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.

April 15, 2020 (1 p.m. Wednesday) - SWEPCO One Voice #6 = Easter Sunday Storms

At 1 p.m. Wednesday, approximately 4,600 customers in East Texas remain without power after three waves of severe storms swept across SWEPCO’s three-state service territory on Easter Sunday. At the peak, 64,000 customers were without power.

April 14, 2020 - The Center Fire Department responded to a house fire early Friday, April 10, 2020.

According to the Center Fire Department, when fire personnel arrived just after 5:45am at 813 Price Street in Center the front porch and front portion of the structure were partially on fire.

Update: Commissioner Pct 3 Charles Barr would like the public to know that County Road 3267 is open again after removing a tree that was blocking the road.

April 13, 2020 - Commissioner Precinct 3 Charles Barr advises a large tree fell across CR 3267. The roadway will be closed for several hours between Highway 7 and CR 3267's intersection of CR 3193 for crews to be able to remove the tree from the roadway.

April 12, 2020 - Severe storms including straight-line winds and possible tornados Sunday left approximately 22,000 SWEPCO customers without power.

Another line of storms moving through Arkansas tonight may cause additional outages.

As of 4:15 p.m. Sunday, about 10,900 customers were without power, including 8,686 in Louisiana, 2,157 in Texas, and 13 in Arkansas. SWEPCO crews and contractors continue to assess damage and are working to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.