Shelby County Today

October 31, 2025 - Nancy Adams, Elections Administrator for Shelby County, submitted an extra polling location notice to the Pricinct 5 voters. "Notice is hereby given to the registered voters of Precinct 5 that the First Methodist Church in Joaquin will no longer be used as a polling location. Precinct 5 voters will vote at the Word of Faith Outreach Fellowship Hall, located at 12413 US Hwy 84 E in Joaquin. This includes the November 4, 2025 Special Election."

The Word of Faith Outreach Fellowship Hall is the location listed on the official Notice of Special Election for Proposed Constitutional Amendments by 89th Legislature. This notice is to make sure Joaquin Precinct 5 voters are aware of the polling location change from previous elections.

October 30, 2025 - A Center man has apparently shot himself with a firearm as deputies were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on him Wednesday night, October 29, 2025.

Deputies were on the 900 block of FM 138 just outside of Center and before the officers could make visual contact with the individual they heard gunfire.

Karren Price, Shelby County District Attorney, has confirmed the shooting incident and that deputies were serving a warrant on Kerry Dale Hite, 65, of Center.

"They went to arrest him and they never even made visual contact with him. When he heard who was at the door he shot himself,” said Price.

EMS transported Hite from the scene with serious injuries and he was later life-flighted by helicopter to LSU Hospital in Shreveport.

Price explained that standard protocols have been followed in this incident involving officers, and the Texas Rangers were called in to conduct an investigation of the incident.

October 28, 2025 - Tornado Watch 634 is in effect until 10pm CDT for the following locations:

Texas counties included are Angelina, Chambers, Hardin, Harrison, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Tyler.

A large number of law enforcement officers from multiple agencies moved quickly to the location of the shooting incident on FM 147 to come to the aid of those involved.

October 28, 2025 - A Shelbyville man has been arrested following a shooting incident that took place in the Shelbyville area on FM 147 on October 27, 2025.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed the incident and what is alleged to have occurred. Dispatch received a 911 call at 11am from a man who had allegedly shot someone in the shoulder and he informed that he had the firearm.

Donald Land

Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers, Texas Game Wardens, Shelby County Constables, and Shelby County Sheriff’s Department deputies all responded to the scene. The alleged shooter, who was the caller, told the Sheriff’s Office that he would be waiting at the intersection of FM 147 and State Highway 87 for law enforcement to arrive.

Several responding units stopped with the alleged shooter, and other units continued on to the 400 block of FM 147 to locate the alleged victim. Once on the scene of the alleged shooting, it was determined no one had actually been shot.

Previous to the alleged shooting incident, there was an altercation between a man and his common-law-wife in which he is alleged to have assaulted her.

According to Shelby County Sheriff's Investigator Mandy Fears, the woman contacted her son-in-law to pick her up and when he arrived to pick her up, the woman’s common-law-husband then allegedly assaulted the son-in-law who had a handgun on his person for protection. The son-in-law revealed the handgun while still sitting in the car he was driving, and a tussle ensued between the two men. During the tussle the firearm went off; however, no one was struck by the bullet.

Shelby County Sheriff's Department Investigators and Texas Game Warden Sam Anderson coordinate with Chief Deputy Mike Hanson.

At that time the son-in-law called 911 and, said “I just shot someone,” because he thought that he did and that he would be at the end of FM 147, approximately 1/4 mile away from the residence where the altercation took place.

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office investigators provided a courtesy transport of Donald Land, the alleged victim, to the Sheriff’s Department and there interviewed all parties involved.

Through interview it was determined charges should be pressed against Land.

Deputies prepare to depart the scene to interview those involved in the shooting incident.

According to the Shelby County Jail log Donald Land, 61, of Shelbyville was arrested on two charges of assault family violence, misdemeanor a.

The incident remains under investigation.

Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers converged on the location to assist in the apprehension and investigation of the shooting incident in Shelbyville.