January 30, 2023 - The Shelby County Commissioners continued discussions during their Wednesday, January 25, 2023, meeting over emergency plumbing repairs and the contract with the company performing them.
January 25, 2023 - A Shelby County Grand Jury handed down 31 indictments on Monday, January 9, 2023. The grand jury was impaneled for the January 2023 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.
Sakendrick Jacobe Calhoun was indicted for forgery, third degree felony. The indictment alleges, on December 29, 2021, Calhoun possessed a writing that had been forged with intent to use, transfer, pass, publish, otherwise utter said writing which was purported to be a one hundred dollar bill. (273rd Judicial District Court)
January 26, 2023 - Commissioner Bellmyer reports CR 4323 is open to all traffic, water has receded, barricades are now down and the roadway is open.
January 25, 2023 - Tom Bellmyer, Commissioners Precinct 4, reports CR 4323 is closed due to high water at the three bridges. This is the junction where Risingers, Flat Fork and Lightfoot creeks run together.
This information will be updated once the water has subsided and the roadway is safe to travel once again.
January 25, 2023 - U.S. Highway 59 in Timpson was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash involving a passenger car and a truck-tractor on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
January 18, 2023 - The Shelby County Commissioners adopted an agreement with Paxton Water Supply Corporation for its emergency water well project during their meeting held January 18, 2023.
January 18, 2023 - The Shelby County Commissioners continued to discuss emergency action on assisting the Paxton/Jackson Water Supply in drilling a new well during their meeting held Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
January 17, 2023 - A several month investigation into the alleged theft of a large quantity of fuel from a service station in Shelby County has resulted in the arrest of one individual by Shelby County Constables.