July 21, 2015 - Shelby County has officially been added to the declaration for DR-4223. FEMA inspectors will begin making appointments with residents that applied for assistance. This information should be released to the public so that the citizens are aware in order to limit the number of phone calls inquiring about inspections.

July 20, 2015 - During the dog days of summer Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Ladies Auxiliary invite area Junior High and High School students to start thinking about entering one of the youth essay programs available to them. Home schooled students are also eligible to enter.

July 14, 2015 - Many people do not realize what happens once a construction project has been approved by the Texas Transportation Committee in Austin. Many things must happen prior to construction beginning. One of those events is a pre-construction meeting between TxDOT officials and the contracting company that was awarded the bid.

A pre-construction meeting was held in Nacogdoches County last week that will mark the beginning of a project that will replace a total of four bridges located on CR 4323 and CR 1006 in Shelby County.

July 7, 2015 - Cheyanne Barrett was crowned as the newest statewide Miss Rodeo Texas Princess on Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the Miss Rodeo Texas Pageant coronation in San Antonio, TX. Miss Barrett, entering as Miss Rodeo Jasper Lions Club Duchess 2014, immediately thought, “Thank you Jesus, I won!

July 6, 2015 - Summer work is in full swing at TxDOT with contractors working on major construction projects and continuing to seal coat roadways in all nine counties of the Lufkin District. Motorists should be aware of maintenance crews patching roadways in many different areas as well as workers mowing along right-of-ways.