October 16, 2020 - One Center man arrested on Thursday following the execution of a search warrant yields 5 pounds of Xanax pills and 2.5 pounds of marijuana.

October 13, 2020 - The Shelby County Commissioners will be discussing United States District Court case Morrow, et al v. Shelby County, et al, including pending claims for attorney's fees during their meeting Wednesday, October 14, 2020. 

At the time of the original filing of the case in federal court in 2008, the complaint then alleged that law enforcement officers representing Tenaha, and Shelby County participated in an illegal practice of stopping, detaining, searching and seizing property from people traveling through Tenaha.

October 9, 2020 - As of Friday, October 9, 2020 the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports Shelby County now has a cumulative case count of 529. The bulk of the increase was 30 new cases reported on Thursday alone and then 4 new cases reported on Friday. The COVID-19 cases had been at a gradual increase; however, its hard to not reflect the recent jump in cases coming one week after a large community event was held.

October 7, 2020 - As of Wednesday, October 7, 2020 the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports Shelby County now has a cumulative case count of 495. The increase is 21 new cases over the last two weeks since the report on September 23rd. The cases had been a gradual increase until the last day with 7 new cases of COVID-19.

October 7, 2020 - Center Police Department officers and Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers were at a residence on the 1000 block of Louisiana Street in Center October 6, 2020 at 8:20pm for a reported deceased individual.

According to the Center Police Department, during the investigation it was  determined to be an unattended death at a residence on Louisiana Street inside the city limits. 

Investigators determined that there were no apparent signs of foul play, yet an autopsy and toxicology has been ordered