August 24, 2016 - The Center City Council voted to approve a MHS Proposal grant application for Perry Sampson Park Enhancement on Monday, August 22, 2016 during a regular session meeting, which if the city's grant application is approved could possibly provide over $600,000.
August 22, 2016 - Send in your child's first day 'Back-to-School' photo for the 2016-2017 school year to be posted on the Shelby County Today announcement page! Email a photo with the text you would like posted with it. Email it to info@shelbycountytoday.com
August 10, 2016 - Jason Balkcom, Center Rotary Club President, presented a donation in the amount of $49,400 to the Catherine Pinkston Roughrider Scholarship Foundation (RSF) during the Tuesday, August 9th Rotary Club Meeting.
August 9, 2016 - The Center 12U team representing Texas in the Dixie Youth Majors World Series has battled their way through the bracket to make it to the semi-final round in Mississippi. The Texas team fell to Alabama in Game 1 with a score of 0 to 14. Texas played Tennessee on Sunday and defeated them 6-0 to stay in the running.
August 8, 2016 - Center 12U Dixie Youth Majors State Champions traveled to Mississippi to represent Center and the State of Texas in the Dixie Youth World Series. The Texas team fell to Alabama in Game 1 with a score of 0 to 14. Texas played Tennessee on Sunday and defeated them 6-0 to stay in the running.
The boys face Mississippi at 5:45pm on Coco Cola Field today, August 8th. Mississippi is the home team and Texas will be in the visitors dugout.
August 3, 2016 - An official step has been taken to ensure the beginning of the separation process of the Panola County and Shelby County probation departments officially known as Panola Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD.)
On July 21, 2016 an order of separation was filed in the District Court and County Court at Law of Panola County, Texas pertaining to the separation of the CSCD which removes Shelby County from the organization and establishes the creation of Community Supervision and Corrections Department for Shelby County, Texas.