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October 18, 2016 - Many Shelby County residents and businesses experienced an interruption in their internet service Monday, October 17, 2016 due to an outage resulting from a cut fiber optic line.
According to AT&T Customer Service 2,240 customers were without service on Monday afternoon. Shelby County Today reached out to AT&T Media relations Monday evening for information regarding the outage and they issued the following statement Tuesday morning.
"Due to a cable cut, some customers in the Shelby County area may have experienced service issues late yesterday. Our technicians worked through the night and completed repairs on their damaged cable and our service is currently running normally. We apologize for this inconvenience."
It was reported to Shelby County Today, other outages recently experienced in Shelby County on September 9 and October 11 were due to fiber optic lines being cut.
Customer reports on social media indicate customers in Timpson, Center and San Augustine were effected by the outage.
October 15, 2016 - Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 North and Loop 500 just outside of Center Friday, October 14, 2016 after a van took a nosedive into a ditch.
When the Center Fire Department, Center Police Department and ACE EMS arrived on scene the passenger of the van was out and the driver remained inside.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Austin Lunsford, at 6:44am a blue 2003 Chrysler Town and Country LX van driven by 2016 Dale Helm, 73, of Milam with passenger Michael Hagler, 67, of Milam was traveling west on SL 500.
Trooper Lunsford reports Helm disregarded the stop sign at the intersection of SL 500 and U.S. 96 traveling through the intersection and into a ditch on the other side of the roadway where the Chrysler collided with its front end in the ditch.
ACE EMS transported both the driver and passenger to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment of their injuries. Helm was issued a citation for disregard stop sign and Hagler was issued a citation for no seat belt.
October 14, 2016 - U.S. Highway 96 North was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Monday, October 10, 2016.
When Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers arrived at the scene, the vehicle involved was partially in a wooded area beside the road.
According to Texas DPS Trooper Keith Jones, at 8:20pm Christina Lynn Patterson, 18, of Tenaha was southbound in an orange 2012 Chrysler Fiat on U.S. Highway 96 just north of CR 3765.
As Patterson traveled in the outside lane, she failed to drive in a single lane and lost control of the vehicle. This caused the Fiat to exit the right side of the roadway striking small brush.
No injuries were reported as a result of the crash. Patterson was issued a citation for fail too drive in a single lane.
Assisting at the scene were Texas DPS Troopers Jesse Fountain and Dustin Ramos.
October 13, 2016 - Shelby County Commissioners’ Court is now taking bids on the demolition of the old Shelby General Hospital building located at 114 Hurst Street, Center, Texas. The bid should also include debris removal and disposal. Proof of Workers’ Compensation and Liability Insurance in the amount of $2,000.000.00 required. All bids should be submitted to: Allison Harbison, Shelby County Judge, 200 San Augustine Street, Box 6, Center, Texas 75935 by November 10, 2016 at 3:00 P.M.
October 13, 2016 - An election is hereby ordered to be held on November 8, 2016, in Shelby County, Texas for the purpose of electing the following county and precinct officers as required by Article XVI, Section 65 of the Texas Constitution.
List of Offices: District Attorney, County Attorney, County Sheriff, County Tax Assessor/Collector, County Commissioner - Precincts 1 and 3, and Constables - All Precincts.
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at the Shelby County Clerk's Office, 124 Austin Street, Center, Texas.
Monday, October 24th from 7am - 7pm
Tuesday, October 25th to Friday, October 28th from 8am - 4:30pm
Monday, October 31st from 7am -7pm
Tuesday, November 1st to Friday, November 4th from 8am - 4:30pm
Additional weekend early voting will be held as follows:
Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10am -2pm and Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 12noon - 4pm.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:
Jennifer Fountain - Shelby County Clerk
P.O. Box 1987
Center, Texas 75935
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Friday, October 28, 2016.
To see the full Order of General Election with Spanish translation, click here.
