January 28, 2019 - As three vehicles collided off U.S. Highway 96 North Friday, January 25, 2019, a local business was struck by one of the vehicles involved.
January 24, 2019 - Loop 500 at the intersection of State Highway 7 East was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Wednesday, January 23, 2019 involving a light pole.
January 17, 2019 - The Shelby County Commissioners gave the go-ahead for the Shelby County Historical Commission (SCHC) to seek grant funding from the state for a renovation project of the Historic Courthouse Annex building.
January 15, 2019 - A local UPS delivery man was pinned between two vehicles in a parking lot in Center on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 as he was making deliveries.
January 9, 2019 - During the Shelby County Commissioners' Court meeting held Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Roscoe McSwain, Commissioner Precinct 1, inquired with Clint Porterfield, County Auditor, about the cost of overtime in the Sheriff's Department resulting from the Christmas and New Year holidays as he noticed an increase.
He also asked if the Sheriff's Department was "short-handed," and Porterfield said, "no."
Porterfield explained there were four holidays this year affecting overtime whereas the previous year included only three holidays.
January 8, 2019 - A driver involved in a crash on State Highway 7 West in the Mt. Herman Community, just under seven miles from Center, was flown by helicopter to Shreveport following a major crash Tuesday, January 8, 2019.
January 7, 2019 - FM 139 near CR 3405 was the scene of a major single-vehicle crash December 31, 2018 to which several emergency units responded; however, no one from within the vehicle could immediately be found.
January 7, 2019 - FM 3184 was the location of a large house fire Friday, December 28, 2018 at around 3pm, to which several fire departments and EMS responded with the additional concern someone may still have been inside.