September 19, 2016 - The 40th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival kicks off with the Chicken Fajita Lunch, sponsored by East Texas Poultry Supply, slated for Wednesday, September 28 at 11:00 a.m. on the Historic Downtown Center Square. The deadline to place orders is Friday, September 23.
September 16, 2016 - The Poultry Festival Open Photography Show, sponsored by Vieux Carre' Photography, in conjunction with the 40th East Texas Poultry Festival, presented by Farmers State Bank, will be held at the office of Dr. Charles R. Collard, O.D. located next to the RIO Theatre on the downtown Center Square, October 6, 7 and 8, from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
September 12, 2016 - The chicken cooking contest recipe deadline is Monday, September 19. The recipes are to be emailed to info@shelbycountychamber.com, fax to 936-598-8163, or dropped off at the Chamber office on the Center square.
September 8, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors will host a relocation ribbon cutting for Luquette Chiropractic, owner David Luquette, on Thursday, September 8th at 11:00 a.m. Luquette Chiropractic is now located at 232 Tenaha Street in Center.
September 2, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors along with Betsy Swanzy, owner of East Texas Awards & Engraving, will welcome Chamber members to a Business After Hours event on Monday, September 12 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 118 Nacogdoches Street on the downtown Center square.
East Texas Awards & Engraving provides a variety of awards, trophies, plaques, certificates, medals and ribbons for individual design. They also have a wide selection of gifts available for personalized engraving.
September 1, 2016 - The 40th East Texas Poultry Festival, presented by Farmers State Bank, is fast approaching. The Poultry Festival is slated for October 6, 7 and 8 and the Entertainment Committee chairs, Danny Paul and Sally Windham, are seeking volunteer talented artist to perform on the Frances Oates Stage, sponsored by Specter, Inc. Beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 6 will be “Big Tent Open Mic” open to anyone that wishes to share their talent.
September 1, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce seeks recipes for the Chicken Cooking Contest, sponsored by Tyson Foods, that will be held on super Wednesday, September 28, 2016 immediately following the 40th East Texas Poultry Festival Doo Dah parade sponsored by Center Tire. The event will be held on the east side of the historic downtown Center square and is open to all county residents. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move to the active Shelby County Courthouse community room.
August 29, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors will celebrate with the Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center and CASA of East Texas at their new jointly occupied location at 131 Tenaha Street on Tuesday, August 30, at 4pm.
The move is made possible by the generosity of the Davis Foundation after they acquired the former Griffin Law Office building.
August 18, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors invite the public to a new member ribbon cutting for Children’s Dental Center, on Thursday, August 25 at 4:00 p.m., with owner Dr. Thomas Youngblood. Children’s Dental Center is located at 128 Nacogdoches Street in Center. Refreshments will be served.
Dr. Thomas Youngblood and his children’s dentistry team offer comprehensive dental care for patients from six months to 20 years old.