***Update*** Election results are all in and three county races are yet to be decided. There will be two run-off races in the County due to no candidate in each race receiving over 50% of the vote. In the Shelby County Commissioner Pct 4 race, incumbent Bradley Allen (48.71%) and opponent Tom Bellmyer (32.88%) will have to wait until the May 22, 2018 for the Primary Runoff Election. The second race to be pushed into a runoff is the race for the Justice of the Peace Pct 1 position.
March 6, 2018 - Firefighters from five different area fire departments came together Saturday morning, March 3rd to participate in training on vehicle extrication. Extrication, or the act of removing an injured patient from a wrecked automobile, is one of the most critical services that rural volunteer fire departments perform.Having a hydraulic rescue tool (aka "The Jaws of Life") is a vital asset to a community. Equally valuable is having personnel who are properly trained in using that equipment.
March 5, 2018 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are excited to announce Deborah Chadwick is the new President for the Chamber.
March 3, 2018 - (Photos) - The 2018 Shelby County Livestock Show is underway and bidders are raising their hands in support of Shelby County youth. The following results are in:
February 26, 2018 - UT Press has released a book highlighting a pivotal point in its history, a glimpse into the lives of the first Black undergraduate students to enroll at the university.
February 26, 2018 - County Road 2450 is reopen for traffic.
February 25, 2018 - County Road 2450, the Smyrna Church road, in the Huxley area is closed for repairs. Commissioner Jimmy Lout, precinct 2, has a crew working to repair the roadway and hopes to have it fixed tomorrow, February 26th. Use caution when traveling roadway and be on the look out for washed out culverts and roadways. Rains are forecast to continue through Wednesday with sunshine for only three days before the rains return.
February 21, 2018 - Shelby County Today was notified by a viewer of a post going around Facebook of a threat made against SHS or sville for tomorrow of a possible shooting.