August 12, 2015 - The Shelby County Commissioners recently voted to put the county under a burn ban for the next 90 days, or until further notice. Center Fire Chief Keith Byndom has indicated the city of Center is also under a burn ban and advised citizens to adhere to the rules of the ban, which reads as follows:

Order prohibiting outdoor burning, Whereas the Commissioners Court find the circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated area of Shelby County create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning;

August 12, 2015 - The affidavit relating to the arrest warrant of Jenny Lynd Rhodes-Cassell was released to Shelby County Today on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 per a request which was made early Tuesday, August 11, 2015.

August 1, 2015 - Although the Timpson City Council was presented with a reduced police force, the proposal didn't meet with the majority's preference and for a second year in a row, not all budgets were immediately adopted.