Shelby County Today

January 31, 2021 - Due to COVID-19 exposure, Shelby County Outreach Ministries, which includes our Helping Hands and Senior Nutrition departments, will be closed this week, February 1 – February 5. 

We plan to resume normal operating hours and days on Monday, February 8th. We are sorry for the inconvenience. 

God Bless you and stay safe.  

January 30, 2021 - Roy Cheatwood, Constable Precinct 3, reports the discovery of a missing person in Shelby County.

According to Constable Cheatwood he received a phone call from DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Department Lt. Reggie Roe on January 28, 2021 at 9am seeking the assistance of Cheatwood in helping to locate the whereabouts of Charles Clifton Evans.

Lt. Roe shared with Constable Cheatwood, Evans had left his mother's home in Logansport on the previous morning and had not been heard from or seen since that time.

Constable Cheatwood began searching for Evans in locations he was known to frequent and by 5pm he received a tip on a possible location of Evans in the Huxley area at Ragtown Park. Constable Cheatwood engaged the assistance of Texas Department of public Safety State Troopers in accompanying him to the location of FM 139.

When the officers arrived at the address, they found Evans to be walking to his vehicle. Not long after finding Evans, Constable Jamie Hagler arrived to assist the officers.

Trooper Jones contacted DeSoto Parish and alerted Evans mother he had been located and he was "OK." 

"I want to say thanks to everyone involved," said Constable Cheatwood. "Working together makes a difference."

January 28, 2021 - Timpson City Secretary Misty Burgess announced the upcoming election for three council seats at the Timpson City Council meeting held January 19, 2021. (Click here to view notice of May Election).

Burgess announced three candidate packets had already been picked up by incumbents Charleston Johnson, Kyle Allen and Tiffany Collins. The last day to file for a place on the ballot is February 12, 2021, and the final day to file a declaration of write-in candidacy is February 18, 2021.

Burgess further announced the following important dates:

• April 19, 2021 - First day of early voting
• April 20, 2021 - Last day to apply for a ballot by mail
• April 27, 2021 - Last day of early voting
• May 1, 2021 - Last day to receive ballot by mail
• May 1, 2021 - Election Day

During the meeting a motion carried by the council to approve an order of notice of the General Election May 1, 2021 to elect three council members.

Kenneth Walker, councilman, requested the council re-visit the Goodwin-Lasiter sidewalk design for the sidewalk at the corner of Austin and Bremond Streets. 

"What they've planned here is not going to fix the whole situation. There are other issues with the sidewalk that that's not even going to affect," said Walker. "It's already, there's already been two people that fell."

Walker stated there are other issues needing to be addressed with the sidewalk project besides an ADA compliant ramp. He wants the council to investigate further on the additional issues when they discuss the sidewalk in the future.

Smith and Kyle Allen, councilman, suggested other possible methods to repair the sidewalk that may need to be considered.

"Hopefully if we qualify for some of these sidewalk grants we can get it completely fixed correctly," said Smith.

During the meeting bids were opened for a 2001 F250 work truck and a 1999 F150 work truck. The winning bid for the 2001 F250 was by Sandhill Wrecker Service, Larry Joe Eaves, in the amount of $850. Sandhill Wrecker Service, Larry Joe Eaves, was also the winning bidder of the 1999 F150 with a bid amount of $500.

A motion carried to sell both vehicles to Sandhill Wrecker Service for $1,350.

The council went into executive session to discuss the possible pay raise of a particular employee due to additional responsibilities. When they returned to open session, a motion carried to move the item to the March agenda for consideration at that time and to give time to review the budget.

The meeting was then adjourned.

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Agenda items approved during the meeting include:
1. Consent agenda:
A. Minutes of the November 17, 2020 regular meeting. 
B. Minutes of the December 9, 2020 special meeting.
C. Minutes of the January 7, 2020 special meeting.
D. November 2020 financial statement.
E. December 2020 financial statement.
F. November 2020 accounts payable.
G. December 2020 accounts payable. 
H. Emergency PO for Mall Energy to repair generator at the sewer plant in the amount of $4,810.

2. Bids from Sandhill Wrecker Service for 1999 F150, and 2001 F250 totaling $1,350.
3. Frank Campos to perform financial auditing services for FY ending September 30, 2020.
4. Resolution 2021119-02 designating GrantWorks as the contractor to provide Texas CDBG application and project related administration services for the 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant Project.
5. Order of notice, General Election to be held May 1, 2021 to elect three city council members.
6. Employee pay raise added to the March agenda for consideration at that time and to give time to review the budget.
7. Adjourn.

January 26, 2021 - The Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department and Huxley Volunteer Fire Department fought a house fire on the 100 block of CR 2547 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 12:41pm.

When fire personnel arrived the house was fully involved in the fire. Although the departments responded quickly, the fire was too far progressed to salvage the structure.

The fire was extinguished and the firemen prevented the fire from further spread to neaby residences.

Fire personnel returned to the station at 1:37pm.