July 24, 2025 - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jeremiah Davis, 20, of Center on June 4, 2025 on two counts of online solicitation of a minor, felony 3. Davis was identified as a "youth leader" in a Texas Ranger affidavit.

July 8, 2025 - Nacogdoches Police Department has confirmed the death of a Shelby County resident following an early morning fatal crash incident on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

According to details released by the Nacogdoches Police Department at 3:56am Julissa Hernandez, 21, of Shelby County, was driving a 2014 Cadillac Escalade southbound in the 3800 block of N. University Drive when the Cadillac left the roadway and collided with several trees.

The information indicates officers think Hernandez was ejected from the vehicle during the crash.

July 4, 2025 - The Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights were recited at the 1885 Historic Courthouse on July 3, 2025, in recognition of Independence Day.

June 27, 2025 - Commissioner Bellmyer reports that CR 4098 is now open to traffic and anyone that needs to travel on it as of 3:30pm Friday, June 27, 2025.

There remains three to four hours of cleanup to accomplish on Monday.

June 24, 2025 - A section of CR 4098 will be closed in Precinct 4 starting at 7am on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Tom Bellmyer, Commissioner Precinct 4, announces the closure on CR 4098 starting at the intersection of CR 4789 and continuing south for a 1/2 mile to the Holloway chicken farm.

June 24, 2025 - A Shelby County Grand Jury delivered four indictments on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The grand jury was impaneled for the June 2025 term of the 123rd/273rd Judicial District Courts.