December 6, 2025 - The Texas A&M Forest Service awarded the second round of equipment grants for Fiscal Year 2026 on December 5, 2025. Approximately $17.6 million in grants was awarded to Texas volunteer fire departments and five Shelby County fire department were listed among the 753 departments receiving grant funding.

October 28, 2025 - The 2026 Primary Election will be held on March 3rd, and candidate packets are available now and can be picked up in the County Clerk's Office, 124 Austin Street in Center. There are several offices open for election, as follows:

December 2, 2025 - U.S. Highway 96 North near FM 2026 was the scene of a crash incident that caused injury to two people involved on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 3:25am.

December 1, 2025 - The intersection of Shelbyville and San Augustine Streets was the scene of a two-vehicle collision Sunday, November 30, 2025, from which two people involved were arrested.

November 29, 2025 - The National Weather Service Shreveport, Louisiana forecasts rain will return to the area late tonight. Rain is likely from 3am-6am and then in the afternoon 3pm-9pm followed by occassional, on-and-off rain from 9pm through midnight. Rain returns to likely from midnight until 3am Sunday with only a slight chance of rain through 12-noon.