Billions proposed in school finance plan

Session is coming to a close and, as it does, critical deadlines have to be met for legislation to pass. Those deadlines fall throughout the next week and if bills do not pass those benchmarks, they won’t become law this session. It’s a sprint to the finish, but we’re almost there!

Where Are You Going, My Little One?

My Little One?It’s the end of May and the end of another school year. For our little itty-bittys, it’s graduation from PreK to kindergarten, and then kindergarten to first grade. And then it’s graduation from high school, and then college.

FROM THE MAILBAG

The Fannie Brown Booth Library would like to thank the Shelby County community that purchased books during the recent Friends of the Library Spring book sale. We greatly appreciate your support in our successful book sale. The proceeds help our library purchase new books.

Calendar

29 • NA/AA—We can help. Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St.John’s Episcopal Church. 30 • The City of Center is seeking input from citizens on its Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan. Residents feedback will help guide park improvements for the next ten years.

Lions Club awards scholarships

The Center Noon Lions Club is pleased to award three $1,500 scholarships for 2025 to (left to right) Laura Anne Scull, Hannah Wages, and Caly Blackshear.

Tenaha, Timpson post highest sales tax gains

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has announced that he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 4.5 percent more than in May 2024.

Shelby County Jail Log

While the individuals listed have been arrested and charged with criminal offenses, by law, they are innocent until proven guilty. These listings are obtained from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and are a matter of public record.

COVER NUTS

Give them cover and bass will come.I thought about that correlation pretty often while watching some of the nation’s top pros pick apart the shallows during Bassmaster Live coverage of the Elite Series event held earlier this month on the Sabine River in Orange.

Library kicks off summer reading/discovery program

The Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library will hold its annual summer reading/discovery program for children ages 5-13. This year’s title is “Color Our World”, sponsored by the Center Noon Lions Club.Registration will be held on Thursday, May 29.

Leadership Shelby County enjoys Quality of Life Day

The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Shelby County Class of 2024-2025 visited several locations impacting the quality of life in Shelby County. Quality of Life Day was the final session in the nine-month program.