Dual Crashes Occur at Same Location on CR 2571

January 23, 2018 - County Road 2571 south of Shelbyville was the scene of two crashes which occurred, oddly enough, at the same location and at the same time on Janaury 14, 2018 one mile west of FM 139.

Extension Office to Get Campus, Parking Lot Lighting

January 23, 2018 - The Shelby County Extension Office parking lot will get lighting now that the Shelby County Commissioners approved its installation during their meeting held Monday, January 22, 2018.

Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison informed the commissioners, with all of the use the new County Extension office location is getting, a lot of events occur at night and there isn't sufficient lighting. This puts students traveling in the dark between buildings, especially during the winter time of year, and that could prove dangerous.

County Allows Monitoring of Tenaha Area PCP Groundwater Plume by TCEQ

January 23, 2018 - The implementation of wells to monitor a pentachlorophenol (PCP) groundwater plume in the Tenaha area was approved by the Shelby County Commissioners during their January 8, 2018 meeting.

Down Power Line Causes Nacogdoches Street Closure

January 23, 2018 - Center PD officers, assisted by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, had a section of Nacogdoches Street in Center closed down Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

A powerline was across the roadway just near Templo Principe De Paz church due to a broken utility pole.

Center PD Surveillance Results in Arrest of Two on Narcotics Charges

January 22, 2018 - Officers of the Center Police Department executed a narcotics search warrant at 104 Kindle St. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at approximately 4:30pm in response to an ongoing narcotics distribution investigation.

DSHS Commissioner Urges People to Take Precautions to Avoid Getting the Flu

January 22, 2018 - With influenza continuing to be widespread throughout Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services reminds people to take precautions to avoid getting and spreading the disease. The state health commissioner, Dr. John Hellerstedt, filmed two short messages encouraging everyone 6 months old and older to get vaccinated and stressing the importance of good hygiene.

Shelby County Under Tornado Watch, Warning

January 21, 2018 - Tornado watch outline update for WT 2 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman Ok 1000 PM CST Sun Jan 21 2018.

Tornado watch 2 is in effect until 4AM CST for the following Texas Counties: Angelina, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby.

Tenaha ISD Suspends Operations Due to Flu

January 17, 2018 - After conferring with our Board President Aaron Roland, Vice President Ronnie Samford, and various TISD administration members and staff, we have made the decision to close operations for the remainder of the week due to excessive absenteeism due to the recent outbreak of the flu. Upon return to classes today, 20% of the student population and 15% of staff are absent and many of those have been confirmed with Type A flu or flu-like symptoms and/or fever.

Couple Arrested for Child Endangerment

January 17, 2018 - Shelby County Sheriff Willis Blackwell reports the arrest of Aubrey Neal Graves, 47, of Center and Jessica Hedges, 32, of Center.

Tenaha School Delayed Start on Wednesday (Update: 11:59)

January 16, 2018 (Update: 11:59) - TISD will resume classes tomorrow (Wednesday, January 17) at 9:30 AM. Buses will run at 8:30 AM. Please use extreme caution on all roadways as temperatures will remain below freezing, but no additional precipitation is expected. Also, the Lady Tigers and Tigers Basketball teams will resume District play versus Joaquin at 5:00 PM tomorrow in the SEC.

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