The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Class kicked off the 9 month program with Heritage Day. The day started with a tour of the Historic Courthouse and DRT building, hosted by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. David Chadwick took the group on a walking tour of the downtown square discussing building styles. Alease and Rayford Copelin gave a presentation on Historic Homes of Center, specifically those homes that no longer exist, and a presentation on the historic downtown square.
Following lunch, the group traveled to Shelbyville to tour the Shelbvyille Methodist Church and the historic Shelbyville cemetery. The day ended at the Shelby County Museum where the class viewed the exhibit of rural tools and learned about the history of Shelbyville, Center and the Regulator-Moderator War from Vickie Martin.
Thank you so much to the following presenters: JJ Ford, Vickie Martin, Merle Howard, Maggie Casto, Gail Sholar, David Chadwick and Alease and Rayford Copelin. Thank you to Center ISD transportation department for providing the transportation.
The Leadership Shelby County Class of 2024-2025 includes the following: Ginger Borders, Kyle Chamblis, Felicia Cloudy, Nikki Hardy, Clay Ihlo, O’Neal Jones, Courtney O’Rear, Laura Romero, Feleshia Thompson and Misty Wright.
The next session will be Government Day on November 20th.
