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May 7, 2019 - State Highway 7 West and the intersection of FM 711 was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Tuesday, May 7, 2019, which resulted in one driver being taken to the emergency room.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Cpl. Jimmy Faulkner, at 6:50am a black Kenworth truck-tractor owned by Fluid Disposal Specialties and diven by David Hopkins, 65, of Marshal was hauling a trailer load of dry concrete westbound and was stopping to turn onto FM 711.
At that time a black Toyota Camry XLE driven by Wesley Bromley, 22, was westbound in the same lane as the Kenworth when he failed to control speed and struck the right rear of the trailer.
The Toyota received major damage and came to a halt in the outside westbound lane facing south.
Bromley was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of injury.
Bromley was issued a citation for failure to control speed.
The Center Fire Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Department assisted with traffic control and ambulance personnel in moving Bromley to the ambulance.
May 6, 2019 - The Tenaha City Couuncil had three open seats up for election and four candidates ran on May 4, 2019.
Results of the election indicate the winners were Lee Gibbs with 54 votes; Durand Steadman with 34 votes; and Craig Richard Gray with 32 votes.
The results are as follows:
- Lee Gibbs - Early Voting: 5; Election Day: 49; Total: 54
- Durand Steadman - Early Voting: 7; Election Day: 27; Total: 34
- Craig Richard Gray - Early Voting: 5; Election Day: 27; Total: 32
- Cliff Lloyd - Early Voting: 5; Election Day: 11; Total: 16
May 5, 2019 - The intersection of George Ihlo Drive and Payne Street was the scene of a two-vehicle crash Thursday, May 2, 2019.
According to Center Police Officer Chris King, at 1pm a red 2014 Ford Fusion driven by Rani Tomlin, 22, of Center was northbound on George Ihlo Drive.
At that time a maroon 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Luis Martinez Hernandez, 37, of Center was eastbound on Payne Street when he failed to stop at the stop sign where the two roads intersect.
Due to the failure to stop, the Dodge collided with the driver's side of the Ford causing damage.
Tomlin was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of possible injuries.
Hernendez was issued citations for driving while license invalid and running a stop sign.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
May 5, 2019 - Tenaha Street was the scene of a three-vehicle collision which sent two men invlolved to the emergency room Thursday, May 2, 2019.
According to Center Police Officer Robert Lee, at 7:40am a blue 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Young Jackson, 65, of Center was attempting to travel from Childs Street across Tenaha Street to Foster Street.
Jackson failed to yield right of way to a red 2003 Ford Focus driven by Antonio Yarbrough, 36, of Center which was southbound on Tenaha Street. The Focus struck the passenger side of the Ranger and caused the truck to spin into another vehicle.
The other vehicle was a silver 2018 Nissan Armada driven by Anacari Gutierrez, 29, of Center which was sitting at the Foster and Tenaha Streets intersection.
Jackson and Yarbrough were transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of possible injuries.
Yarbrough was issued citations for no driver's license and unsafe speed. Jackson was issued citations for driving while license invalide and failure to yield right of way.
The Ranger and the Focus were towed from the location, and the Armada was able to be drive away.
The Center Police Officers were assisted at the scene by officers of the Texas Department of Public Safety and Shelby County Sheriff's Department.
Center Fire Department Firemen were dispatched to the scene to extricate one driver from his vehicle; however, and extrication turned out to not be necessary.
May 5, 2019 - Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,829,517 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip items were produced on various dates from Oct. 1, 2018 through March 8, 2019 and have “Use By Dates” of Oct. 1, 2019 through March 7, 2020. The chart contains a list of the products subject to recall.[View Labels (PDF only)]
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-7221” on the back of the product package. These items were shipped to retail and Department of Defense locations nationwide, for institutional use nationwide and to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The problem was discovered when FSIS received two consumer complaints of extraneous material in the chicken strip products. FSIS is now aware of six complaints during this time frame involving similar pieces of metal with three alleging oral injury.
Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Tyson Foods Consumer Relations at 1-866-886-8456. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Worth Sparkman, Public Relations Manager, Tyson Foods, Inc., at Worth.Sparkman@Tyson.com (479) 290-6358.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
May 4, 2019 - Timpson Independent School District Trustee election May 4, 2019.
The results of the Timpson ISD Board of Trustees election have been announced for the two available positions. According to the results, Justin Timmons with a total of 132 votes and Cody Beckham with 121 votes have been elected to the two seats.
The following information includes the complete vote tally.
- Justin Timmons - Early Voting: 37; Election Day: 95; Total: 132
- Cody Beckham - Early Voting: 28; Election Day: 93; Total: 121
- Carlos Johnson - Early Voting: 34; Election Day: 66; Total: 100
- Chris Crockett - Early Voting: 23; Election Day: 44; Total: 67
May 4, 2019 - City of TImpson General Election May 4, 2019 results.
The City of Timpson election results are in and as a result the incumbents running maintain their seat on the council. Those council members are Tiffany Collins with 86 total votes; Charleston Johnson with 73 total votes; and Kyle Allen with 56 total votes.
The following informtion includes the complete voting results.
- Kyle Allen - Early Voting: 18; Election Day 38; Total 56.
- Willie Woods - Early Voting: 13; Election Day 16; Total 29.
- Charleston Johnson - Early Voting: 30; Election Day 43; Total 73.
- Ryan McDonald - Early Voting: 12; Election Day 30; Total 42.
- Tiffany Collins - Early Voting: 35; Election Day 51; Total 86.
May 4, 2019 - Results from the Joaquin ISD School Board Trustee election held May 4, 2019.
According to the final results, Jeff Hamilton with a total of 168 votes and Jeff Cater with a total of 156 votes have won the two available positions on the Joaquin ISD School Board.
The following information included the election totals from early voting to Election Day.
- Jeff Cater - Early Voting: 37; Election Day Joaquin: 86; Election Day Huxley: 33; Total 156
- Jeff Hamilton - Early Voting: 46; Election Day Joaquin: 103; Election Day Huxley: 19; Total 168
- Kelly Brooks - Early Voting: 11; Election Day Joaquin: 38; Election Day Huxley: 4; Total 53
May 4, 2019 - Bill Baker won the City of Joaquin mayor race with 55 votes after votes were tallied Saturday, May 4, 2019. His opponent was Patricia Gray who received 29 votes.
May 3, 2019 - State Highway 7 East was the scene of a two-vehicle crash incident in the Lone Cedar area which caused major damage to one vehicle and caused extended traffic delays.
The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department was on scene diverting traffic around the crash location and helped prevent further incidents.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 6:05pm a a green 2003 Ford Focus wagon driven by Linda Ann Blount, 67, of Center was eastbound on State Highway 7 when she slowed to let other motorists pass as she was preparing to turn left into a private driveway.
Roderick Dwayne Walker, 42, of Mansfiield, LA driving a white 2018 Dodge 2500 owned by KLX Energy Service hauling a flat bed trailer was passing as other vehicles had done before him in the westbound lane, and the Ford turned left into the trailor.
Both the Ford and the trailer received damage from the collision; however, no one recived any injury. Blount received a citation for turn when unsafe.
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