February 17, 2017 - The Bailey family has requested in lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made online to the Bailey Family Foundation at www.baileyfamilyfoundation.com.
February 14, 2017 - Happy Valentine's Day to everyone from Shelby County Today! I found a fun comment while doing some research online and thought today would be a good day to share.
I came across a website crystallaketexas.com which contains "A history of East Texas' Favorite Swimming Place." I've seen the site before but had forgotten about it and enjoyed browsing the shared stories. One sweetheart story shared made me smile because of the crazy things we do for love.
February 2, 2017 - Princess Ball tickets are sold out! However, Shelby County Today is hosting a 'Shop with an Advertiser' contest for a chance to win (4) four princess ball tickets!
February 12, 2017 - District (6) East Texas had 40 permits to drill oil/gas holes, 8 oil completions, and 6 gas completions.
Shelby County had 2 applications for drilling permit filed in the month of January, API No. 41931300 (Lease: Noble) and API No. 41931126 (Lease McSwain).
February 10, 2017 - Open Hearts for Brooklynn is a fundraising campaign for Brooklynn Swann, a Tenaha ISD student who was born with major heart complications diagnosed as Hypoplastic Left Syndrome (HLHS).
February 8, 2017 - A frightening and sad day for families of shutdown workers at a plant in DeRidder, Louisiana. With many East Texas families making a living working shutdowns and oil field industry jobs which take them away from home, there were Shelby County folks working at the Packaging Corporation of America's DeRidder Containerboard Mill today, February 8, 2017 when an explosion occurred.
February 3, 2017 - Final sign-up days for the Shelbyville Youth Sports Baseball/Softball are this Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4 at First Baptist Church in Shelbyville.
Hours are Friday from 5:30pm until 8pm and Saturday from 9am until 12noon. Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate to sign-ups if first year playing in Shelbyville. Child must be 4 years old to play.
Cost is $85 for 1st child, $80 for 2nd child, and $75 for each additional child. Uniforms will be available for sizing.