Shelby County Grand Jury Indicts 29 Cases

April 26, 2016 - A Shelby County grand jury impaneled for the January 2016 term of the 273rd Judicial District Court met on Monday, April 26, 2016 and indicted 29 cases.

Robert Jewell Harris and Rachael Ann Lowry were equally indicted for burglary of a building, state jail felony. The indictments allege, on June 13, 2015 Harris and Lowry entered a building or portion of a building without the consent of James Hagler, the owner, and attempted to commit or committed the theft of $1,000 belonging to Hagler.

City of Huxley Water Distribution System Burn

April 26, 2016 - The City of Huxley Public Water System, PWS #2100019, will be conducting water system maintenance beginning Monday, May 2, 2016 consisting of a free chlorine disinfection burnout of our distribution system. This burnout will continue for the month of May.

This is a routine maintenance procedure performed to help reduce the potential for unstable water conditions and insure high quality of water delivery to our customers.

CVS Pharmacy Announces Voluntary Recall of Tea Due to Possible Health Risk

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, IRS Impersonation Scam Update

April 24, 2016 - As of April 21, 2016, TIGTA has received information that callers impersonating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees or the Treasury Department are demanding payments on iTunes Gift Cards. As a reminder, scam callers may also request payment of taxes on Green Dot Prepaid Cards, MoneyPak Prepaid Cards, Reloadit Prepaid Debit Cards, and other prepaid credit cards. These are fraudulent calls.

Lane Closures on SH 7 between Nacogdoches and Center

April 22, 2016 - Motorists will experience lane closures on SH 7 between Nacogdoches and Center through Monday as repairs begin after recent flooding.

Tax Free Holiday on Emergency Preparedness Supplies

April 22, 2016 - From the Shelby County Office of Emergency Management

Sales Tax Free Holiday on Emergency Preparedness Supplies

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has announced a sales tax holiday on emergency preparedness supplies for Saturday April 23rd- Monday April 25th.

Murder Charge for Sister of Man Killed in January

April 21, 2016 - A Shelby County woman has been arrested by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in connection with the shooting death of her brother on January 19, 2016.

Treasury Official Says Harriet Tubman Will Go On $20 Bill (AP)

Telephone Scammers Posing as Farmers State Bank

April 19, 2016 - Farmers State Bank customers in Shelby County have recently experienced out of the norm phone calls from an unreliable source, posing as the bank and asking for personal information relating to debit card and account information. They're PHISHING for personal information related to debit cards, account numbers and addresses.

Center PD Arrests Man for Arson, Burglary

April 18, 2016 - A Center man has been arrested by the Center Police Department in connection with a burglary and arson investigation relating to the CASA of Deep East Texas office in Center.

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