April 21, 2016 - Shelly Norvell, Center Elementary School Administrator, was the lucky winner of a custom built table from Back Country Furniture and Designs yesterday evening, April 20th during the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Teacher Appreciation Reception.

Norvell was excited about her door prize and humbled expressing she had wished one of her teachers would have won because it was their day of recognition. The Center elementary teachers attending the reception were delighted Norvell won and all of them gathered around the custom table for a photo.

April 21, 2016 - All youth baseball and softball games for today, April 21, 2016 in Center, Joaquin, and Shelbyville are cancelled.

April 20, 2016 (Photo Album) - Firefighters were burning down the house as witnessed by travelers on US 84 in Joaquin on Saturday, April 16, 2016 as the event provided a critical training opportunity for area firemen.

April 20, 2016 - Nettie's Nook hosted author Bill O'Neal, a Texas State Historian and author of over 40 books on the American West on Tuesday, April 19th.