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October 10, 2022 - The last day to register to vote in the November 8th general election is Tuesday, October 11th. This deadline also applies to any changes that need to be made to your current registration.
You can go to www.votetexas.gov to do this, or you can go to the Shelby County Courthouse Tax Office on the first floor.
If you have any questions, please call Nancy Adams, Elections Administrator, at 936-598-5340.
Editor's note: Early voting starts October 24th and ends November 4th
October 10, 2022 - It was high volume week for the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department with another 6 calls. In addition to the emergencies, there was also a day of training with several of Shelby County’s finest. Here’s a summary of the weeks events.
Starting early on Sunday morning, the EMR team would be dispatched to a lift assist at a residence on Highway 84 East. It would later be discovered that this call was for a DOA.
Later that same Sunday evening the JVFD responded to a hay bale fire in the vicinity of FM 2428 and Coulter Street. With the use of a brush truck and some rakes the fire was able to be put out.
Next, on Tuesday afternoon, a call was received for a 6 year old that had fallen and broken his arm on County Road 3193. The young boy was checked out by EMRs and EMTs before being transported by helicopter to a hospital.
Early Wednesday morning a call came in for a 2 vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 84 and Highway 7 East. Both drivers were checked out at the scene, but no life-threatening injuries were reported.
Thursday evening would have the most eventful call of the week with another 2 vehicle crash, this time at the intersection of FM 699 and Highway 84 East. In the aftermath of the collision one of the vehicles, a white Ford truck, settled in the ditch among a few trees. The driver required extrication with the jaws of life before he could be examined by Allegiance EMS. He was later airlifted from the scene. The driver of the second vehicle, a silver sedan, was also checked out at the scene by another Allegiance ambulance team. Traffic control on the highway was conducted in a joint effort between the JVFD, Tenaha VFD, and several law enforcement divisions.
The final call for the week was received in the wee hours of Friday morning in regards to a truck on fire in the Joaquin Apartments parking lot. Upon arriving on the the scene the JVFD found the entire engine bay and cab of the truck engulfed in flames. After donning air packs, 2 hose teams moved in to drown out the fire.
In lighter news, the JVFD hosted a training class for several of the Shelby County Fire Departments on Saturday morning. The class consisted of small company tactics and smoke reading and was instructed by a few members of Smith County ESD2. Part of the class involved the burning of a “doll house” diorama, which demonstrated how smoke can travel throughout a home and create pathways for fire to flow through. The Joaquin VFD greatly appreciates the instructors from SC ESD2 for coming down to teach, and the members from our neighboring departments for attending.
With that, this report will come to a close. As always, the JVFD hopes everyone has a great and safe week ahead.
October 8, 2022 - (Photo Albums: Poultry Show, Poultry Sale) - The Poultry Festival Broiler Show Sale is underway at the East Texas Poultry Festival under the big tent.
Auction results will be updated below as the auction progresses:
Grand Champion - Cori Lawson (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $10,000 to Despino's Tires
Reserve Champion - John Ford (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $8,000 to Sandhill Wrecker
3rd Place - Baylee Whiteside (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $4,500 to Farmers State Bank
4th Place - Addison Lloyd (Shelbyville FFA) sold for $4,000 to Borders Poultry Supply
5th place - Everly Windham (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $4,500 to McAdams Propane
6th Place - James Ford (Center FFA) sold for $4,000
7th Place - Keaton Sigler (Center FFA) sold for $3,500
8th Place - Sa'Riya Solomon (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $3,500
9th Place - Stormie Meyers (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $2,750
10th Place - Rylan Barbee (Shelbyville FFA) sold for $4,250
11th Place - Cale Cornelius (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $5,500
