November 13, 2017 - Approxmiately 150 Junior Chamber of Commerce and Young Ambassador students attended the Annual JCC Fall Conference on November 9th and the Windham Civic Center. Allison Sanford was this year’s Chairman.
November 3, 2017 - The Holidays are fast approaching! The Taste of the Holidays is a perfect way to kick off the holiday season. The 5th Annual Taste of the Holidays will be held Friday evening, November 3 from 5pm – 7pm at the Windham Civic Center in conjunction with the William Crawford Carroll Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas annual Pinecone and Mistletoe Christmas Market.
October 24, 2017 - Please join The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the staff at Ivan Smith Furniture for a Business Relocation Ribbon Cutting on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 11:00a.m. The new location is located in the Wulf Shopping Center at 1141 Hurst Street in Center.
November 1, 2017 (Flyer) - Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Texas! They plan to film episodes of the hit series AMERICAN PICKERS throughout the region in December 2017 and January 2018!
October 7, 2017 - A crowd favorite of the festival is the "Strut, Cluck, and Crow" Chicken Clucking Contest. Platinum sponsor for the contest was the Light and Champion and award sponsor was Payne's Community News.
The winners in each category were:
Peeps (7 and under)
1st place - Zac Payne
2nd place - Alan Valedez
3rd place - Jordin Rhone
Chicks (8 - 11)
1st place - Jose Valadez
2nd place - Chase Stringer
3rd place - Will Hawkins
September 28, 2017 - Please join The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and Shana Brittain, owner of Southern Seasons at her Business Relocation Ribbon Cutting on Friday, October 13, 2017 at 11am. The new location for Southern Seasons is located at 214 Austin Street in Center.
Southern Seasons is destination shopping with luxury home décor, gifts, gourmet foods, chocolates, garden art with a full floral shop. Wedding shower and house warming selections are welcome.
The public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.
September 25, 2017 - We are down to the last few days before Super Wednesday! Come enjoy a day on the square September 27 and help us kick off the upcoming Poultry Festival! We will be starting the day with the Fajita Lunch at 11am. The Doo Dah Parade will be at 4:30pm, followed by the Chicken Cooking Contest at 5pm!
September 25, 2017 - Only 10 days left until the 41st Annual East Texas Poultry Festival, sponsored by Farmers State Bank, opens its gates to a weekend of fun, entertainment, arts and crafts and lots of food!
The Cutting of the Feathers will be held on Thursday, October 5th at 10am on the Frances Oates Center Stage! Children from all over the County will keep us entertained for the rest of the day! Look for the rest of the weekend entertainment activities in future updates.