October 10, 2016 - The intersection of Banks Street and Austin Street was a point of interest for many traveling the Center Square early Monday evening as Austin Street was blocked by law enforcement officers performing an investigation.
Sometime just before 7pm October 10, 2016 officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Center Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Department converged on the location.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Department alerted DPS of a possible altercation between two vehicles and the occupant of one vehicle displaying a firearm. Once the individuals in the vehicles finally stopped on Austin Street, they were all detained and placed in handcuffs during investigation.
The individuals were determined to be connected with an incident earlier in the day involving a possible stolen RV which the Sheriff's Department was already in the process of investigating.
Once the investigation at the scene was completed, the individuals from the two vehicles were released. The RV was then retrieved and transported to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department pending further investigation.
More information on this incident will be provided as it is made available.
October 10, 2016 – Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling all products that were made with a cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for them to contain Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
No illnesses have been reported to date. Blue Bell initiated this expanded recall after Aspen Hills provided additional information on affected cookie dough lots. Although our products in the marketplace have passed our test and hold program, which requires that finished product samples from a batch test negative for Listeria monocytogenes before the batch can be released, Blue Bell is initiating this recall out of an abundance of caution. This recall is being conducted in cooperation with the FDA.
This recall includes the following products in half gallons and pints, Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Blue Bell Cookie Two Step sold to retail outlets, and three gallon flavors sold to food service accounts including Blue Bell Blue Monster, Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie, and Blue Bell Krazy Kookie Dough. These products were produced from February 2, 2016 through September 7, 2016.
The consumer and food service products produced with the cookie dough pieces were distributed in the following states Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Consumers should not eat the recalled products and are encouraged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
We continue to work closely with our regulatory agencies, and we remain committed to ensuring we are producing safe products for our consumers to enjoy. For more information, consumers with questions may call 979-836-7977, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST.
October 10, 2016 LUFKIN – Two county roads are set to be closed in Shelby County as Texas Department of Transportation contractors prepare to replace two off-line county bridges.
Stateline Construction, contractor for the $552,047 project, will close the bridges beginning Tuesday on County Road 4256 at the tributary of Flat Fork Creek and County Road 4670 at McFadden Creek.
The bridge replacement projects are expected to be completed in early February, weather permitting, and both roads will be closed until the projects are finished. Bridge approaches, railings and metal beam guard fencing will also be replaced at both locations.
Motorists are urged to be aware of the road closures and plan alternate routes until work is completed. Stay alert to workers and heavy equipment in these and all construction areas. Motorists should observe all signage and workers who might be in the area.
October 10, 2016 - Album - The 2016 East Texas Poultry Festival broiler sale brought over $81,195.00 with the grand champion pen of broilers selling for $7,500.00.
82 Shelby County 4-H and FFA youth exhibited at this year's show, with 45 pens of broilers making the sale. We would like to give special thanks to the Judge Alisa Zulkowski for taking the time to come judge the show. Ms. Zulkowski spoke to several of the exhibitors and gave them several tips of how to grow an outstanding Broiler.
The Results of the show are as follows:
Macade Perry of Center FFA sold his grand champion pen of broilers to East Texas Poultry, Ace Hardware of East Texas and 4-C Electric for $7,500.00.
Mason Perry of Center FFA won reserve champion honors with his pen of broilers, which sold to Farmer’s State Bank for $2,500.
