August 18, 2020 - U.S. Highway 59 just south of Tenaha is the scene of a gravel spill which took place around 3pm Tuesday, August 18.

Constable 4 Taylor Fanguy, Tenaha Police Department officers and TxDOT are on scene to help slow traffic until the debris has been moved.

August 18, 2020 - The Shelby County Sheriff's Department has confirmed the discovery of a body in a pond off State Highway 87 North.

August 18, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 8:00am on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 2 new cases and the cumulative case count is now 408. The death count is 14 for Shelby County. (The DSHS website dashboard shows 18 deaths for Shelby County as of Aug 5th.)

According to the state's algorithm to determine recoveries, no new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries is 370. The number of active cases is 24.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

August 17, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 10:16am on Monday, August 17, 2020, TxDSHS has reported no new cases and the cumulative case count remains 406. The death count is 14 for Shelby County. (The DSHS website dashboard shows 18 deaths for Shelby County as of Aug 5th.)

According to the state's algorithm to determine recoveries, 24 new recoveries were reported and the total of recoveries increases to 370. The number of active cases is 22.

Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:

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August 13, 2020 - Two fire departments, law enforcement, and emergency responders were paged to two back-to-back crashes on SH 7 Wednesday evening, August 12, 2020.