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June 15, 2017 - Double yellow lines are now painted on Fair Drive next to the Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library affirming the once one-way street is now a two-way street. The two-way traffic gives an additional access point from Tenaha Street to the parking lot of the library and the Center City Park.
The City of Center Council approved changing the Tenaha Street side of Fair Drive to two-way traffic to access the library and city park parking lot at their May 22, 2017 regular council meeting. Included in the ordinance was adding the south side of Henrietta as well as Childs Street to the list of no parking locations. Appropriate signage will be placed to deter the necessity for any enforcement.
The City of Center announced in February Fair Street would be closed to through traffic for the new Portacool Park expansion at the Center City Park on Tenaha Street. The grand opening for the now complete Portacool Park is Saturday, June 17th starting at 11am until 1pm.
June 14, 2017 - FM 139 was the scene of a major crash Tuesday, June 13, 2017 in the Huxley area.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 5:26pm a red 2002 Ford Ranger pickup truck driven by Dakota Allen Peek, 18, of Center was northbound on FM 139 in front of Lydia Baptist Church.
The Ford approached a curve in the road at an unsafe speed and traveled off the right side of the roadway. Peek took faulty evasive action over correcting left, and as the vehicle returned to the roadway it overturned left and top causing major damage with the vehicle finally coming to rest in the church pastor's yard on the other side of the road facing south.
Peek was transported to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department by ACE EMS for observation and treatment of minor abrasions.
Peek was issued citations for unsafe speed, and no proof of liability insurance.
June 14, 2017 - FM 415 was the scene of a single-vehicle crash due to mechanical failure involving a delivery truck June 13, 2017 just before the intersection of CR 4088.
Timpson emergency personnel with the Timpson Volunteer Fire Department and Timpson Volunteer Ambulance Service were first to the scene of the incident.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Sean Smith, at 12:18pm Jeremy Hammers, 41, of Timpson was driving a 2017 Cub Cadet owned by McCoys Building Supply out of Nacogdoches east on FM 415. As Hammers approached CR 4088, he stated his air brakes went out and once he applied his brakes the pedal went all the way to the floor.
The truck left the roadway to the right and hit a road sign before traveling over a culvert and striking two trees that were side by side, head-on.
No injuries were reported as a result of the crash. Hammers was issued a citation for failure to drive in a single lane.
Timpson Volunteer firemen diverted traffic from the scene until a wrecker could remove the truck.
June 14, 2017 - First responders were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash near Tenaha Monday, June 12, 2017.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Sean Smith, at 12:01pm Ashley Glass, 25, of Tenaha was driving a Toyota SUV southbound on CR 3366 with a 15-month-old female passenger in the vehicle.
The Toyota hit a bump, which caused Glass to lose control. She tried to correct the loss of control and took faulty evasive action, striking a tree. The vehicle then rolled to the right and came to rest upright and on the roadway.
ACE EMS was dispatched to the scene and no injuries were reported as a result of the crash. No citations were issued at the time of the crash.
Jake Metcalf, Precinct 4 Constable, assisted at the scene.
June 13, 2017 - Emergency personnel were notified at 2:26pm of a crash on Hurst Street involving two pickup trucks and a trailer Monday, June 12, 2017 which developed from an incident between brothers in a parking lot.
The trailer was detached from the vehicle which had been hauling it and it remained in the outside traffic lane some distance from the intersection of FM 138 (Arcadia Road). Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Adam Renfro was first to arrive and he held the scene until additional officers could arrive.
According to Center Police Officer Chris King, following an altercation between two individuals in the Walmart parking lot on Hurst Street, it continued onto the roadway as the vehicles left together traveling south on Hurst Street. Joshua Fuller, 31, of Center was traveling in a Ford F-150 pulling a trailer when he passed a white Chevrolet Silverado driven by Justin Fuller, 28, of Center, which was also southbound with passenger Victoria Fuller, 22.
As the Ford overtook the Chevrolet, Joshua Fuller swerved the trailer he was hauling into the Chevrolet causing damage to the left front quarter panel of the Chevrolet and causing the trailer to detach from the Ford, leaving it in the roadway.
Both vehicles were on the southbound shoulder of the road when officers arrived. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Joshua Fuller was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. Joshua Fuller's truck was towed from the scene.
The trailer was allowed to be towed home by its owner.
