June 30, 2016 - The City of Center invite the public to attend the opening ceremonies of the Texas Youth Regional Tournaments beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1 at the Center Youth Baseball Complex located on Roughrider Dr. Activities for the evening events include games, food and fireworks.

June 24, 2016 - Tenaha will have an Independence Day celebration Monday, July 4 at Tenaha’s Tiger Stadium. The event is sponsored by the American Legion Post 520, Tenaha Businessmen’s Club and several businesses from Tenaha and other areas of Shelby County.  The program is presented free of charge. The gates will open at 7:00 p.m.  The Tipps Trio will provide the entertainment at 8:00 p.m. followed by a large fireworks display at 9:00 p.m. 

June 15, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce will soon establish the 2016-2017 Class of Leadership Shelby County.  Applications are currently being accepted for a year long program designed to identify potential leaders and develop within these individuals the knowledge, skills and vision necessary to enable them to actively participate in the enhancement of their communities. 

May 5, 2016 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors invite the public to join them for a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting as they welcome Aiken Tan at their new location at 706 Southview Circle in Center. The ribbon cutting will be held Thursday, May 12 at 4:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served and there will be a door prize drawing for a one week membership.

May 6, 2016 - The Texas Forest Country Partnership has been awarded a grant through USDA Rural Development and Texas A&M to develop a regional economic development plan for its twelve county region.

The twelve county region the Partnership serves includes the counties of Angelina, Nacogdoches, Houston, Trinity, San Jacinto, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, San Augustine, Shelby, and Sabine.