Other county 4-H and FFA members selling their pens and buyers were:
3. Collin Lloyd, Shelbyville 4-H; Shelby Savings Bank, General Shelters, Hunter Buildings, Nacogdoches Bottling Company; $1,500.00
4. Logan Holloway, Center FFA; McAdams Propane; $2,499.00
5. Konner Windham, Center 4-H; Tyson-Carthage; $2,000.00
6. Kadence Polley, Center 4-H; Hawkeye Hunting Club; $1,200.00
7. Megan Dunn, Center 4-H; Borders Poultry Supply; $1,600.00
8. Levi Birdwell, Center 4-H; 4-L Logging; $1,200.00
9. Maddox Hutchins, Joaquin FFA; Cornerstone Construction; $1,200.00
10. Lance Holloway, Center FFA; McAdams Propane; $2,300.00
11. Alec Dykes, Center 4-H; Ashton Campbell, $1,800.00
12. Toby Fleming, Center 4-H; Shelby County Farm Bureau; $1,300.00
13. Abi Hooper, Joaquin FFA; Shelby Savings Bank, General Shelters, Hunter Buildings, Nacogdoches Bottling Company; $1,300.00
14. Hollie Hamilton, Joaquin FFA; Tyson-Carthage; $1,300.00
15. Cory McDonald, Tenaha FFA; Fish & Still, Shelby Veterinary Associates, and Sandhill Foundation; $1,200.00
16. Justin Hooper, Joaquin FFA; Shelby Savings Bank, General Shelters, Hunter Buildings and Nacogdoches Bottling Company; $1,000.00
17. Samuel Richey, Shelbyville 4-H; MDD Enterprises; $1,500.00
18. Baylee Whiteside, Shelbyville 4-H; Pilgrim’s Pride, $1,900.00
19. Brynna Birdwell, Center 4-H; Borders Poultry; $1,300.00
20. Grant Gregory, Center FFA; Tyson-Center $1,600.00
21. Dylan Dean, Joaquin FFA; Shelby Savings Bank, General Shelters, Hunter Buildings, Nacogdoches Bottling Company; $2,000.00
22. Autumn Webb, Joaquin FFA; Hawkeye Hunting Club; $1,100.00
23. Kalie Brooks, Joaquin FFA; Tyson-Carthage; $2,000.00
24. Logan Speedy, Center FFA; Ace Hardware of East Texas, East Texas Poultry and 4-C Electric; $1,200.00
25. Aspen Pritchett, Joaquin FFA; Lease Operating Services, Double “O” Operating, MKO Operating and Trails End Grocery; $2,200.00
26. Madelynn Hutchins, Joaquin FFA; Cornerstone Construction; $1,600.00
27. Zeke Richey, Shelbyville 4-H; MDD Enterprises; $1,500.00
28. Dawson Kay, Shelbyville 4-H; Automotive Collision Specialist; $1,700.00
29. Kaden LaRock, Center FFA; Hawkeye Hunting Club; $1,200.00
30. Tyce Scarber, Center 4-H; Borders Poultry, Heritage Land Bank; $2,499.00
31. Mason Barbee, Shelbyville 4-H; Shelby Savings Bank, General Shelters, Hunter Buildings, and Nacogdoches Bottling Company; $1,700.00
32. Wesley Wages, Center 4-H; Farmers State Bank; $2,000.00
33. Colby Lout, Center 4-H; Link Charolais, and Ms. Odessa Link; $1,800.00
34. Ashlynn Lindgren, Timpson FFA; Timpson Quick Stop and Austin Bank of Timpson; $2,499.00
35. Chance Shuemaker, Joaquin FFA; Few Ready Mix, Mettauer Law Firm, Wheeler Law Office, Judge Charles Mitchell, Smith Sawmill Services, Dairy Queen, Ihlo Sales & Imports, and Elliott & Waldron Title Co.; $1,100.00
36. Anna Holland, Tenaha FFA; Tyson-Carthage; $1,100.00
37. Hannah Wages, Center 4-H; Shelby County Farm Bureau; $2,100.00
38. Addison Lloyd, Shelbyville 4-H; 4-L Logging; $1,500.00
39. Deakon Kay, Shelbyville 4-H; Automotive Collision Specialist; $1,900.00
40. Mason Hughes, Joaquin FFA; Don Rutherford; $1,500.00
41. Brayden Britt, Center 4-H; Shelby Savings Bank, Hunter Buildings, General Shelters, Nacogdoches Bottling Co.; 1,300.00
42. Collyn Grammer; Center 4-H; Spartan Construction, Raymond Construction, and East Texas Surveying & Mapping; $1,300.00
43. Kelsey Adair; Center FFA; Shelby Savings Bank, General Shelters, Hunter Buildings, and Nacogdoches Bottling Company; $2,499.00
44. Carsen Vickers; Center FFA; Tyson-Carthage; $1,700.00
45. Harley Hinton; Shelbyville FFA; Tyson-Center; $2,499.00
Macade Perry, a senior at Center High School, will be awarded a $500 scholarship from Shelby Savings Bank for being the highest placing senior with his pen of broilers at Center’s awards ceremony.
Thanks go to Boles Feed for the purchase of the wing bands and the wing-banding for the broilers.
Also contributing to the sale were: East Texas Poultry, Ace Hardware of East Texas, 4-C Electric, Farmers State Bank, Shelby Savings Bank, Hunter Buildings, General Shelters, Nacogdoches Bottling Co., McAdams Propane, Tyson-Carthage, Hawkeye Hunting Club, Borders Poultry, 4-L Logging, Cornerstone Construction, Shelby County Farm Bureau, MDD Enterprises, Pilgrim’s Pride, Tyson-Center, Fish & Still, Shelby Veterinary Associates, Sandhill Foundation, Lease Operating Services, MKO, Double “O” Operating, Trails End, Automotive Collision Specialist, Heritage Land Bank, Link Charolais, Ms. Odessa Link, Timpson Quick Stop, Austin Bank of Timpson, Few Ready Mix, Mettauer Law Firm, Wheeler Law Office, Ashton Campbell, Judge Charles Mitchell, Smith Sawmill Services, Dairy Queen, Ihlo Sales & Imports, Elliott & Waldron Title Co., Don Rutherford, Spartan Construction, Raymond Construction, East Texas Surveying & Mapping, First Financial Bank, Deep East Texas Electric Co-op., Texas State Bank-Center, R&D Distributing, Center Tire Company, Citizens Bank, Atwood (Buddy) & Paula Kay, Keith Oswalt Logging, Sabine State Bank, K&L Contractors, Klein Cattle Co., JML Management, Chubby Chicks, Klein Bros. Rodeo, ULTRA, Bounds Insurance, Fairchild Law Office, Dance Furniture, Shelbyville Grocery, Dean’s Hardware, Ward Animal Clinic, JBA Financial Services, Worsham’s Grocery, Steel Building Supply, Greer Charolais, Light & Champion Newspaper, County Judge Allison Harbison, Wayne Christian Financial, Payne’s Rentals, Payne’s Community News, Mack O’Rear Real Estate, Shoop Insurance, Shoop Financial, Action Credit, Monco Motor Company
We would like to take this time to say “thank you” from the Shelby County 4-H and FFA members, and the Broiler Show Committee to Contributors for their generous contributions and to the many volunteers that help make the annual “Broiler Show” the great event that it is every year!
Submitted by Lane Dunn
October 9, 2016 - Just as Friday night football games were ending and people were traveling home, the Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire on FM 947 in Tenaha just past Hickory Lane October 7, 2016.
The firemen were dispatched just before 9:30pm and when they arrived, the house fire was fully involved. The source and majority of the flames appeared to be emanating from the front of the building.
As the firemen began working to try and put out the fire they requested the assistance of the Timpson Volunteer Fire Department. While the departments worked together to fight the fire, it quickly traveled to the back of the house.
Although efforts were made to save the house, the fire was too advanced to prevent a total loss.
The cause of the fire could not initially be determined. As some first responders arrived on scene, a back door to the house was reported to have been open. The owner of the house, was not at his residence at the time of the fire and had been out of town.
Firemen left the scene and returned to their stations at 11:43pm
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