August 4, 2026 - The Christian Love Community Center is proud to announce its Grand Open and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The Shelby County Chamber Ambassadors are excited to invite the public to this celebration of faith, hope and service in Shelby County on Wednesday, August 12th at 11am. The Christian Love Community Center is located at 211 S. George Bower Drive in Tenaha.
July 8, 2026 - The community is invited to celebrate an important piece of local history during the dedication of the official historical marker for the Historic Old Jail built at the same time as the 1885 Historic Courthouse.
The marker dedication will take place this Saturday, July 11th at 10:15am, at the Historic Jail on the historic courthouse lawn. Community members, local officials, historians and visitors are encouraged to attend the special ceremony honoring one of the area’s most significant landmarks.
June 30, 2026 - The community is invited to celebrate patriotism, history and family fun during a special Shelby County Stars and Stripes Morning on Saturday, July 11, from 10am to 1pm on the Historic Courthouse Grounds.
June 8, 2026 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors invite the community to celebrate at new member Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, June 25 at 10am for Jamie’s Freedom Semi-Truck & Trailer Parts.
Jamie’s Freedom Semi-Truck & Trailer Parts is a locally family owned and operated business. Shelby county native Jamie Killen, wife Layla and daughter Josalynn black have built this store from the ground up. They started working out of a storage building, quickly outgrowing the space.
June 8, 2026 - Please join Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and Shelley Burrell, Owner, at a New Business Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, June 17th at 11am. The community is invited to attend, to celebrate, meet the team and sample delicious food.
May 25, 2026 - The 50th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival, presented by Farmers State Bank, is right around the corner – October 1, 2 and 3. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your creative side in art, quilting, canning, crafts, woodworking, metal art and photography.
All creative art divisions and are open to Youth (6th through 12th grades) and Adults (17 and older). The art division will also be open to Elementary (K – through 5th). The Creative Arts Show is sponsored by Doches Credit Union.
May 18, 2026 - The ribbon cutting for Beaner's BBQ has been cancelled for Tuesday, May 19 and will be rescheduled at a later date.
May 7, 2026 - The smell of slow-smoked brisket is about to become a staple in Tenaha, Texas as Beaner’s BBQ officially open its doors at 118 N. Bowers Street.
May 15, 2026 - The mobile Shredding Unit will be available on the downtown square today from 10am – 2pm. Community members are invited to bring documents that need to be shredded.
The Shred services are provided free to the public as a service of the Shelby County Beautiful Clean program of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and our generous Sponsors: