March 1, 2016 - Are you interested in learning basic machine sewing?  Would you like to learn how to make a beginning quilt that you can enter in the Poultry Festival this fall?  Do you enjoy creating art, clothing or décor from recyclables?  If you answered, “yes” then the 4-H Clothing and Textiles Sewing Sensations Project is for you.

February 25, 2016 - Plans for the 2016 Annual Shelby County Livestock Show are set.  The show will be held on Thursday, March 3rd at the Shelby County Expo Center.  The sale will be held Saturday, March 5th, at the John Dean Windham Civic Center, meal starting at 6:00PM.

February 11, 2016 - The Shelby County Beekeepers Club will meet on Thursday, February 18th at the active Shelby County courthouse, 2nd floor meeting room at 11:30 a.m.  Mike Bordelon will explain the process of splitting hives.  Bring a lunch and meet beekeepers from the East Texas area.

February 8, 2016 - Diabetes is a growing issue in American that is affecting more and more people every day.  Living as a diabetic can be challenging and confusing. Trying to figure out what you can and cannot eat can present a challenge when you are not sure of the true facts regarding diabetes. So to help educate the community of Shelby County, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Nacogdoches Medical Center will present Do Well Be Well classes to educate the citizens on diabetes.  

January 29, 2016 - 680 Center Elementary students and staff dusted off their walking shoes and joined in to “Walk Across Texas.” The school formed 36 teams and competed with each other to see which team could walk the most miles over eight weeks from November 2015