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Janaury 14, 2022 - Center Independent School District is going to close school from Monday, January 17, 2022 until Wednesday, January 19, 2022. As with many organizations we have people who have caught COVID, the Flu, Strep and other communicable diseases. At this time, we are having a difficult time covering all of our classes.
Monday, January 17, 2022, Center ISD was scheduled to be out in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We have decided to remain closed Tuesday and Wednesday of next week in an effort for some to get over their sickness and return to work. We also plan to have our facilities deep cleaned by our custodial services.
Our main problem is covering classes. We will continue extracurricular activities, as long as the coaches, sponsors, and students stay well.
Please take care of yourselves and your loved ones.
Sincerely,
Dr. Brian Morris
January 14, 2022 - Due to the number of active COVID-19 cases affecting our staff and students and in an effort to mitigate the potential for significant spread among our Excelsior Family, we will be closing our campus of Excelsior ISD for the beginning of next week. This closure will provide for the safety of our students and staff; as well as to make certain that we have appropriate staff available for the campus. We are currently working with the custodial department to ensure that all equipment and buildings are cleaned and sanitized before the return of students on Thursday, January 20, 2022.
The district will be closed Monday, January 17, through Wednesday, January 19, and we expect to reopen Thursday, January 20. Please stay informed on Shelby County Today for more information in case the situation changes.
We ask that you use this time to quarantine and screen your children at home. If your child should test positive for COVID-19, please contact the campus 936-598-5866.
Excelsior ISD’s priority remains the safety and well-being of our students and staff.
January 14, 2022 - Elections are upon us! If you are 65 or older, disabled, and would like to vote a ballot by mail, please contact the County Clerk's Office at 936-598-6361 to request an application. You can check the annual box on the application and you will be sent ballots for every election this year.
If you will be out of town during early voting and election day of the March 1st primary, please contact our office and we can mail you a ballot. Please note: If you request a ballot due to absence from the county, we will require an address outside of the county to mail your ballot to. Also, if you are voting by mail due to being out of town, you must contact our office before each election to request an application for ballot by mail.
Also note, the applications have changed this year. Please look at entire application and be sure to fill out all information to keep your application from being rejected and your ballot delayed.
If you have any questions whatsoever, please contact the County Clerk's Office at 936-598-6361.
January 14, 2022 - Officials with the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, Sabine National Forest, have advised a prescribed burn today located in Compartments 42/43/44/48 (BLOCKS A, B and C) 2603 acres, with Helicopter support, which is located south of Forest Service Road 125 and 126.
Winds are predicted from the Southeast at 4-10 mph. Also, we advise a long range drift smoke may affect some of the areas.
Update: The Courthouse will be closed Friday, January 14, for Covid-19 cleaning.
All county offices will be closed Friday. The offices are closed Monday for MLK Day. All offices will be back open on Tuesday, January 18th.
Update: According to County Tax Assessor Collector Debora Riley, the Property Tax office and Vehicle Registration office is closed as well until Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
January 13, 2022 - According to District Clerk Lori Oliver, the Shelby County District Clerk's Office is closed until Tuesday, January 18, 2022, due to COVID exposure.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.
January 13, 2022 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, the surge in Covid-19 cases has surpassed the four hundred mark with 438 estimated active cases. Today's numbers continue setting a new record high in number of active cases and brings the record setting to a full week.
There were 57 new cases reported and 13 new recoveries.
January 13th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 12)
Confirmed Cases - 2,002 (22 new)
Probable Cases - 1,495 (35 new)
Fatalities - 115
Active Cases (Estimated) - 438
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,945 (13 new)
January 12, 2022 - A new daily record was once again set for highest number of estimated active cases with the Covid-19 Dashboard reporting 394 cases. There were 36 new cases reported since yesterday. No recoveries were reported therefore all the new cases added to the active number of cases driving the numbers closer to the 400 mark.
January 12th marks the sixth day for a new record high.
January 12th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 11)
Confirmed Cases - 1,980 (16 new)
Probable Cases - 1,460 (20 new)
Fatalities - 115
Active Cases (Estimated) - 394
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,932
January 11, 2022 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, cases continue to surge in Shelby County setting a new record daily for number of active cases over the past five days. The previous record for the highest number of active cases was 237 active Covid-19 cases which was set Janaury 23, 2021.
Today, the estimated active case count for the county is 375. Below is a list of Active Cases over the past five days.
Estimated number of Active Cases of Covid-19
01/11/2022 - 375 (27 increase)
01/10/2022 - 348 (32 increase)
01/09/2022 - 316 (17 increase)
01/08/2022 - 299 (40 increase)
01/07/2022 - 259 (41 increase)
The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reported 35 new cases on January 11th from the previous day. Of the new cases, 21 were confirmed cases and 14 were probable cases. Also, 8 new recoveries were reported.
January 11th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 10)
Confirmed Cases - 1,964 (21 new)
Probable Cases - 1,440 (14 new)
Fatalities - 115
Active Cases (Estimated) - 375
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,915 (8 new)
January 10th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 9)
Confirmed Cases - 1,943 (15 new)
Probable Cases - 1,426 (19 new)
Fatalities - 115
Active Cases (Estimated) - 348
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,907 (2 new)
January 9th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 8)
Confirmed Cases - 1,928 (18 new)
Probable Cases - 1,407 (2 new)
Fatalities - 115
Active Cases (Estimated) - 316
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,905 (3 new)
January 8th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 7)
Confirmed Cases - 1,910 (23 new)
Probable Cases - 1,405 (18 new)
Fatalities - 115 (1 new)
Active Cases (Estimated) - 299
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,902
January 7th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 6)
Confirmed Cases - 1,887 (19 new)
Probable Cases - 1,387 (28 new)
Fatalities - 114
Active Cases (Estimated) - 259
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,902 (6 new)
January 13, 2022 - Due to the increasing spread of COVID, ALL visitation at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is suspended immediately until further notice.
January 13, 2022 - Officials with the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, Sabine National Forest, have advised a prescribe burn, location in the Goober Hill Area, north of Forest Service
Road 125, and Forest Service Road 126.
Burn acres total 1,830 acres (Block A & B). Winds are predicted from the West 6 mph, Gusting to 11 mph.
Also, we advise a long range drift may affect some of the areas. This will be a hand burn. So please slowdown in this area.
January 12, 2022 - State Highway 87 South at CR 3012 was the scene of a major two-vehicle collision Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 7:30am a beige 2004 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck driven by Candido Eulalio Rosales, 35, was southbound and stopped to turn left on CR 3012.
At that time a red 2021 Hyundai Elantra driven by Amanda Chantal Lagilajoi Davis, 28, of San Augustine failed to control speed and collided with the rear of the truck causing it to travel across the northbound traffic lanes and roll over coming to rest on its passenger side. The Hyundai came to rest in the middle of the roadway.
Rosales was transported by ambulance to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for possible injuries.
Davis and her passengers, a 16-year-old, 13-year-old, 7-year-old, and 1-year-old were not reported to have been injured during the crash.
Davis was issued a citation for failure to control speed and Rosales was issued a citation for no driver's license.
January 12, 2022 - The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to an RV on fire at the intersection of FM 139 and County Road 3385 at 12:18am on Wednesday, January 12, 2021.
A few minutes later the JVFD was paged again and informed that the fire had spread to the RV owners truck and the nearby woods.
Once on the scene the JVFD put out the blaze with the help from DeSoto Fire District #1.
The owner of the RV escaped the fire safety with his dog, but his truck and RV were both total losses.
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