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Shelbyville ISD Cancels Tuesday, Wednesday School Due to Road Conditions

January 15, 2024 - Because of weather and road conditions, Shelbyville ISD is cancelling school for Tuesday and Wednesday, January 16-17, 2024. Please stay safe!

Center ISD Cancels School for Tuesday, Wednesday Due to Weather

January 15, 2024 - After careful consideration, Center ISD is canceling school for Tuesday, January 16, 2024, and Wednesday, January 17, 2024. With temperatures not expected to get above freezing until almost noon on Wednesday, we believe the roads will be too dangerous to travel. Please stay safe.

Tenaha ISD Cancels School, Activities for Tuesday Due to Winter Weather

January 15, 2024 - Tenaha ISD will cancel school and all activities due to winter weather conditions for Tuesday, January 16th. We will evaluate weather conditions tomorrow and make a decision for Wednesday at that time. Thank you!

Joaquin VFD Report for Week of Jan. 7-13; Hosting Political Rally Jan. 27

January 15, 2024 - Over the week of January 7th through 13th the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department responded to one call. Here’s a summary of the week’s events.

Center ISD Currently Monitoring Weather for Next Week

January 12, 2024 - Center ISD is currently monitoring the weather forecasted for early next week. Since we are out of school for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, we will wait until Monday to make a decision about Tuesday and Wednesday. Thank you.

Center ISD actualmente está monitoreando el clima pronosticado para principios de la próxima semana. Dado que el lunes no asistiremos a la escuela por el Día de Martin Luther King, Jr., esperaremos hasta el lunes para tomar una decisión sobre el martes y el miércoles. Gracias.

SWEPCO Power Outage in Center (Updated 3:45pm)

Update 3:45pm: Swepco reports power has been restored to around 3,000 customers at approximately 3:20pm on Friday, January 12 in the Center area. The cause of the outage is suspected to be a lightning strike of a piece of equipment at the SWEPCO Substation on Hwy 7 East causing it to fail and resulting in the outage. If you are still out of power, contact SWEPCO for your outage at swepco.com

Shelby County Courthouse Closed Due to Power Outage

January 12, 2024 - The Shelby County Courthouse will be closing today at noon. Without electricity we cannot serve the public. We apologize for this inconvenience. We will be closed Monday in observance of MLK Day and plan to open on Tuesday, January 16. If the weather prevents the opening on Tuesday, I send a public notice.

I urge everyone to be careful this weekend, Monday and Tuesday will be bad weather days with extremely cold temperatures and possible icy conditions.

DETEC Outage Update (12 noon)

Update 12 noon: Approximately 2,000 meters are without power currently due to high winds. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory until 6pm. Northwesterly winds between 20-30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph are expected. Crews are assigned to all current outages and are working as quickly as possible.

Commissioners Learn Current Status of ARPA, LATCF Funds

January 12, 2024 - Shelby County Commissioners were updated during their meeting January 10, 2024, on the ARPA and LATCF funds which currently are providing funding for several county projects.

During discussion over the weekly expenses Ann Blackwell, County Treasurer, described difficulty with mail delivery relating to the receipt of bills.

“Our mail’s just going everywhere,” said Blackwell. “Juvenile Probation brought over a handful of mail this morning that clearly stated Road 7 Bridge Precinct 4 that was in their box, and one of them was a utility bill.”

9-1-1 Services for Huxley Area Restored

January 12, 2024 - Huxley 9-1-1 service has been restored.

January 11, 2024 - 9-1-1 services for the Huxley Community are unavailable at this time. East Tex Telephone advised this is a fiber optic issue and a restoration time has not been announced. In case of an emergency, and you are in the Huxley Community, please directly call the SCSO at 936-598-5601. Please be able to provide the location you are at or a landmark so we can locate you more easily. We will advise when service is restored.

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