November 1, 2019 - The Jury that was summoned for Monday, November 4, 2019, for the 123rd Judicial District Court, Honorable LeAnn K. Rafferty, presiding, has been cancelled.

All cases scheduled have been resolved or passed.

Anyone receiving a jury summons for this day is released until they receive a future summons.

Wondering where your 2019 tax statements might be?

October 24, 2019 - Shelby County Tax office started collecting for the 2019 taxes as of October 8th, 2019.

Mail for our area was routed through the Houston distributing center but because of past flooding damage, our mail has been redirected to Shreveport or Dallas. This could cause some delay receiving your Shelby County Tax Statements. 

We have 3 schools that offer a discount if taxes are paid early.  

October 21, 2019 - The Jury that was summoned for Tuesday, October 22, 2019, for the 273rd District Court, Honorable James A. Payne, Jr., presiding, has been cancelled.

All cases scheduled have been resolved or passed.

Anyone receiving a jury summons for this day is released until the receive a future summons.

October 17, 2019 - An investigation into the theft of a boat has resulted in the arrest of a Joaquin man.

Johnny Ray Taylor, 23, of Joaquin was arrested on charges of theft (DeSoto Parish), and criminal damage (DeSoto Parish) on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

Update: The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the name of the driver of the van which perished in the fatal crash on Sunday to be Cedric Walker, 53 from Keithville, LA. No additional information is available at this time.