February 20, 2019 - The State of Texas has declared Excelsior Common School No. 47 a historical site as Excelsior School has been in existence for over 120 years! 

A Spring Dedication Ceremony for the unveiling of the marker and an Excelsior Alumni reunion is planned for February 23, 2019. The program will begin at 11am; however, there will be fellowship in the Excelsior gym starting at 10am with a slide show of Excelsior School history.

February 13, 2019 - Holiday Nursing & Rehabilitation celebrated the recent completion of a large-scale renovation of the facility, along with the hiring of Hollie Adams as their new administrator on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

February 4, 2019 Huntsville - Sam Houston State University would like to recognize LaJada Hicks from Center, Texas for earning the honor of being named to the Dean's List and the President's List for the Fall 2018 semester.

Students listed on the President's List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.

January 17, 2019 - Emergency responders were dispatched to a four-vehicle pileup on SH 87 South in front of Shelbyville ISD on Wednesday morning, January 16, 2019.

January 10, 2019 - A large turn out of the community attended the new member Ribbon Cutting for the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce’s newest member, East Texas Collision Center on Thursday, January 10th.