August 21, 2023 - The Chamber of Commerce Health Care Committee is hosting the August Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, August 23rd  at noon at the AgriLife Extension Office.  Kendall Beattie, Director of Operations of Elite Home Care is this month’s Sponsor and Guest Speaker.

Kendall Beattie was born and raised in East Texas, graduating from Nacogdoches High School and is currently living and working in Lufkin.  She has over 10 years in the healthcare industry specializing in marketing, business development, patient experience and patient care.

June 2, 2023 - When you break up pond questions into different management questions, how to clear out excess vegetation is at the top of that list.

Before we start, please understand that some vegetation is good and even needed in most ponds. Vegetation provides cover for fish and helps add oxygen. But as we can imagine, too much vegetation can lead to problems as well.

March 2, 2023 - The 2023 Annual Shelby County Livestock Show will be held on Thursday, March 2nd at the Shelby County Expo Center. The sale will be held Saturday, March 4th at the John Dean Windham Civic Center, meal starting at 6pm.

Weigh in of the market animals will begin at 7:30am and continue until 9am. The show will start at 10am with Rabbits and the Lambs, the Goats, Swine and Cattle will follow. The Rabbits will be judged by April Cade. Edward Schneider will judge lambs, goats, swine and cattle.