October 19, 2018 (Additional Photos) - The 2018 Poultry Festival Creative Art Show and Quilt Show, sponsored by Scull Timber, was held October 4, 5, and 6th during the East Texas Poultry Festival. The winners in each division is as follows:

June 16, 2016 - The 2016 Texas 4-H Roundup contest was held in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University from June 6-9, 2016.  Texas 4-H Roundup is a qualifying and invitational event for youth between the ages of 11 and 18 that have successfully placed in a qualifying event at the district level or signed up to compete in an invitational event at the state level.

January 11, 2016 - The Shelby County Beekeepers Club will meet on Thursday, January 28th at the active Shelby County courthouse, 2nd floor meeting room at 11:30 a.m. James Dotson will present a program on “The Art of Meade Making” and Mike Bordelon will explain making cream honey. Suggestions will also be given for what to do for the bees in the winter in our area. Bring a lunch and meet beekeepers from the East Texas area.

November 23, 2015 - The “Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER)” was recently revised and updated and effective October 11, 2015. A major change in the revision now requires all food employees to complete an accredited food handlers training program within 60 days of employment, effective September 16, 2016.

October 23, 2015 - The ETMC Cancer Institute Mobile Digital Mammography Unit will be on the historic Shelby County square Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. providing mammograms for women with or without insurance. To schedule a digital mammogram, please call Daphne or Jheri-Lynn at 936-598-7744. Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.