February 19, 2025 - Austin Street in Center on the square is closed for repair. Drivers should be aware, as of 3:38pm Wednesday, work is in progress and a detour may be necessary.

Pictured are (from left) Derrick Roberts, Ike Reeves, Linda Lundie, Sean Martin, Richard Lundie and Larry Hume.

February 11, 2025 - The Shelby County Commissioners decided to move forward with the purchase of a truck for Precinct 3 and approved one of the bids submitted during their January 27, 2025 meeting.

The commissioners considered the purchase of a new truck for Precinct 3, and after Commissioner Stevie Smith reviewed the two bids received, he concluded that Performance Truck out of Lufkin more readily adhered to the specifications the county requested bid met and could have the truck ready four months sooner than the other bidder.

February 10, 2025 - A shooting incident in the James Community has resulted in the death of one man and the arrest of another for murder on February 9, 2025.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that sometime before 5:07pm a disagreement between two neighbors occurred over a dog on CR 3240. Allegedly one neighbor shot the other neighbor’s dog, and when the owner of the dog went to confront the alleged shooter, he was also shot.