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Mineral deed
Paula Spurgeon Bar-
tholomew, executrix of es-
tate of Mettie M. Wunsch,
to Paula Spurgeon Bar-
Marriages
Robert Wayne Slack
and Meghan Catherine
Lewis
The ‘Triple Crown Benefit” event will be on
Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 23-24 for cancer assistance
to Suzanne Soape Robinson, Tammie Campbell
and Joyce Works Morris. Saturday has a 4D bar-
rel race. Books open at 7:30 a.m. on the barrel
racing. For more information and entries, contact
Brittney Weems at 903-754-3204 or LeAnn Raf-
ferty at 318-218-8156.
Sunday follows with team roping. Books open
at 11 a.m. For more information and entries,
call Brandi Holloway at 903-754-1034 or Jeremy
Henigan at 903-238-5060.
For more information on the event, contact
Shelbea Comer at 903-754-0907 or Michelle An-
thony at 318-715-9752.
SCV meets
The Capt. Jesse Ama-
son Camp No. 282 Sons of
Confederate Veterans has
its regular monthly meet-
ing at 6:30 p.m. on Mon-
day, Jan. 25, at Las Mar-
garitas Restaurant, 110
Nacogdoches St., Center.
The public is invited to
learn about Confederate
ancestors.
Historical society
Teddy Hopkins will
be the speaker for the
Shelby County Historical
Society Museum and Li-
brary at 2 p.m. on Tues-
day, Jan. 19 at 230 Pecan
St.. He will discuss R.L.
Parker, founder of the
city of Center, with the
city’s sesquicentennial be-
ing in 2016.
After the regular meet-
ing, David Swanzy will
have a follow-up meeting
about pursuing contin-
ued development of the
genealogy and local his-
tory library. Interested
persons are asked to stay
for a brief introductory
discussion.
Joaquin Masons
Joaquin Masonic
Lodge meets the fourth
Tuesday of each month
with potluck at 6:30 p.m.
and dinner at 7:30. All
entered apprentices, fel-
low draftsmen, and fellow
master Masons welcome.
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Softball signups
Girls Youth Softball
is having signups for the
upcoming season at the
Center Middle School
Cafeteria from 6-9 p.m. on
Friday, Jan. 22 and from
9 a.m.-noon on Saturday,
Jan. 23. All girls ages 5-14
are encouraged to play.
For more information,
call Jason at 936-488-2863.
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Baseball signups
Boys Youth Baseball
is having signups for the
upcoming season at the
Center Middle School
Cafeteria from 5-7 p.m. on
Friday, Jan. 29, Tuesday,
Feb. 2, and Friday Feb. 5.
All players ages 4-14 are
encouraged to come sign
up. For more information,
call Jason at 936-488-2863.
Dresses for Dreams
The Eta Rho Chap-
ter of Beta Sigma Phi is
accepting lightly used
prom dresses, formats,
ball gowns and cocktail
dresses for its Dresses
for Dreams event, which
is 5:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday,
Feb. 4 at the Community
House on San Augustine
Street in Center.
Dresses for Dreams
will allow teenage girls
to purchase gently used
prom dresses at a low
cost.
As part of Dresses for
Dreams, Eta Rho has a
raffle for a Louis Vuitton
purse. The raffle will take
place at the Dresses for
Dreams Drive. You must
have a ticket to enter the
event and Eta Rho will
serve wine and cheese.
Tickets can be pur-
chased from any Eta Rho
member for $25 each or
5 for $100. For every five
dresses a person donates,
they will receive one tick-
et. The drawing is at 7:30
p.m. on Feb. 4.
Center elections are in
November.
Princess Ball
The fifth annual Prin-
cess Ball is approaching!
Start planning now to
attend the Shelby Coun-
ty Children’s Advocacy
Center Princess Ball
from 6-8 p.m. on Satur-
day, Feb. 27, at the John
D. Windham Civic Cen-
ter. The event is open to
girls ages 3-13 and their
adult family member es-
cort. Photographers will
be available starting at
5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and
are on sale now. Table
reservations for parties
of eight are an additional
$50.
Church, U.S. 84 West in
Timpson, has a work day
at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.
7. The day will also have
a Black History Month
program with guest
speaker Pastor Martin
Cloudy, and guests of
Abundant Life Chruch.
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for your event
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be asked to register for a
free user account, and af-
ter that, just fill out your
information!
School board and
municipal elections
Filing for all cities and
school districts that have
May 7 local elections
starts on Wednesday,
Jan. 20 and runs until
Feb. 19.
Shelbyville ISD
An application may be
filed at the Shelbyville
ISD Administration Of-
fice located at 343 FM
417W, Shelbyville, be-
tween the hours of 7:45
a.m. and 3:45 p.m. or
mailed to Shelbyville
Jesus Alvaredo Her-
nandez, 38, Center, driv-
ing without a license, fail-
ure to maintain financial
responsibility, failure to
control speed
Miketi Wayna Ratcliff,
19, Center, disorderly
conduct, theft of less than
$100 value, public intox-
ication, minor in posses-
sion of alcohol
John L. Sears, 52, Ten-
aha, public intoxication,
theft of less than $100
Kelsea Golson, 26, Lo-
gansport, Louisiana, war-
rants
Dennis Wade, 61, Cen-
ter, assault
Scott Earnest Pate Jr.,
24, Joaquin, driving with
an invalid license
friend; they pollinate fruit
trees, vegetables and oth-
er garden plants plus pro-
vide a valuable product...
HONEY!
For more information
on Shelby County Bee-
keepers Club contact
Mike Bordelon 936-332-
4457 or cmbl@eastex.net
regarding club informa-
tion, or Lane Dunn, CEA-
Ag/NR jldunn@ag.tamu.
edu and Jheri-Lynn Mc-
Swain, CEA-FCS at 936-
598-7744 or jlmcswain@
ag.tamu.edu regarding
Extension resources/in-
formation on beekeeping.
