TPWD reports new CWD detection

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Kaufman County deer breeding facility. This is the first CWD detection in a deer breeding facility in the county.

Holiday Open House to celebrate 4-Star rating

Holiday Nursing & Rehabilitation is excited to announce the recent CMS award designating Holiday Nursing and Rehabilitation as an overall 4-star nursing facility, the only overall 4-star nursing facility in the region.

Piney Woods shows their green

com The Light and ChampionThe Piney Woods Photographic Society held their regular monthly meeting the past Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Center. The workshop presentation was on how to photograph flowers extraordinaire.

This is my salvation

For many people, instead of being the golden years, the senior years are the loneliest years.Spouses and extended family passed on. Children moved away. Home alone with no visitors and often with no way to go.Just four walls and empty silence and, sometimes, empty stomachs.

Converse teen added to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted List

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Joseph Harris to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.

50 Years Ago in Shelby County

County-wide Fire Ant Program hoped to tackle invasive species, a lost cemetery in Center, and a great way to be remembered.

PICTURE FROM OUR PAST

Winning freshman team (seated,) Donna Churchman, Dawn Baker, Jerri Samford, (stand ing), Billy Haley, Tracy Broadway, Mike Hayes. Mrs. Tippet’s freshman English class col lected over 2,000 computer markings to help a Center girl in need of treatment on a kidney machine.