Shelby County Today

06/06/2026

VFW Post 8904 and community members gathered to remember D-Day on the Center square on June 5, 2026 - Read more on at the following link - https://scttx.com/articles/vfw-post-8904-remembers-d-day-82nd-anniversary

06/05/2026

SH 7 West Scene of Two-Vehicle Crash; Traffic Backed Up - https://scttx.com/articles/sh-7-west-scene-two-vehicle-collision

06/02/2026

At 413 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Shelbyville to 12 miles southwest of Forest, or along a line from 6 miles southeast of Center to 25 miles south of Rusk, moving southeast at 20 mph.

06/02/2026

At 4:13pm, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Shelbyville to 12 miles southwest of Forest, or along a line from 6 miles southeast of Center to 25 miles south of Rusk, moving southeast at 20 mph.

Radar indicated 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Impact includes hail damage to vehicles is expected and expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Until 5pm.

At 4:05pm a line of strong thunderstorms will impact Nacogdoches, Northwestern Angelina, Southeastern Cherokee, Northern San Augustine, and Central Shelby Counties until 5pm.

At 4:05pm, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Shelbyville to 8 miles southwest of Morrill, or extending from 5 miles east of Center to 18 miles south of Rusk, moving south at 15 mph.

NWS Upgrades to Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Read more on at the following link -

June 2, 2026 - A line of strong thunderstorms will impact northeastern Nacogdoches, southeastern Panola, northwestern San Augustine and Shelby counties and southwestern De Soto parish until 4pm CDT. At 3:24pm CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Joaquin....

06/01/2026

SH7 West, FM 711 Scene of Truck Tractor Rollover - Read more on at the following link - https://scttx.com/articles/sh7-west-fm-711-scene-truck-tractor-rollover

05/22/2026

Center High School Graduation Time Change for Tonight (Updated Location) - Read more on at the following link -

May 22, 2026 - Dear Center High School Families and Community, Due to worsening weather conditions and the forecast now showing a 90%+ chance of rain and thunderstorms, tonight’s graduation ceremony will be moved to the Coliseum. We exhausted every effort to hold the ceremony at the stadium, but u...

05/19/2026

Second wave of storms coming through Shelby County. Special weather statement effective until 6:45pm. At 5:50pm, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from near Campti to near Maydelle, or extending from 9 miles north of Natchitoches to 13 miles west of Rusk, moving south at 40 mph. Radar indicated wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea-sized hail. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. https://scttx.com/articles/nws-issues-special-weather-statement-0 #

05/08/2026

VFW Post 8904 Observed VE Day in the Center square on Friday, May 8, 2026 - https://scttx.com

05/08/2026

Hosted by Shelby County Ministerial Alliance, in collaboration with local officials, the National Day of Prayer was observed at noon on the Shelby County Historic Courthouse Square.