August 21, 2024 - The Shelby County Commissioners were informed of a contract from a company to digitize voter registration records during there July 31, 2024 meeting.

Nancy Adams, Shelby County Elections Administrator, presented a contract to the commissioners from Vista Solutions to digitize voter registration records at an initial cost of $6,750 for installation, setup, and licensing. This also would have a $2,500 annual fee for subscription and licensing. 

August 18, 2024 - FM 2026 near CR 4299 was the location of a two-vehicle crash Wednesday, August 14, 2024, involving a passenger car and a pickup truck pulling a trailer.

August 16, 2024 - Roy Cheatwood, Constable Precinct 3, reports he notified the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to dispatch the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department at 12:30pm, to 178 FM 2787 in reference to an unoccupied travel trailer which was on fire.

The fire department arrived and extinguished the blaze. 

August 13, 2024 - The Shelby County Jail has been placed on the non-compliant list by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) as of August 1, 2024, following an Inspection Requirements Review and Jail Inspection Report issued on July 18, 2024.

August 12, 2024 - West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 7 in front of White Rock Missionary Baptist Church near CR 1240 Friday, August 9, 2024.