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April 26, 2016 - The City of Huxley Public Water System, PWS #2100019, will be conducting water system maintenance beginning Monday, May 2, 2016 consisting of a free chlorine disinfection burnout of our distribution system. This burnout will continue for the month of May.
This is a routine maintenance procedure performed to help reduce the potential for unstable water conditions and insure high quality of water delivery to our customers.
During this maintenance period you may notice an odor or slight discoloration, but the safety of the water will not be affected.
Should you have any questions during this process, contact the City of Huxley Water Treatment Plant at 936-368-2633 or City Hall at 936-368-2266.
April 24, 2016 - As of April 21, 2016, TIGTA has received information that callers impersonating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees or the Treasury Department are demanding payments on iTunes Gift Cards. As a reminder, scam callers may also request payment of taxes on Green Dot Prepaid Cards, MoneyPak Prepaid Cards, Reloadit Prepaid Debit Cards, and other prepaid credit cards. These are fraudulent calls.
Any call requesting that taxpayers place funds on an iTunes Gift Card or other prepaid cards to pay taxes and fees is an indicator of fraudulent activity! No legitimate United States Treasury or IRS official will demand that payments via Western Union, MoneyGram, bank wire transfers or bank deposits be made into another person’s account for any debt to the IRS or Treasury. Hang up on these fraudulent callers and go to the TIGTA scam reporting page to report the call.
April 22, 2016 - Motorists will experience lane closures on SH 7 between Nacogdoches and Center through Monday as repairs begin after recent flooding.
April 22, 2016 - From the Shelby County Office of Emergency Management
Sales Tax Free Holiday on Emergency Preparedness Supplies
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has announced a sales tax holiday on emergency preparedness supplies for Saturday April 23rd- Monday April 25th.
Shelby County is no stranger to weather related emergencies and was most recently affected by flooding last month. This is a great opportunity for individuals to get better prepared for any type of emergency or disaster and save a little money doing so.
This tax free holiday was approved by lawmakers during the 2015 Texas Legislature.
A few items on the list include:
Under $3,000.00
• Portable Generators
Under $75.00
• Batteries
• First Aid Kits
• Mobile Telephone Batteries & Chargers
• Fuel Containers
• Smoke Detectors, Fire Extinguishers, Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• Non-electric Coolers and Ice Chests (for food storage)
For a more complete list of emergency preparedness supplies included on the tax free holiday visit the Comptrollers web site at www.comptroller.texas.gov
April 21, 2016 - A Shelby County woman has been arrested by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in connection with the shooting death of her brother on January 19, 2016.
Jennifer Johnson, 42, of Center was booked into the Shelby County Jail on the charge of murder, 1st degree felony, in relation to the death of her brother Joshua Kellum, 33, of Timpson.
Johnson was indicted for murder, first degree felony, and assault with a deadly weapon, first degree felony, by a Shelby County Grand Jury on March 23, 2016. Charles Mitchell, 273rd Judicial District Judge, issued a capias warrant for the arrest of Johnson on Friday, April 15, 2016 and she was taken into custody on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
The original press release issued by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department indicated officers responded to a residence on FM 417 West on the evening of January 19, 2016 following a 9-1-1 call in reference to a shooting. It was discovered on arrival Kellum had been critically shot.
According to an affidavit for a search warrant issued on February 19, 2016 and requested by Shelby County Sheriff's Investigator Kevin Windham, on the night of the shooting Marcus Wayne Evans was found at the house of a neighbor to Johnson waiting on law enforcement, bloodied and in possession of a firearm.
The affidavit alleges Johnson called Evans to her home and upon arrival Kellum attacked Evans with a crescent wrench, and during the altercation pulled a gun on Evans, who then took the gun from Kellum and shot him three times.
The affidavit gives an account alleging Johnson called Kellum to her house earlier in the afternoon telling him Evans had been assaulting her. It reports Johnson got Kellum intoxicated and then enraged at Evans before calling Evans to her home and then attempted to give the gun used in the shooting to Kellum.
According to the affidavit, Kellum held up the crescent wrench and stated that was all he would need and Johnson was seen sticking the pistol in the back of her waistband.
Johnson is being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $250,000 bond set by Judge Mitchell.
April 19, 2016 - Farmers State Bank customers in Shelby County have recently experienced out of the norm phone calls from an unreliable source, posing as the bank and asking for personal information relating to debit card and account information. They're PHISHING for personal information related to debit cards, account numbers and addresses.
Farmers State Bank urges their customers to not give personal information via telephone to someone they do not know. Let it be known we will never call and ask for your debit card, account number or personal information over the phone. Farmers also urges customers to call the bank directly at 936-598-3311 if they receive such phone calls or suspicious requests.
April 18, 2016 - A Center man has been arrested by the Center Police Department in connection with a burglary and arson investigation relating to the CASA of Deep East Texas office in Center.
According to the arrest affidavit obtained by Shelby County Today, on Friday, April 8, 2016 at about 9am Center Police Detective David Haley responded to 131 Porter Street to investigate a burglary at the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) office.
When Detective David Haley arrived he observed smoke coming from the CASA office. As he entered the office, he observed all of the rooms were filled with smoke, and the whole office was ransacked.
CASA representatives advised Det. Haley three computers and some office supplies had been taken. It was also determined a large amount of files had been set on fire and burnt in the sink of the bathroom.
The affidavit states at 11:30am on April 8 the parents of Giovani Angel, 19, of Center contacted Det. Haley over concerns for their son in relation to some computers in their cargo trailer and asked Det. Haley to look at the items.
When Det. Haley arrived at the residence, he observed three computers with CASA stickers on them and some office supplies. Det. Haley reported finding some of the supplies in Angel's backpack along with a maroon toboggan which had a strong odor of smoke. The affidavit also states Angel's mother gave Det. Haley some clothing and stated Angel was wearing them and the clothing smelled like smoke.
Giovani Angel was arrested on April 12, 2016 and charged with burglary of a building, felony 4; and arson, felony 2.
April 18, 2016 - The National Weather Service has issued an Areal Flood Advisory on Monday, April 18, 2016 from 9:56am until 1:00pm.
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for Sabine County in Eastern Texas, Panola County in northeastern Texas, San Augustine County in Eastern Texas, and Shelby County in Eastern Texas.
At 9:55am, CDT, doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain has already fallen.
Some locations that will experience flooding include Cathage, Center, Milam, San Augustine, Logansport, Tatum, Hemphill, Tenaha, Timpson, Pineland, Beckville, Joaquin, Browndell, Neuville, Shelbyville, Bland Lake, Rosevine, Macune, Patroon and DeBerry.
Precautionary/preparedness actions - Turn around... Don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
A flood advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
April 18, 2016 - The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch through Tuesday morning (April 19th) for East Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and portions of Southwest Arkansas and Northwest Louisana.
Persistent moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast to continue through Tuesday morning due to a nearly stationary upper-level low pressure area across the rockies. Widespread 1 to 3 inch rainfall totals have already fallen across portions of the watch area with an additional 2 or more inches of rainfall expected.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Food Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.
April 15, 2016 - FEMA representatives will be present at the “Rio De Sabinas Heritage Fair” at the First United Methodist Church in Joaquin today, Friday, April 15th and tomorrow, Saturday, April 16th from 9am to 5pm. Anyone that hasn't registered with FEMA as a result of flood damages incurred during the March floods is encouraged to do so.
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