Shelby County Today

January 13, 2022 - Due to the increasing spread of COVID, ALL visitation at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is suspended immediately until further notice.

January 12, 2022 - State Highway 87 South at CR 3012 was the scene of a major two-vehicle collision Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 7:30am a beige 2004 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck driven by Candido Eulalio Rosales, 35, was southbound and stopped to turn left on CR 3012.

At that time a red 2021 Hyundai Elantra driven by Amanda Chantal Lagilajoi Davis, 28, of San Augustine failed to control speed and collided with the rear of the truck causing it to travel across the northbound traffic lanes and roll over coming to rest on its passenger side. The Hyundai came to rest in the middle of the roadway.

Rosales was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for possible injuries.

Davis and her passengers, a 16-year-old, 13-year-old, 7-year-old, and 1-year-old were not reported to have been injured during the crash.

Davis was issued a citation for failure to control speed and Rosales was issued a citation for no driver's license.

January 11, 2022 - U.S. Highway 84 near CR 3831 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash on January 8, 2022.

Emergency responders with the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department and Constable Precinct 3 responded to the scene to assist those involved.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Taylor Buster, at 2:30pm a grey 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Elise Hutchings, 41, of Keatchie, LA. with passenger Ryleigh Toms, 20, was eastbound on U.S. Highway 84 at an unsafe speed for wet roadway conditions due to rain.

The Jeep hydroplaned and traveled off the roadway to the left and flipped several times before coming to rest upright facing the roadway.

No injuries were reported to have occurred as a result of the crash and no citations were reported being issued at that time.

January 9, 2022 - The Center Fire Department responded to a house fire Friday, January 7, 2022, at 9am following reports of smoke emanating from a residence on Matlock Street in Center.

According to a witness at the scene who called 911, when he first arrived in front of the house he was considering the possibility the house was on fire until a man stepped out of the house and was seen exhaling smoke, and that's when the witness called 911.

According to the Center Fire Department, when they arrived they discovered a woman in the house as well as a microwave oven that was being used as a fire pit. The woman was evacuated from the building and the fire within the microwave was extinguished.

The fire department proceeded to ventilate the mobile home with fans until the remaining smoke was clear.

Fire department personnel requested the presence of officers from the Center Police Department.

Although the woman that had been inside the house claimed the man, who was absent when officers arrived had been living in the house for quite some time, Wendell Johnson who is the owner of the property said no one was living there.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire and potential charges are pending at this time.