August 19, 2026 - The 50th Annual Poultry Festival Quilt Show, sponsored by Scull Timber is your opportunity to showcase your own quilting skills or grandmother’s heirloom quilt.
Wall hangings/crafts/needlework are a part of the Creative Arts division, rather than the Quilt Show division.
Entry form, fee and quilt drop off will be the week of September 18 – September 25, 2026 at the Agri-Life Extension/4H Office at 266 Nacogdoches Street. Deadline for drop-off will be September 25th at 3pm.
August 19, 2026 - The 50th Annual East Poultry Festival Open Photography Show will be held at along with the Quilt Show and Creative Arts Show at First Baptist Church Family Life Center gym, October 1 thru October 3rd.
August 17, 2026 - The Annual Poultry Festival Chicken Fajita Lunch, sponsored by East Texas Poultry Supply will be on Wednesday, September 23rd at 11am at the Center Fire Department. Thank you to Tyson Foods for donating the chicken for this annual event.
August 4, 2026 - The Christian Love Community Center is proud to announce its Grand Open and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The Shelby County Chamber Ambassadors are excited to invite the public to this celebration of faith, hope and service in Shelby County on Wednesday, August 12th at 11am. The Christian Love Community Center is located at 211 S. George Bower Drive in Tenaha.
July 8, 2026 - The community is invited to celebrate an important piece of local history during the dedication of the official historical marker for the Historic Old Jail built at the same time as the 1885 Historic Courthouse.
The marker dedication will take place this Saturday, July 11th at 10:15am, at the Historic Jail on the historic courthouse lawn. Community members, local officials, historians and visitors are encouraged to attend the special ceremony honoring one of the area’s most significant landmarks.
June 30, 2026 - The community is invited to celebrate patriotism, history and family fun during a special Shelby County Stars and Stripes Morning on Saturday, July 11, from 10am to 1pm on the Historic Courthouse Grounds.
June 8, 2026 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors invite the community to celebrate at new member Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, June 25 at 10am for Jamie’s Freedom Semi-Truck & Trailer Parts.
Jamie’s Freedom Semi-Truck & Trailer Parts is a locally family owned and operated business. Shelby county native Jamie Killen, wife Layla and daughter Josalynn black have built this store from the ground up. They started working out of a storage building, quickly outgrowing the space.