April 10, 2020 - Now that families are spending time at home due to the shelter in-place, feed store owners are reporting an increase in sales of vegetable seeds and transplant sales; specifically, vegetable transplants. To quote Ken Boles, owner at Boles Feed in Center, he said the vegetable transplants were just “flying out his door.”

July 28, 2017 - Are you a youth in grades 3rd through 12th and interested in showing chickens at the upcoming East Texas Poultry Festival?  The Shelby County 4-H Poultry project offers many activities to youth of all ages. Activities that youth can engage in include poultry production of all types, preparing foods using poultry products and public presentations that utilize information learned from the many areas within the poultry program. Youths can compete in activities at the county, district, state and national levels of competition.

March 8, 2016 - Joaquin Rams 4-H Club that was scheduled for Sunday, March 13, 2016 has been cancelled.

January 11, 2016 - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will be hosting Shelby County Forage Seminar on January 21, 2016 in the Center Community House. Must RSVP by January 19th, 2016 for the seminar. Cost is $20 per person or $25 at the door. A meal is served at 5:30pm with the program starting at 6pm and ending at 9pm. The seminar qualifies for 3 CEU's, 1-IPM, and 2-General.

December 4, 2015 - It’s a safe bet you probably had turkey for Thanksgiving and have been having some leftover turkey since then. While we all enjoy a turkey sandwich throughout the year, the turkey industry certainly enjoys the holidays. It is estimated that we eat just over 16 lbs. of turkey each year and the US produces about 6 billion lbs. each year.