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January 28, 2025 - On January 23, 2025 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the City of Joaquin public water system, #210010, to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
The public water system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore the quality of the water distributed by this public water system used for drinking water or human consumption purposes and has provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of January 28, 2025.
If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact City of Joaquin, 130 Steve Hughes Dr., Joaquin, TX 75954. 936-269-3021.
January 23,2025 - Due to loss of distribution system pressure the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the City of Joaquin/PWS ID #210010 public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).
To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.
In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact City of Joaquin at 936-269-3021 or 130 Steve Hughes Drive, Joaquin, TX 75954.
January 25, 2025 - Shelby County authorities have quickly rounded up a suspect following the discovery Saturday, January 25, 2025 of several items having been stolen.
A raid was performed on a resident in the 400 block of Houston Street in Timpson on Saturday night and one suspect was taken into custody.
According to Josh Tipton, Constable Precinct 5, Saturday around 10am he received a phone call from a business owner in Timpson that their auto parts warehouse had been broken into.
Constable Tipton met with the owner and did a report gathering all valuable information of what was missing, with an itemized parts list. The Precinct 5 Constable office immediately started an investigation attempting to locate the stolen property and by about 3pm they knew where property was located.
Through short surveillance investigation, Constable Tipton states they felt strongly that they had their suspect identified and the location of stolen property. Constable Tipton and Deputy Constable Pope started normal procedures for search and arrest warrants and then contacted District Attorney Karren Price and advised her of the situation as well as intentions to seek warrants for the suspect. The constables remained in contact with DA Price throughout the paperwork process.
The search warrants were signed by a District Judge and a felony arrest warrant was signed by a Shelby County Justice of the Peace. After all paperwork signed and documents in place, Constable Tipton said he reached out to other Shelby County agencies to execute the search warrant.
After a short briefing of the task at hand, amongst the officers and agencies involved, at around 8:15pm Precinct 3 Constable Roy Cheatwood deployed a county drone for officer safety while others went en-route to make entry into the residence.
The officers served the warrant and entered the residence without incident before taking the suspect into custody.
Of the auto parts recovered, the total estimated value is around $3,750.
On behalf of all the officers involved, Constable Tipton thanked the citizens of Timpson for being vigilant and if you see any suspicious activity alert law enforcement immediately.
Constable Tipton offered a special thank you to Karren Price, District Attorney; Hon. James Payne, 273rd Judicial District Judge; Center Police Depertment Detective Sgt. Billy Lusk; Center Police Department K9 Sgt. Brian Wright and Enzo; Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Ingram; and Precinct 3 Constable Roy Cheatwood - drone pilot.
Shelby County Today has confirmed the Shelby County Jail arrest log indicates Larry Barrett, 35, of Timpson was arrested and charged with burglary of a building, state jail felony.
January 24, 2025 - The Center Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire early Friday morning, January 24, 2025, located on the 600 block of Sharp Street.
According to the Center Fire Department, when the firefighters arrived sometime just after 7:10am they found a Ford Expedition fully engulfed in flames beside a home.
The firefighters were able to quickly knock the flames back with water and extinguish the blaze. The cause and origin of the fire was not able to be immediately determined.
Firefighters returned to the station at 8:20am.
January 24, 2025 - Due to the water supplier (City of Joaquin) issuing a boil water notice for low water pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Paxton WSC Jackson Plant public water system 2100031 to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).
To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.
In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes. Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Alison Rhone at 936-332-4439.
January 23, 2025 - Emergency responders were dispatched to a fatal single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 96 North Thursday, January 23, 2025, just south of the Center Country Club.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies and Center Fire Department were first to the scene where it was discovered live power lines were laying across the vehicle involved.
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative crews were requested, and responded quickly to help disconnect power to the electrical lines.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 1:05am, a 2012 Cadillac SRX was traveling north. It is reported that the Cadillac driven by Jason Bush, 42, of Center failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway to the right, over-corrected back to the left across all lanes of U.S. 96, and overturned multiple times. Bush was ejected as a result of the crash.
Bush was pronounced deceased by Donna Hughes, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1. He was later transported from the scene by Mangum Funeral Home.
The vehicle was towed from the scene by Smith Towing.
The crash was investigated by Troopers Jordan Ford and Taylor Buster.
DPS reported this is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
January 21, 2025 - The city of Joaquin is under a boil water notice until future notification, as of January 21, 2025.
January 21, 2025 - The Shelby County Courthouse and County offices will be closed today, Tuesday, January 21, due to hazardous road conditions.
Shelby County Misdemeanor Court will be canceled today.
January 21, 2025 - Schools which have announced closure due to weather conditions:
- Timpson ISD (5:17am)
- Tenaha ISD (5:17am)
- Joaquin ISD (5:17am)
- Shelbyville ISD (5:16am)
- Center ISD (9:30pm, Jan. 20)
As of 5:17am, Timpson ISD, Joaquin ISD and Tenaha ISD have announced that school will be closed for Tuesday.
As of 4:40am Tuesday, Center ISD remains the only school to have announced a closure.
January 20, 2025 - With potential inclement weather in the forecast, road conditions continue to be a possible concern for all travelers as well as those en-route to schools.
As of 10:54pm, the only Shelby County school to share with Shelby County Today that it will have no school on Tuesday, January 21, is Center ISD.
As of this report Timpson ISD, Tenaha ISD, Excelsior ISD, Shelbyville ISD, and Joaquin ISD have yet to share an intention to cancel school.
January 20, 2025 - Sabine State Bank will be closed Tuesday, January 21, 2025 due to the potential of hazardous weather. We want all our customers and employees to stay safe.
January 17, 2025 - Notice is hereby given that a Special meeting of the Governing body of the Shelby County Commissioners’ Court will be held on the 22nd day of January, 2025 at 9:30am in the Courtroom of the Shelby County Courthouse at 200 San Augustine Street, Center, Shelby County, Texas to deliberate and consider action on the following items:
1. Approve and pay weekly expenses.
2. Public comments on Agenda item.
3. Consider and possibly approve a request from the current property owners to expand a portion of County Road 4620 by a width of 20 feet on the East side of said County Road in PCT. 4 for further business development.
4. Recognize the Certificate of Completion of 20 hours of Continuing Education for Jennifer Fountain, County Clerk.
5. Recognize the 2024 Judicial Education Record of Hours obtained by County Judge, Allison Harbison.
6. Open sealed bids for Precinct #3 haul truck, review and possibly award bid.
7. Request approval for PCT 4 to place surplus equipment on Purple Wave Auction. (1) 2008 CPS Belly Dump Trailer, VIN# 5MC1116209PO1OO29 Tx Exempt 911 2546.
8. Request approval for PCT 4 to place surplus equipment on Purple Wave Auction. (1) Case 850D LongTrack Dozer, year unknown, VIN# JAK0002103.
9. Discuss and approve submitting an Application for the Texas Preservation Trust Fund Fiscal Year 2026 Grant Program to benefit the Historic Shelby County Jail.
10. Commissioner’s court reports: These are for informational purposes only. Any action that needs to be taken on the basis of these reports will be placed on a future agenda for action.
11. Adjourn.
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