12th Place - Carson Crouch (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $5,500
13th Place - Eli Bush (Center FFA) sold for $3,500
14th Place - Landree Jousan (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $4,000
15th Place - Hannah Wages (Center FFA) sold for $3,750
16th Place - Elijah Sanford (Center FFA) sold for $3,500
17th Place - Caleb Sanford (Center FFA) sold for $3,750
18th Place - Ryker Tomlin (Center FFA) sold for $5,500
19th Place - Gracie Boyd (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $3,000
20th Place - Jaxson Hankins (Joaquin FFA) sold for $3,000
21st Place - Karlie Walton (Timpson FFA) sold for $3,000
22nd Place - Kaylee Sigler (Center FFA) sold for $2,750
23rd Place - Luke Jousan (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $3,750
24th Place - Autum Andrusick (Center FFA) sold for $3,000
25th Place - Evan O'Rear (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $3,000
26th Place - Collin Lloyd (Shelbyville FFA) sold for $3,750
27th Place - Baylin Phelps (Center FFA) sold for $4,000
28th Place - Hollie Hamilton (Joaquin FFA) sold for $3,000
29th Place - Wyatt Foster (Center FFA) sold for $3,500
30th Place - Laura Anne Scull (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $4,000
31st Place - Camille Whiteside (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $3,500
32nd Place - Baylor Kimbro (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $3,000
33rd Place - Wyomie Meyers (Center FFA) sold for $2,750
34th Place - Cash Bell (Shelbyville FFA) sold for $3,500
35th Place - Molly Scull (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $3,750
36th Place - Addie Bush (Center FFA) sold for $3,750
37th Place - Slade Kirby (Center FFA) sold for $3,500
38th Place - Ally Kimbro (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $2,500
39th Place - Avery Lawson (Shelbyville FFA) sold for $3,750
40th Place - Braileigh McDaniel (Center FFA) sold for $3,250
41st Place - Chance Shuemaker (Joaquin FFA) sold for $3,000
42nd Place - Conner Nutt (Shelby Co. 4-H) sold for $4,000
43rd Place - Kate Ford (Center FFA) sold for $3,250
44th Place - Klayton LaRock (Center FFA) sold for $2,500
45th Place - Obed Cadena (Center FFA) sold for $3,250
October 8, 2022 (Photo Album) - With 101 total registered entries in the 11th annual Chicken Trot 5K, a large group took to the streets of Center to achieve their goal of improving their personal best or finishing their first 5K. The overall male runner was Omar Barcenas of Center with a time of 18:55.78 and the overall female runner was Emily Pharris of Shelbyville with a time of 20:06.40.
Below are the race results by age division. Click here to view the overall race results.
Overall Male
1st place - Bib #172, Omar Barcenas of Center, Time: 00:18:55.78
2nd place - Bid #197, Daniel Flores, Time: 00:19:39.13
3rd place - Bid #187, Jacob Garcia, Time: 00:20:53.42
Overall Female
1st place - Bid #170, Emily Pharris of Shelbyville, Time: 00:20:06.40
2nd place - Bid #190, Jocelyn Hernandez, Time: 00:23:34.80
3rd place - Bid #113, Bethany Kilpatrick of Tenaha, Time: 00:27:18.90
Male 0 - 11
1st place - Bid #196, Giovanni Flored, Time 00:36:39.81
2nd place - Bid #143, Gage Kilpatrick of Tenaha, Time: 00:47:58.23
Female 0 - 11
1st place - Bid #182, Kole Steptoe of Center, Time: 00:55:15.03
Male 12 - 19
1st place - Bid #197, Daniel Flores, Time: 00:19:39.13
2nd place - Bid #194, Ryker Tomlin of Center, Time: 00:27:20.95
3rd place - Bid #185, Robert Newman of Gary, Time: 00:28:14.54
Female 12 - 19
1st place - Bid #170, Emily Pharris of Shelbyville, Time: 00:20:06.40
2nd place - Bid #113, Bethany Kilpatrick of Tenaha, Time: 00:27:18.90
3rd place - Bid #112, Autumn Kilpatrick of Tenaha, Time: 00:27:58.46
Male 20 - 29
1st place - Bid #172, Omar Barcenas of Center, Time: 00:18:55.78
2nd place - Bib #187, Jacob Garcia, Time: 00:20:53.42
3rd place - Bib #188, Osiel Garcia, Time: 00:24:33.83
Female 20 - 29
1st place - Bib #132, Nicole Petry of Center, Time: 00:31:45.03
2nd place - Bib #154, Perla Gonzalez of Center, Time: 00:36:02.74
3rd place - Bib #193, Kelci Teel, Time: 00:41:56.14
Male 30 - 39
1st place - Bib #191, Vicente Vasquez, Time: 00:24:26.38
2nd place - Bib #107, Johnathan Liker of Hutto, Time: 00:32:33.75
3rd place - Bib #103, William Prentice of Center, Time: 00:36:00.89
Female 30 - 39
1st place - Bib #190, Jocelyn Hernandez, Time: 00:23:34.80
2nd place - Bib #105, Erika Clowers of Nacogdoches, Time: 00:27:51.64
3rd place - Bib #106, Micah West of Nacogdoches, Time: 00:28:35.08
