19.

March 2nd (5:05pm) Numbers: (changes since March 1)
Total Confirmed Cases - 879 (1 new case)
Total Probable Cases - 657 (0 new cases)
Total Fatalities - 57 (1 new)
Total Estimated Active Cases - 90
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,389 (1 new)

From the Desk of Mayor Debra Smith: PD Closing

March 2, 2021 - On March 1, 2021 in a Special Meeting the members of the Timpson City Council voted, upon my recommendation, to close the City of Timpson Police Department. The vote passed 3 for and 1 against, with one council member absent. Following the vote to close the department the council voted on the Reduction in Force for the last remaining police department employee, Chief of Police Kent Graham, effective March 4, 2021. This vote passed 4 voting to RIF Chief Graham and none opposed.

Timpson City Council Votes 3-1 to Dissolve PD

March 1, 2021 - Closure of the Timpson Police Department has been up for discussion by the Timpson City Council on several occasions and a final decision was made Monday, March 1, 2021 to dissolve the department.

Current Active Boil Water Notices; Rescinded Notices (Updated)

February 27, 2021 - With the enormous impact the Winter Storm has had on water systems in Shelby County and surrounding areas, Shelby County Today will keep this list of active boil water notices current for a quick check for viewers to see if their area is still under an active notice.

ALL boil water notices issued due to the Winter Storm has been rescinded.

Rescinded boil water notices (no longer require boiling)

2021 Shelby County Livestock Sale Underway (Sale Ended)

February 27, 2021 - Shelby County Livestock Sale is underway at the John D. Windham Civic Center on Saturday, February 27th. The show was held earlier in the day where exhibitors demonstrated the results of their hard work and dedication to their animal projects.

Timpson Council Recognizes Efforts of City Workers During Ice Storm

February 26, 2021 - The Timpson City Council met on Monday, February 22, and named Goodwin-Lasiter-Strong to administer two projects for the city. City workers were also commended for their efforts during the recent ice storm.

Covid-19 Update: DSHS Reports 3 New Deaths, 89 Active Cases (Updated)

Update 6:26pm: Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard was updated at 3:10pm with today's numbers. The active cases remained at 89; however, an additional death was reported for a total of 55. This makes three days in a row of increases to the death count. Since the beginning of 2021, 15 new deaths have been reported for Shelby County.

The number of total probable cases reduced by 1 for a new total of 657. Case reductions have occurred before when cases are discovered to belong to a different county of residence. There was no explanation as to why the decrease.

Governor Abbott, TDEM Launch Call Center To Assist Texans With Texas Individual Assistance Reporting Tool

February 25, 2021 - Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), with the assistance of the Texas Military Department, launched a call center to assist Texans, who have limited or no internet access, with completing the State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT). Texans can call 844-844-3089 between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM seven days a week to submit their disaster damage information. This call center is specifically for Texans who are unable to submit information through the online iSTAT tool.

City of Huxley Distributing Bottle Water Today (Updated)

Possum Trot pallet all gone.

February 25, 2021 - City of Huxley has two pallets of bottled drinking water available for distribution to the Huxley community starting today (February 25) until gone.

One pallet at City Hall and one pallet at Possum Trot.

Limit one per household please.

DETEC Reports Power Restored after Over 23,000 Outages from Storm

February 25, 2021 - Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative has officially restored power to all known outages following the winter storm. We appreciate everyone's patience and kindness shown during this challenging time. At the peak, DETEC reported over 23,000 outages.

After damages were assessed, we predicted restoration to possibly take 3 weeks. In just 10 days, DETEC crews, our fellow cooperative friends and contractors surpassed this goal. Hard, physical labor and mental determination are to contribute to this success.

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