October 7, 2024 (Photos, video in progress) - A fan favorite event of the festival to add to everyone's bucket list is the Poultry Festival "Strut, Cluck, and Crow" Clucking Contest! Participants each brought their unique interpretations of a chicken.

Thank you to the wonderful sponsors of the event. Platinum Sponsor was Debrah J. Worsham and Awards Sponsor was Tammy Steptoe Realty.

October 6, 2024 - The Excelsior ISD Choir lead by Tim Verner performed on the Frances Oates Stage on Friday, October 4, 2024 at the 48th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival.

October 5, 2024 (Photo Album) - There was a great turnout for the 2024 Chicken Trot 5K with 150 participants overall. In the Chicken Trot, the overall male runner was Fabio Rubeck, an exchange student from Germany, with a time of 20:20.26 and the overall female runner was Anna Hagler of Center with a time of 25:07.51.

October 4, 2024 (Photos Coming Soon) - After opening ceremonies on Thursday of the 48th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival, elementary kids took to the stage to entertain the crowd with festival favorites.

The Shelbyville 4th grade students performed a Flashback to the Past with a play list of songs "Jail House Rock," "Rockin' Robin," "Yakety Yak," “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” “Hound Dog,” “Big Girls Don't Cry," "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," "The Twist," “Rock Around the Clock,” “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay,” “At the Hop,” and "We Go Together."

October 1, 2024 - Attention 2024 Chicken Trot 5K Run/Walk registrants! There will be a pre-race packet pickup opportunity Wednesday, October 2 from 11am until 1pm at Shelby Savings Bank located at 111 Selma Street, Center, Texas 75935. The packets with bib and shirt will be inside the Saturday lobby area.