County Assists DPS By Purchasing EDR Equipment

March 12, 2023 - Shelby County Commissioners decided March 1, 2023, to move forward in assisting the Texas Department of Public Safety by supplying the funds for the purchase of a device to access a vehicle Event Data Recorder (EDR).

Child Predator Undercover Operation Catches Timpson Man

March 10, 2022 - Predator Poachers, a group of private citizens out of Houston, Texas, assisted in initiating the arrest of a Timpson man for soliciting a minor for sex at a local retail store in Center.

Barbee in Custody Following Shooting Incident in Timpson

Bullet entry of victims vehicle

March 10, 2023 - Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of Michael Barbee, 56, of Nacogdoches.

Timpson Fuel Station Scene of Reported Multiple Gunshots (Updated)

Shelby County Sheriff's Investigator Aaron Jones is seen going over details with Sheriff's Deputy Cody Muse.

NWS Issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 10pm for Northwestern Shelby County

At 914 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Minden, or 16 miles south of Henderson, moving east at 20 mph.

March 9, 2023 - The National Weather Service, Shreveport, LA issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at 8:53pm, Thursday, March 9, 2023 until 10:00pm.

Construction Begins for Four-way Stop on SH7

March 8, 2023 - Crews are beginning this week to install a new four-way stop on SH 7 at Loop 500 in Shelby County.

Work will include the installation of the new stop signs and advanced flashing beacons in Center after a traffic study was completed and it was determined that safety would be enhanced with the addition of a four-way stop. The location is currently a two-way stop. The project is expected to be completed in several weeks, weather permitting. Enforcement of the new stop signs will begin once work is completed.