East Texas Poultry Festival Queen's Court Welcome Party

August 29, 2025 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce held a Welcome Party to introduce and welcome the 2025 East Texas Poultry Festival Queen’s Court. Reigning Queen, Lillian Chisenhall, joined the 2025 Court.

The upcoming schedule, pageant rules and guidelines were reviewed. The Queen’s Court program has a month long schedule of events including a Social, Girls Giving Back and a Red Carpet party as part of the enrichment program for the princesses and their escorts prior to the scholarship Coronation.

The Coronation will be held Saturday, September 27th at 7pm at the Center High School Cafetorium when the Princesses will be presented to Shelby County, and the 2025 Poultry Festival Queen will be crowned. Reserved tickets and/or tables must be purchased in advance by contacting the Chamber at info@shelbycountychamber.com or calling 936.598.3682. General admission tickets may be purchased at the door.

Thank you to Caroline Corbell, Queen’s Court Committee Chairman and her committee: Amy Allen, Brooke Lane, Sharisse McAdams, Emily Teske and Haley White.

2025 Queen’s Court


From Left: Jaylee Gillespie, Shelbyville High School, Escort Ashton Scarborough; Claire Ham, Timpson High School, Escort Clayton Pate; Falon Mackey, Center High School, Escort Easton Wulf; Kaylee McCarty, Joaquin High School, Escort Anthony Buckley; 2024 Queen, Lillian Chisenhall, Center High School, Escort Jace Radney; Bailey Miller, Center High School, Escort Sutton Link; Maliah Norris, Timpson High School, Escort Ronnie Williams; Carolina Warr, Shelbyville High School, Escort Kaden Baldwin; and Payton McGee, Shelbyville High School, Escort Trent Jefferson


From Left: Jack Schillings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Schillings; Tillie Willoughby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Willoughby; Beckett Mackey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chaylon Mackey and Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hendricks; Ella Nichols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Nichols; McKenna Murphree, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Murphree; and Eli Scarber, son of Mr. Brett Scarber and Miss Erin Scarber