July 15, 2022 - The Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and community members attended a ribbon cutting and open house for Johnstone Brokerage Services on the downtown square with its founder, Grant Johnstone, on June 2, 2022.
July 13, 2022 - The Shelby County Museum is hosting a New Exhibit Open House on Thursday, July 14, from 1pm until 4pm. The exhibit is a pictorial history of Shelby County. Come view the many interesting photos on display at the Shelby County Museum located at 230 Pecan St, Center, TX 75935.
The museum is open Monday through Friday, 1pm until 4pm.
July 6, 2022 - Tenaha Council Member Durand Steadman was notified this morning of an individual in attendance at yesterday’s city council meeting testing positive for Covid-19 this morning. Steadman wanted to inform anyone attending the meeting of the possible exposure.
July 5, 2022 - A retirement celebration honoring Julia Tatom will be held Tuesday, July 5th from 1-3pm at First National Bank of Hughes Springs lobby in Tenaha, Texas.
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June 30, 2022 - Shelby County Today's website is having some technical issues which started yesterday evening. Tech support is working to resolve the issue now and hopefully the website (scttx.com) will be up and fully operational soon. We apologize for any inconvenience.
June 29, 2022 - The Shelby County Historical Society Museum and Library regrets to say their website (http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.net/) is currently down due to server maintenance. The website should be back up and operational tomorrow, June 30, 2022. The museum apologizes for any inconvenience; however, server maintenance is a necessary inconvenience at times.
June 24, 2022 - As hot days are ahead over the weekend with 100+ heat index, it’s important to stay aware of the Texas Forest Service’s Fire Danger levels. As of June 24, 2022 the observed fire danger level for Shelby County remains "moderate" and is forecast to be "moderate" through the weekend.
Shelby County is not under a burn ban currently; however, conditions are worsening and the prospect of a burn ban increases.