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October 20, 2016 - Reminder: Timpson ISD is having a Site Evacuation Drill at 10am today, October 20, 2016. The Timpson Fire Department and Police Department may be participating in the drill as well.
October 20, 2016 - (Update): According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, Tarver was found safe at a residence on State Highway 7 West in Center on Wednesday night, October 19, 2016.
October 13, 2016 - The family of an 18-year-old who has been missing since October 10, 2016 is seeking the public's help in locating her. Christina (Chrisi) Tarver was last reported being seen Monday between 1:30am and 4:30am off CR 3047 not far from Center.
Currently the Shelby County Sheriff's Department is investigating her disappearance and according to Tarver's mother, Larenda Murphy, she has now been listed as a missing person.
A message was received by Murphy through her cell phone which was supposed to be from her daughter, but Murphy says she doesn't think it was Tarver and no one has heard from her.
Murphy asks that anyone with any information about the location of her daughter contact her at 936-371-3172 or the Shelby County Sheriff's Department at 936-598-5600.
October 19, 2016 - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Johnie Gamble IV.
SCSO Lieutenant Kevin Windham was contacted Sept. 26 by Sheri Moore Miller in reference to a softball tournament hosted by Gamble on behalf of her son who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Miller stated the tournament was held Aug. 27 and approximately $1,000 was raised to help the family with medical expenses.
Miller told Lt. Windham that the money was to be deposited into a GoFund Me account established for her son. Miller stated she and her husband had both spoke to Gamble concerning the money and he stated he would give them the money.
On Sept. 26, Lt. Windham spoke with Gamble and gave him the opportunity to come to the SCSO and provide a statement but Gamble chose not to do so. Gamble stated to Lt. Windham that he had not given the money to Miller because he was going to put himself and his family before others.
Gamble was arrested Oct. 18 at his residence in Joaquin. He was charged with Exploitation of a Child, Elderly or Disabled Person (F3) W#1118-16 and Resisting Arrest (MA). Gamble bonded out Oct. 19 on $13,000 total bonds.
October 18, 2016 - Many Shelby County residents and businesses experienced an interruption in their internet service Monday, October 17, 2016 due to an outage resulting from a cut fiber optic line.
According to AT&T Customer Service 2,240 customers were without service on Monday afternoon. Shelby County Today reached out to AT&T Media relations Monday evening for information regarding the outage and they issued the following statement Tuesday morning.
"Due to a cable cut, some customers in the Shelby County area may have experienced service issues late yesterday. Our technicians worked through the night and completed repairs on their damaged cable and our service is currently running normally. We apologize for this inconvenience."
It was reported to Shelby County Today, other outages recently experienced in Shelby County on September 9 and October 11 were due to fiber optic lines being cut.
Customer reports on social media indicate customers in Timpson, Center and San Augustine were effected by the outage.
October 15, 2016 - Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 North and Loop 500 just outside of Center Friday, October 14, 2016 after a van took a nosedive into a ditch.
When the Center Fire Department, Center Police Department and ACE EMS arrived on scene the passenger of the van was out and the driver remained inside.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Austin Lunsford, at 6:44am a blue 2003 Chrysler Town and Country LX van driven by 2016 Dale Helm, 73, of Milam with passenger Michael Hagler, 67, of Milam was traveling west on SL 500.
Trooper Lunsford reports Helm disregarded the stop sign at the intersection of SL 500 and U.S. 96 traveling through the intersection and into a ditch on the other side of the roadway where the Chrysler collided with its front end in the ditch.
ACE EMS transported both the driver and passenger to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for treatment of their injuries. Helm was issued a citation for disregard stop sign and Hagler was issued a citation for no seat belt.
October 14, 2016 - U.S. Highway 96 North was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Monday, October 10, 2016.
When Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Troopers arrived at the scene, the vehicle involved was partially in a wooded area beside the road.