Male 40 - 49
1st place - Bib #115, Martin Barcenas of Center, Time: 00:23:01.86
2nd place - Bib #201, Rafael Flores, Time: 00:23:50.56
3rd place - Bib #164, Darrell Martinez of Tenaha, Time: 00:42:42.63
Female 40 - 49
1st place - Bib #104, Amy Blackwell of Mount Enterprise, Time: 00:29:07.30
2nd place - Bib #198, Martha P. Garciaglez, Time: 00:29:47.39
3rd place - Bib #114, Laura Kilpatrick of Tenaha, Time: 00:35:07.14
Male 50 - 59
1st place - Bib #199, Randy Collard, Time: 00:33:52.75
2nd place - Bib #146, Bryan Bolton of Shelbyville, Time: 00:38:03.15
3rd place - Bib #180, Robert Hughes of Center, Time: 00:55:12.24
Female 50 - 59
1st place - Bib #110, Denise Oates of Center, Time: 00:29:35.72
2nd place - Bib #167, Tonya Andrews, Time: 00:31:44.73
3rd place - Bib #214, Wanda Matthews, Time: 00:35:19.99
Male 60 - 100
1st place - Bib #111, Jimmie Jones of Nacogdoches, Time: 00:29:40.78
2nd place - Bib #184, Bob Lacher, Time: 00:54:02.94
3rd place - Bib #189, Jesse Basham, Time: 00:56:37.21
Female 60 - 100
1st place - Bib #118, Robin Conway of Timpson, Time: 00:42:17.21
2nd place - Bib #195, Deborah Worsham, Time: 00:48:24.37
3rd place - Bib #135, Linda Snell of Center, Time: 00:59:27.74
October 8, 2022 - The 2022 ETPF Broiler Show was held at the Shelby County Expo Rodeo Arena Saturday morning and Daniel DeLeon with the Texas A&M University Poultry Science Department sorted the birds into their order for the 4-H & FFA Broiler Show Auction which will be held at 7pm on the Frances Oates Stage.
Out of 77 chicken pens shown, Cori Lawson, an 8th grader at Shelbyville Middle School, won Grand Champion with her set of birds. The judge described her set of birds as ‘cinderblocks’ and among the top five largest he has judged.
John Ford, a junior at Center High School, won Reserve Champion. To see the rest of the lineup, be sure to come enjoy and participate in the Auction tonight under the big tent at the East Texas Poultry Festival at 7pm.
October 7, 2022 - U.S. Highway 84 at the intersection of FM 699 was the scene of a major two-vehicle crash Thursday, October 6, 2022.
Emergency personnel with multiple agencies responded to the location and assisted with those involved in the incident.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper David Shields, Jr., at 4:40pm a white Ford F250 driven by a male driver was [westbound] on U.S. 84 hauling a flatbed Gator trailer when, preliminary investigation at the scene and witnesses on scene stated, a silver 2011 Chevrolet Malibu passenger car driven by Dekosa Cloudy, 30, failed to stop at its designated stop sign as it was traveling [southbound] on FM 699. The Malibu entered U.S. 84 traveling into the lane the Ford was in and causing the truck to strike the Malibu on the driver's side.
The Ford continued off the roadway to the right into a tree line and the trailer it was hauling split off onto the [eastbound] shoulder where it came to rest in a ditch.
A PHI life flight helicopter transported the driver of the Ford to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport for treatment of serious injuries.
Cloudy was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation. Additional details will be updated as they're made available.
Fire personnel with Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department and Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department were both on scene to assist with traffic control. Jaws of Life were used to help extricate the driver from the Ford.
Assisting Troopers at the scene were Tenaha Police Chief Scott Burkhalter, as well as Shelby County Constables Taylor Fanguy and Josh Tipton.
October 7, 2022 - The Timpson Volunteer Fire Department issued their September activity report.
For the current year, the total number of calls is already at 159 and has exceed last years numbers. The total call count for 2021 was 151.
For the month of September the TVFD had 12 calls
12 calls last month
Controlled burn - 1
Auto Crash with injuries - 2
Auto Crash with out injuries - 1
Grass fire - 4
Brush/grass fire - 1
Woods fire - 1
EMS assist - 1
Hazmat assist - 1
Timpson Volunteer Fire Department continues to accept applications for new members seeking to join the department and help your community.
TVFD can also be located on facebook by clicking this link.
October 6, 2022 - Law enforcement officials are currently working to corral several head of cattle that became loose on Center streets when a truck lost its load.
