The water on N.E.W. WSC no longer requires boiling.

September 1, 2020 - On August 27, 2020, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the N.E.W. Water Supply, #2030034, to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

September 1, 2020 - Shelby County have received resources from US Rep. Louie Gohmert and the Texas Department of Emergency Management. The ice, water, and MRE’s have been delivered to the Huxley Volunteer Fire Department Building at 11862 FM 2694, Shelbyville. We urge anyone who is out of power or has a need for these supplies to come by this location on Tuesday, September 1, to receive the supplies while they last. They will be available between the hours of 10am and 3pm tomorrow.

August 31, 2020 - State Highway 87 North at CR 1034 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Monday, August 31, 2020.

August 31, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:50am on Monday, August 31, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 2 new cases and the cumulative case count is now 433. The death count is 14 for Shelby County. (The DSHS website dashboard shows 19 deaths for Shelby County as of Aug 25th.)

According to the state's algorithm to determine recoveries, there are 4 new recoveries reported and the total of recoveries is 391. The number of active cases is 28.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

August 29, 2020 - The Texas Dept of Emergency Management has shipped a load of bagged ice to Shelby County. If you are still without power and are in need of bagged ice you may go to the Center Fire Department at 110 Patton St. in Center until 3pm today, August 29, to receive some.