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Shelby County, Neighboring Counties Under Tornado Watch

April 19, 2020 - Tornado watch 120 in effect until 3pm for the following Counties:

Anderson, Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton

Shelby County Under Severe Thunderstorm Warning

April 19, 2020 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for, Southern De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Northwestern Sabine Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Eastern Nacogdoches County in eastern Texas, Central Shelby County in eastern Texas, North central San Augustine County in eastern Texas until 11:15 AM CDT.

At 10:33am CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Neuville, or 7 miles south of Center, moving northeast at 65 mph.

 HAZARD: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE: Radar indicated.

Governor Orders Schools Remain Closed for Remainder of 2019-2020 School Year

April 17, 2020 - Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order today, April 17, 2020, maintaining that schools shall remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. 

The order encourages public education teachers and staff to continue to work remotely from home, and that they may return to schools to conduct remote video instruction, as well as administrative duties.

Private schools are encouraged to adopt similar practices.

Students have now been out of school for over a month.

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas

April 17, 2020 Austin - Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the state of Texas while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines. Within the orders, select activities and services that pose minimal to no threat of spreading COVID-19 are allowed to reopen using a "Retail-To-Go" model, certain restrictions on surgeries have been loosened, and schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year. 

Shelby County COVID-19 Cases Grow to 51 as of Thursday

Update: Shortly after the press release was sent out by the SC Office of Emergency Management, TxDSHS notified them of two more cases bringing the total to 51 for Shelby County.

April 16, 2020 - Shelby County Office of Emergency Management was notified by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on April 15th of 5 more positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the total case count for Shelby County to 49. 

City of Huxley Rescinds Public Notice to Boil Water

April 16, 2020 - The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the City of Huxley public water system, PWS 210019, to issue a Boil Water Notice for CR 2690 in Stillwaters, CR 2693 in Royal Ridge, English Bay area along CR 2700, CR 2783, CR 2793, and Corn & Blisters 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.

Shelby County Reports 44 Cases of COVID-19 (Updated)

April 15, 2020 - Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison reported 44 cases of COVID-19 at the beginning of the Commissioners' Court meeting which is currently underway.

Shelby County Office of Emergency Management was notified Monday afternoon by Texas Dept. of State Health Services (DSHS) of 10 more positive confirmed case of COVID-19 bringing the total case count for Shelby County to 44.

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