Museum's Open House for New Exhibit "Collectibles"

April 8, 2026 - An Open House for the museum's new exhibit "Collectibles" is Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 1 - 4 pm. Everyone is invited to attend and learn what's new at the museum.

Also if you haven't paid your dues for 2026 to be a member of the Shelby County Museum, you still have time. The amount for a family is only $25 a year. This is our main fundraising for our expenses for operating the museum.

David’s Daily Devotion for Apr. 22

April 22, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, April 22. Do you know what special day today is? It’s a world-wide holiday that’s been celebrated for the last 56 years, since it began on April 22, 1970. Today is “Earth Day”.

Giving Day to Raise Awareness for Area Nonprofits

April 21, 2026 - East Texas Giving Day kicks off at 6am on Tuesday, April 28th with 333 participating nonprofits hoping to benefit from the generosity of donors from across the region. East Texas Giving Day, powered by East Texas Communities Foundation, is an 18-hour giving event that takes place virtually at www.EastTexasGivingDay.org .

Texas Rolls Out Authorization System for Commercial Automated Motor Vehicles

Companies may now apply ahead of the May 28, 2026, enforcement date

April 21, 2026 - The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) is accepting applications for an authorization to commercially operate automated motor vehicles ahead of statewide enforcement of new regulations beginning May 28, 2026.

David's Daily Devotion for April 21

April 21, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, April 21.

Have you heard about the “America Reads the Bible” event happening this week in Washington? About 500 people, some famous and some not, are reading through the Word at the Museum of the Bible in D.C. A few of the readings will be pre-recorded, including one that will be shown at 5 p.m. CST today. It will feature the famous verse, 2 Chronicles 7:14, and will be read by the President. The entire event is streaming online at Great American Pure Flix.

"Cotton, Courtship, and Chevrolets" by Neal Murphy

April 20, 2026 - The summer of 1956 was an interesting one for me. I was out of classes from Baylor University for the summer. I had purchased my first car, a 1950 Chevrolet two-door sedan. My future wife and I were courting pretty often, and I found a much-needed job.

Finding the Light: How One Woman is Turning East Texas Addiction into a "House of Hope"

David's Daily Devotion for April 17

April 17, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, April 17.

There’s a word that shows up often in the Word, but not so often anymore in our modern culture. It’s the word “redeem.” I first encountered this word, as a boy, not in a church, but in a grocery store. When my mother bought her groceries, along with her change, she would get stamps - S & H Green Stamps. Maybe you’re old enough to remember those too.

Recall Expanded for Chicken and Pork Fried Rice, Ramen, Shu Mai Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Sold at Walmart, 765 Hurst Street, Center, Texas

David's Daily Devotion for Apr. 16

April 16, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 16.

Do you recognize the name Elizabeth Holmes? Well, on this day in 2015, Time Magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”. She was just 30 years old, but her company - Theranos - was estimated to be worth over nine BILLION dollars! Her invention of a device that would revolutionize the process of blood tests and medical diagnostics had taken the world by storm.

But it was all a lie.

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