The incident where they were lost was at the intersection of Nacogdoches Street and Hurst Street, and cattle are currently known to be in the vicinity of General Shelters, Tractor Supply Company, Ihlo Sales, and Brookshire Brothers Parking lot.
Traffic is heavy as of the time of this post at 4:24pm, and drivers are encouraged to use extreme caution in the event cattle are in the roadway.
October 6, 2022 - (Photo Album - Sponsored by Focused Care At Center) - The 46th East Texas Poultry Festival is officially up and running with the opening ceremonies sponsored by Focused Care of Center. Josh Payne, Festival Chair, welcomed everyone to the Frances Oates Stage under the "Big Tent" and introduced ceremony participants.
He introduced Hollie Adams, Focused Care At Center Executive Director of Operations, and introduced Malcolm Monroe, First Methodist Church of Center Pastor, to give the invocation. Center High School Roughrider Band then performed the National Anthem, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance as led by Timpson Elementary students.
Allison Harbison, Shelby County Judge, extended a greeting to all, "Welcome to the beautiful Shelby County Historic Courthouse square. It is truly an honor to be here this morning. The festival brings all the citizens in the county together to celebrate the poultry industry, which is a vital part of the county's economy. I feel so blessed to live in a small county that is made up of wonderful friendly communities, especially during the last couple of years."
Judge Harbison challenged everyone to help make the world a better place, to be kind and considerate to one another and extend greetings to strangers, as well as opening the door for someone at a store, because it's the little things that make the community great.
David Chadwick, City of Center Mayor, welcomed everyone to the festival and commented on how the Center square is most alive every year during the poultry festival. He invited everyone to have a fantastic weekend.
"The weather is absolutely perfect, our vendors are ready for us, food I can already smell the grease and feel the pounds. Rides are moving faster, if you'll notice it's exploded this year, we've taken in the side streets. I believe we have an event going on!"
Roger Doyle, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, welcomed everyone to the Poultry Festival sponsored by Farmer's State Bank, "I want to thank the city and the county for allowing us to have the festival here. I ask that you be mindful and respectful as you move around and keep our square beautiful."
Doyle thanked Josh Payne and the Steering Committee, as well as Deborah Chadwick, Chamber President, Center Noon Lions Club, Shelby County Chamber Ambassadors and Junior Chamber Ambassadors.
"An event like this doesn't just happen, there are lots of people involved, there's lots of work going on, there's lots of fussin' and cussin' and sometimes that's just committee meetings," said Doyle to an audience responding with laughter. "We're glad that all this has come to a head and we are here to enjoy this weekend and celebrate this most important industry in our community [with] the Poultry Festival. So have a good time, we have great weather and enjoy."
Payne then introduced the East Texas Poultry Festival Queens Court members and they were Queen Sayre Hall, Julie Bird, Bethany Kilpatrick, Leah Watson, Bella Alford, Carson Crouch, and Braileigh McDaniel. Shelby Chick Parker Chase was also introduced.
Then the moment everyone was waiting for, Queen Sayre Hall then cut the feathers and the festival was declared officially open.
The Queens Court then performed, "I Saw It on the Facebook," with Danny Paul Windham.
October 5, 2022 - Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of Denisa Permenter, 49, of Joaquin, and Lawrence Pierce, 34, of Garrison.
On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Huxley Bay Marina R.V. Park in Shelbyville. The search warrant was performed after an extensive narcotics investigation by the SCSO Criminal Investigation Division.
The search warrant resulted in the discovery of 83.6 grams of methamphetamines. Two firearms were recovered from the location; one of which was stolen out of Kentucky. A 2013 Crusade Fifth-Wheel Travel Trailer and a 2008 Kia SUV were also seized during the search, along with currency.
Permenter was arrested and booked into the Shelby County jail for the following charges: Manufacturing/Delivery of a Controlled Substance (F-2), Possession of a Controlled Substance (F-2), Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon (F-2), and Theft of a Firearm (SJF).
Pierce was arrested and booked into the Shelby County Jail for the following charges: Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon (M-A), and Possession of a Controlled Substance (SJF).
The SCSO extends a special thanks to Constable Precinct 1 Zack Warr, Constable Precinct 2 Jamie Hagler, DPS Troopers Taylor Buster and David Shields, and the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office.
The SCSO will continue to pursue the drug problem in our county. It’s simple. If you are involved in the usage, or are selling narcotics in this county, we are Coming For You. Get straight or relocate.
Leah Chase, SCSO Public Relations
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