June 9, 2017 - Low Cost Spay/Neuter and Pet Wellness Clinic one Friday each month and every fourth Saturday from 10-3p. The next clinic will take place on Friday, June 9th at Tractor Supply in Center, Texas located at 1155 Tenaha Street.
We offer dog/cat vaccines, heartworm tests/prevention, flea/tick prevention, microchips, and nail trims. Now offering low cost spay/neuter and pets must have appointment for surgery. Information can be found at www.dehartvetservices.doodlekit.com or call (903) 590-7722 or (903) 312-6422.
Mark your calendar for upcoming clinic dates: Saturday, June 24; Friday, July 14; Saturday, July 22, Friday, August 11; Saturday, August 26; Friday, September 8; and Saturday, September 23.
June 8, 2017 - Center Police officers were investigating an incident at the entrance of Wulf Creek in Center Thursday, June 8, 2017 after someone had driven through a set of pillars beside the entrance.
Sometime between 4:30pm and 4:50pm as someone exited the sub-division, a vehicle apparently drove through a post set in the ground and a brick column it was meant to protect. After driving through the post and pillar, it appeared the vehicle continued east onto Nacogdoches Street where an obvious trail of clay debris was left behind by the bricks the vehicle was dragging.
The trail finally came to an end in a turning lane onto Southview Circle where what remained of the column finally became dislodged, or someone within the vehicle removed it and placed it on the ground just off of the roadway.
Center Police Sgt. Chris Knowlton and Officer Kenneth King arrived at the scene and began investigating the incident.
June 8, 2017 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 7 near CR 1186 on June 8, 2017.
According to Texas DPS State Trooper Sean Smith, sometime before 4pm a maroon 2000 Dodge pickup truck driven by Jose Galvez, 53, of Nacogdoches was traveling west when a tire blew out.
The sudden loss of a tire caused the Dodge to pull left, sending the truck across the road and into the eastbound barrow ditch where it rolled.
Galvez and his passenger Norma Galvez were transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches for treatment of unknown injuries.
No citations were issued at the time of the crash.
The West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department was also dispatched to the crash where they assisted with traffic control. Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Pete Davis assisted as well at the scene.
June 8, 2017 - Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) personnel, Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department and Jamie Hagler, Constable Precinct 2, were dispatched to a major two-vehicle crash in the Patroon Community Thursday, June 8, 2017 involving a truck-tractor and a pickup truck.
According to Texas DPS Trooper Keith Jones, at 1:01pm Richard Sholar, Jr., 33, of Center was southbound on State Highway 87 in a white 2016 Dodge 3500 pickup truck and had stopped for oncoming traffic as he prepared to turn onto FM 2261.
At that time, a white 2007 Freightliner pulling a trailer for hauling logs driven by Hector Reyes, 25, of Center was also traveling south on SH 87 behind Sholar. Reyes failed to control speed and took faulty evasive action, steering left to avoid striking the Dodge; however, the trailer he was pulling collided with the driver's side of the vehicle, causing major damage.
The Freightliner continued to travel through the parking lot of the Patroon Grocery store before finally coming to a halt back on the roadway. No major damage was visible on the trailer. The Dodge careened off the highway to the right and into the barrow ditch where it came to rest in a line of trees with extensive damage to the cab of the truck.
ACE EMS arrived at the scene and transported Sholar from the scene to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for observation. Sholar was not reported to have received any obvious injury resulting from the crash.
Reyes was not reported to have received any injury as a result of the incident. He was issued a citation for fail to control speed.
DPS Trooper Jones was assisted with the crash investigation by DPS Trooper Richard Hill.
June 8, 2017 - U.S. Highway 96 North just north of the Center Country Club was the scene of a motorcycle crash Monday, June 6, 2017 resulting in injury to the rider.
Two motorcycles had been traveling south together on U.S. 96 during inclement weather when the incident occurred. Emergency personnel including ACE EMS, the Shelby County Sheriff's Department and Tenaha City Marshals Office initially responded to the incident scene.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 2:07pm a red 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle ridden by Lynn Lamar Lilly, III, 49 of McGaheysville, Va. was southbound on U.S. 96. As Lilly traveled past CR 4356 during rain and wet road conditions the motorcycle was traveling at an unsafe speed. Lilly lost control and the motorcycle left the roadway to the right where it overturned, causing major damage.
Lilly was transported from the scene by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. He was later issued a citation for unsafe speed.
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