March 25, 2025 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Shelby County Class of 2024-2025 attended Agriculture Day last week.

The Leadership Group visited the Tyson Feed Mill Plant, BRK Meat Processing facility, Livestock Nutrition Center and Viatrac Fertilizer. They also heard interesting presentations from the following: Sammy Dance and Spencer McFarland with Sammy Dance Land and Timber; Bob Reeves with Apex Mortality Solutions; Phelue Anderson and Sydney Rosario with Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Poultry Lab.

March 18, 2025 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held their regular monthly meeting the past Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Center, Texas. The workshop presentation was on how to photograph flowers extraordinaire. If you are interested in flower photography or any type of photography, come join this meeting on the 3rd Saturday in April (19) at the First Methodist Church, 211 Cora Street, Center, Tx. from 9am to 12 noon.

March 10, 2025 - VFW Post 8904 Post members and Auxiliary gathered at the Shelby County Veterans Memorial on February 28, 2025, to honor those who served in Operation Desert Storm 34 years ago.

February 28, 2025 - February is Dental Awareness Month. Today, members from the Joaquin Masonic Lodge in partnership with Fantastic Teeth Club brought dental kits to all of our Joaquin first grade students.

Pictured are (from left) Alyssa Mauz, Tara Nachman, Jerry Russell, Jerryl Adams, Brad Green, Yancy Hudspeth, Larry Berg, Brad Nachman and Mitchell Nachman.