According to Texas DPS Trooper Keith Jones, at 8:20pm Christina Lynn Patterson, 18, of Tenaha was southbound in an orange 2012 Chrysler Fiat on U.S. Highway 96 just north of CR 3765.
As Patterson traveled in the outside lane, she failed to drive in a single lane and lost control of the vehicle. This caused the Fiat to exit the right side of the roadway striking small brush.
No injuries were reported as a result of the crash. Patterson was issued a citation for fail too drive in a single lane.
Assisting at the scene were Texas DPS Troopers Jesse Fountain and Dustin Ramos.
October 13, 2016 - Shelby County Commissioners’ Court is now taking bids on the demolition of the old Shelby General Hospital building located at 114 Hurst Street, Center, Texas. The bid should also include debris removal and disposal. Proof of Workers’ Compensation and Liability Insurance in the amount of $2,000.000.00 required. All bids should be submitted to: Allison Harbison, Shelby County Judge, 200 San Augustine Street, Box 6, Center, Texas 75935 by November 10, 2016 at 3:00 P.M.
October 13, 2016 - An election is hereby ordered to be held on November 8, 2016, in Shelby County, Texas for the purpose of electing the following county and precinct officers as required by Article XVI, Section 65 of the Texas Constitution.
List of Offices: District Attorney, County Attorney, County Sheriff, County Tax Assessor/Collector, County Commissioner - Precincts 1 and 3, and Constables - All Precincts.
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at the Shelby County Clerk's Office, 124 Austin Street, Center, Texas.
Monday, October 24th from 7am - 7pm
Tuesday, October 25th to Friday, October 28th from 8am - 4:30pm
Monday, October 31st from 7am -7pm
Tuesday, November 1st to Friday, November 4th from 8am - 4:30pm
Additional weekend early voting will be held as follows:
Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10am -2pm and Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 12noon - 4pm.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:
Jennifer Fountain - Shelby County Clerk
P.O. Box 1987
Center, Texas 75935
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Friday, October 28, 2016.
To see the full Order of General Election with Spanish translation, click here.
October 10, 2016 - The intersection of Banks Street and Austin Street was a point of interest for many traveling the Center Square early Monday evening as Austin Street was blocked by law enforcement officers performing an investigation.
Sometime just before 7pm October 10, 2016 officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Center Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff's Department converged on the location.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Department alerted DPS of a possible altercation between two vehicles and the occupant of one vehicle displaying a firearm. Once the individuals in the vehicles finally stopped on Austin Street, they were all detained and placed in handcuffs during investigation.
The individuals were determined to be connected with an incident earlier in the day involving a possible stolen RV which the Sheriff's Department was already in the process of investigating.
Once the investigation at the scene was completed, the individuals from the two vehicles were released. The RV was then retrieved and transported to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department pending further investigation.
More information on this incident will be provided as it is made available.
October 10, 2016 – Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling all products that were made with a cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for them to contain Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
No illnesses have been reported to date. Blue Bell initiated this expanded recall after Aspen Hills provided additional information on affected cookie dough lots. Although our products in the marketplace have passed our test and hold program, which requires that finished product samples from a batch test negative for Listeria monocytogenes before the batch can be released, Blue Bell is initiating this recall out of an abundance of caution. This recall is being conducted in cooperation with the FDA.
This recall includes the following products in half gallons and pints, Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Blue Bell Cookie Two Step sold to retail outlets, and three gallon flavors sold to food service accounts including Blue Bell Blue Monster, Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie, and Blue Bell Krazy Kookie Dough. These products were produced from February 2, 2016 through September 7, 2016.
The consumer and food service products produced with the cookie dough pieces were distributed in the following states Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Consumers should not eat the recalled products and are encouraged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
We continue to work closely with our regulatory agencies, and we remain committed to ensuring we are producing safe products for our consumers to enjoy. For more information, consumers with questions may call 979-836-7977, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST.
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