Shelby County jail log
Angela Eddins, 39,
Gary, warrant
Jerry Wayne Atkins,
28, Center, unlawful pos-
session of firearm by a
felon
Virginia Hunter, 48,
Shelbyville, unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle
James Christopher
Flow, 30, Center, motion
to revoke, possession of a
controlled substance
Sherry Berwick, 50,
Center, assault, commit-
ting bodily injury — fam-
ily violence
Dandra Holloway, 43,
Center, public intoxication
David Weaver, 36, Cen-
ter, possession of a con-
trolled substance, driving
with invalid license and
previous offenses
tholomew, 50 pct, Mary
Ann Spurgeon Dias, 50 pct
Shirby Ann Ford to
Robert Lewis Ford Jr.,
Christopher Adrian Ford
Trinity Land and Min-
erals LP to The DeWoody
Living Trust, Joseph P.
DeWoody and Kimberly
A. DeWoody, co-trustees,
one-third, Badon Hill Inc.
one-third, Kona Energy
Investments LLC one-
third
Black History at New
Hope CME
New Hope
County Beekeepers
Club to Meet
The Shelby County
Beekeepers Club will
meet at 11:30 a.m. on
Thursday, Jan. 28, at the
active Shelby County
courthouse, second floor
meeting room. James
Dotson will present a
program on “The Art
of Meade Making” and
Mike Bordelon will ex-
plain making cream hon-
ey. Suggestions will also
be given for what to do
for the bees in the win-
ter in our area. Bring a
lunch and meet beekeep-
ers from the East Texas
area. Remember: Honey
bees are a gardener’s best
Forage seminar
full of insights
Shelby County Texas
A&M Agrilife Extension
has a forage seminary on
Thursday, Jan. 21. Meal is
at 5:30 p.m. and program
runs 6-9 p.m.
Vanessa Corriher-Ol-
son, Texas A&M forage
specialist, covers ‘Toxic
plants, invasive species,
Bermuda grass stem
maggot and weed con-
trol.’” A&M entomologist
Janis Reed covers “Ro-
dent control.”
Cost is $20 before
Tuesday, Jan. 19 and 25
at the door. RVSP by mail
with payment to: Texas
A&M Agrilife Extension,
Forage Seminar, 200 San
Augustine St. No. 7, Cen-
ter, TX 75935.
ISD, P. O. Box 325, Shel-
byville, TX 75973.
Timpson ISD
An application may be
filed at district adminis-
tration, 836 Bear Drive in
Timpson.
TenahaISD
Applications may be
filed at Tenaha ISD,
158 College St.,, from
7:30 a.m.-3:30
Monday-Friday.
City of Timpson
An application may
be filed at Timpson City
Hall, 45 Jacob Street,
Timpson, from 8 a.m. -5
p.m.
City of Tenaha
An application may be
filed at Tenaha City Hall,
122 N. Center St., from 8
a.m.-5 p.m.
City of Joaquin
The City of Joaquin
has elections for council
positions. Pick up an ap-
plication at the Joaquin
City Offices located at
124 N. Preston, Joaquin.
Joaquin ISD
An application may be
picked up from 8 a.m.-4
p.m. at Joaquin ISD’s ad-
ministration office, 11109
U.S. Highway 84 East.
Excelsior ISD, Cen-
ter ISD and city of
Lions-Rotary help
Outreach Ministries
Center Lions Club,
Shelbyville Lions Club,
and Center Rotary Club
are teaming up to raffle
tickets to a Grasshopper
lawn mower from Back-
woods Buggies, with
drawing next March.
Tickets will be $20 or
six for $100. The goal is
$25,000-$30,000 to benefit
Shelby County Outreach
Ministries.
Civil matters
State of Texas vs Chad
Alan McCormick, petition
for expunction
Vanderbilt Mortgage
and Finance, Inc. vs
William S. Barber and
Candace P Barber, con-
tract-debt
In re: Estate of John
Reagan, dec., transfer in
Cody Lindsey, 20, Cen-
ter, violation of probation
Erika Diamond, 25,
Center, possession of con-
trolled substance
Jonathan Lout, 36,
Center, criminal trespass,
theft
Keith Green, 46, Timp-
son, criminal trespass
Frederick Williams, 34,
Longview, violation of pa-
role
Lester Mann, 60, Cen-
ter, driving while intoxi-
cated
Monica Liles, 44, Lo-
gansport, warrant
Tevin Tyrell Garrett,
22, Center, warrants
Joey Garner, 33, Cen-
ter, warrants
Jeremy Edwards, 35,
Center, possession of
drug paraphernalia, war-
rant
Warranty Deeds
Billy G. Mason Jr. and
Stacy Mason, Joyce Cox,
heirs of Billy G. Mason
and Deva Ray Mason, to
Betty H. Burkett
Betty H. Burkett to Os-
car Jones
Terry Scull and Alison
J. Scull to Chris Tyre, two
transactions
Vanderbilt Mortgage
and Finance, Inc. to Sam-
my Dance
Kim Smith to Roy Hut-
to
April Paulette Gilchrist
to Kim Smith
J Walker Real Estate
Holdings LP to Billy J. Ste-
gall and Judith F. Stegall
Janice Wilson Warr to
Shane Austin Shriver
Laura Jo Richardson
and Kirk Richardson to
Luis Angel Galvan and
Mayra Lara Galvan
Vanessa Thomas to
David Whitton and Shana
Whitton
Omeida Rodriguez to
Loma Vista Shelby
Farmers State Bank to
Lynne T. Locke
William Albert Skinner
to Deborah Lynn Skinner
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