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August 24, 2020 - As of Monday, August 24th, in-person instruction has started all across Shelby County with Center, Excelsior, Joaquin, and Timpson kicking off their 2020-2021 school year. Center Christian Academy started August 10th and Shelbyville and Tenaha both started last week on August 17th.
Please use caution as buses are back on the roadway transporting our students.
August 21, 2020 - Angel Pineda left for bootcamp to become a Marine May 10, 2020, when a farewell parade was held in his honor.
His mother, Vanessa Pineda, announces he made it! Graduating August 14 from Marine Corps Recruit Depot boot camp in San Diego, California.
PFC. Pineda is with 1st. Battalion Delta Co. Plt. 1074 and is on to the second phase of training at Camp Pendleton.
His family wants to give thanks to the Lord for helping him get to the finish line, and thanks to friends and family for all the prayers. His family is very proud of him.
August 20, 2020 - According to an article in the Lufkin Daily News, help is available for those struggling to afford their needed medications. The non-profit Community RX Help can assist people with their needed medications from the pharmaceutical companies for free.
Community RX Help is funded by the Nacogdoches Area United Way, the T.L.L. Temple Foundation and local donations. It serves the counties of Nacogdoches, Angelina, San Augustine, and Shelby.
For more information read the letter 'Prescription Drug Help Available' on Lufkin Daily News, click here.
August 17, 2020 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held their regular monthly meeting this past Saturday. The August Challenge was "Spring Fling" with photographs submitted by members for voting by club members for their favorites.
The next meeting will be held the third Saturday in September, at the First United Methodist Church,211 Porter St., Center, Tx. from 9a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information about the meetings or memberships contact Billie F. Jones, 936-591-2426 or view our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/PineyWoodsPhoto/.
If you are interested in photography or just being around others who have the same interest in photography as you do, attend our next meeting.
To view all the challenge photos view flickr page https://www.flickr.com/groups/pineywoodsphotographic/ for some amazing photos.
August Challenge - "Spring Fling"
1st Place Tie - "Lakeside" by Janice Carter
1st Place Tie - "Lost in the Bluebonnets" by Billie F. Jones
1st Place Tie - "Beauty of Spring" by Donna Holt
2nd Place - "Stienhagen" by Melvin Henson
3rd Place - "Starved Rock State Park" by Linda Henson
August 14, 2020 - Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center says 'thank you' to Shelbyville ISD, Tenaha ISD, San Augustine ISD, and Timpson ISD for participating in the effort to end child abuse and advocate for the children in your classroom.
School personnel represent the largest professional resource for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect in Texas. Thank you for being leaders who promote awareness and care about the safety of your students. We enjoyed being with each of you and we're so glad to have you back!
August 14, 2020 - Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center says 'thank you' to everyone who donated in this year's Back to School Drive! We were able to fill over 80 backpacks with school supplies to give to the kids and families we serve. We could not do it without the support of our community!
Pictured from left: Rodney Matthews, Derrick Lightfoot and Keith Byndom, Center Fire Department; Kim McElroy, Laurie King, Ben Wulf and John Holloway, Portacool; Jim Albers, Center Police Department.
August 13, 2020 - Portacool, LLC has called Center, Texas, home to its global headquarters and manufacturing facility for 30 years.
The Portacool team recently presented local first responders with a monetary donation to the police and fire departments and 100 teddy bears to comfort children when working distressing incidents.
The Portacool team is thankful for the dedicated first responders in our community.
Pictured from left: Kevin Windham, Sheriff-elect; Roger Doyle; Ashton Clark, Laurie King, Kim McElroy, Mitzi Carroll and Rochelle Robinson from Portacool; Nicole Faulkner, Center Police Department; Keith Byndom, Center Fire Department.
August 12, 2020 - OSHA generally recommends that employers encourage workers to wear medical masks or cloth face coverings at work to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. OSHA recently issued frequently asked questions (FAQ) guidance to address inaccurate claims that these masks and face coverings cause unsafe oxygen or harmful carbon dioxide levels for the wearer. Get the facts here.
August 12, 2020 - Two Shelby County people received degrees during the 2020 Summer semester at Sam Houston State University.
From Center, Stephanie Presa who is a 2016 Graduate of Center High School received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a Major in Accounting.
From Joaquin, Christina Whitehead who is a teacher and coach at Tenaha ISD received a Master of Education, Instructional Systems Design and Technology degree.
August 12, 2020 - Shelby County Historian Walter Bounds shares a glimpse back to 1991 when the medical equipment in the closed Shelby General Hospital was shipped to Ukraine, Russia. The project was done by the Texas Baptist Men's organization who purchased the equipment, disassembled it, and shipped it to the Ukraine as a humanitarian act.
The 15 minutes of video gives a glimpse inside the now gone old hospital since it was torn down this month after the property was sold to Kelby McCall of Lufkin under KMJR Properties, LLC. The county accepted the offer from McCall during their May 20, 2020 meeting for $150,001 with the condition of the clearing of the property.
The building served the county after the hospital closed as a location for the county's probation department. However, the property had deteriorated over the years and had become uninhabitable without major renovations and the county chose to move probation to new locations.
Shelby County opened Shelby General Hospital on Hurst Street on October 1, 1959 – a modern one-story brick building with 39 beds. All local doctors serviced this hospital but primarily Dr. L. S. Oates and his son, Dr. Steve Oates. Within ten years the hospital was expanded but the voters were expressing displeasure about the debt. The hospital closed in the 1980s.
This video shows local men from First Baptist Church, Center, Texas who volunteered sweat equity to the project. The clip opens with Wayne Christian who is now a Texas Railroad Commissioner saying, "We're going to Russia with Love from Center, Texas."
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