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Welcome to Shelby County ABOUT THE COVER: Nothing says Shelby

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To the SHELBY COUNTY Official Guide and Chamber Directory for 2021-2022 This is your comprehensive guide to all things Shelby County, or as some like to call it, “a little slice of East Texas Heaven.”

From Tenaha to Shelbyville, Timpson to Joaquin, on the lake at Huxley or smack dab in the center … in downtown Center, you’ll find Shelby County history, business, government, recreational offerings, interesting facts, and much more in the pages that follow.

Looking for something to do while visiting? Check out the calendar of events. Eateries and lodging? You’ll find them listed in here, too. Lakes and recreation? Sure, Just keep turning the pages. Historical markers? Of course … we’ve got you covered.

Maybe instead of visiting, you are thinking making Shelby County your home. The 2021-2022 Guide and Directory includes information to help with your decision.

Schools, economic development, transportation routes serving the county, and more are all inside. Plus, a cross section of products and services available in the county can be found by reviewing the ads from Shelby County’s leading businesses, health care providers, and retailers whose support helped produce this publication.

Regardless of whether you are in town for business, vacation, visiting, or even if you’ve been a long-time resident, we have something for you. The area’s deep roots and “down home” way of life make Shelby County a great place to visit and an even better place to call home.

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Table of Contents SHELBY COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-38 HUXLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 JOAQUIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 SHELBYVILLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

TENAHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TIMPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 CHAMBER MEMBER DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-50

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HISTORICAL MARKERS in Shelby County SHELBY COUNTY COURTHOUSE Located on the historic Center square the courthouse was constructed by J.J.E. Gibson, architect and builder, who designed the courthouse to resemble an Irish castle. The style is, in part, “Romanesque Revival.” Gibson completed the construction of the courthouse in 1885.

SHELBY COUNTY COURTHOUSE GROUNDS Shelby County was part of the neutral ground from 1803 to 1819 and was settled by AngloAmericans between 1824 and 1836. In 1833, a District of the Municipality of Nacogdoches, Tenehaw, became the Municipality of Tenehaw in 1835, with Nashville as the county seat The name was changed to Shelby in 1836 in honor of lsaac Shelby (1750-1826), a gallant officer in the Continental Army Revolutionary War. The county was created on March 17, 1836, and was organized with Shelbyville as county seat in 1837. Center became the county seat of Shelby County in 1866. In 2000, a historical marker was placed on the courthouse grounds in memory of J.J.E. Gibson, the Irish architect and builder of the Shelby County Courthouse. His portrait and other Gibson artifacts are in the Gibson Room of the historic courthouse.

EVA LANE TAYLOR HOME The Eva Lane Taylor home is located at 212 Houston Street

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one block south of the square on Hwy 7 West, then left on Houston Street CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA - TEXAS MUSTER Held on the spot of the historical marker, April 4, 1964, to honor Texans who made up the greater part of forces fighting in The Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864-1865, that prevented a federal invasion of Texas. Descendants answering to roll call for soldiers of 100 years ago included 37 sons and daughters of those fighters.

Grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other kinsmen represented such leaders as the Tran-Mississippi Commander General E. Kirby Smith, and Generals, A.P. Bagby, John R Baylor, August Buchel, X.B. DeBray, Tom Green, Walter P. Lane, Henry E. McCulloch, James Major, Horace Randal, William R Scurry, W.W. Steele, John G. Walker, Thomas Waul, and Colonels Henry Gray, Phillip N. Luckett and P.C. Woods.

Friends and descendants of the Valverde Battery restored a century-old gun and brought it from Freestone County to ride in an eight-mile-long parade that moved 36 miles northeastward from here to the Mansfield Battleground.

There the cannon shook the earth as it did April 9, 1864, and the assemblage unveiled the first out of state marker of the Texas Civil War Centennial, commemorating the Battle

of Mansfield. Located on the south side of the square in Center 1864-1964.

TRUITT CEMETERY James Truitt (1795-1870) and his wife Sarah Hall Truitt (17961848), left North Carolina for Texas in 1838, settling near this site in 1840. Truitt was a congressman in the Republic of Texas, 1843-45; a representative, 1846-48; and served four terms as a senator in the Texas state legislature. The Truitts had five sons and five daughters. Two sons fought in the Regulator-Moderator War, three in the Mexican War, five in the Civil War. Descendants continue to be prominent in Texas history. Founded at the death of Sarah Hall Truitt, several generations rest in this cemetery. The cemetery is located 11 miles east of Center on Highway 7; then 2 miles west on county road 3173.

SARDIS SCHOOL AND MILTON IRISH The school is located on Hwy 414 off 87 South approximately 1.5-2 miles on left Hwy 138 to split in road, go straight 2 miles down FM297 4 (Upper Arcadia Rd). Cemetery is on the right next to the church.

HISTORICAL SHELBY COUNTY JAIL The Historic Shelby County Jail was designed and built in

1884 by Irish born architect John Joseph Emmett Gibson.

It was one of the first of two brick buildings built in Center, possibly even in Shelby County. It is the epitome of an 1880s small-town Texas county jail. It compliments the Historic Shelby County Courthouse, also design and built

by J.J.E. Gibson. It is now the home of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. The jail sits on the grounds of the historic Shelby County Courthouse on the historic downtown square.

B.F. MORRIS AND TOWN OF JOAQUIN Alabama born Benjamin Franklin Morris (1827-1900) came to Texas in 1838 and settled in the area that became the pioneer village of Sarat. A prosperous farmer and rancher, he gave right of way through 500 acres of his land to the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad in 1884. He also provided a 100acre town site to be named for his grandson Joaquin (18781898). Morris, a Confederate veteran, requested that a depot be built in Joaquin and that passenger trains stop daily. Later, Morris donated a building site for the First Baptist Church of Joaquin. Joaquin is located over the river from Louisiana on U.S. Hwy. 84.

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TOWN SITE OF SPIVEY The town site of Spivey was founded by Civil War veteran James Jackson Spivey. Brothers Elisha P. and Georve W. Spivey lived nearby. Houston East and West Texas Railroad crossed the founder’s land, and Spivey Station was founded in 1886.

During the late 1880s, Hick’s Lumber Mill and workers’ houses were erected. A U.S. Post Office was established in 1891, and Isaac W. Spivey was its postmaster. Friendship Baptist Church was organized during the 1890s and James M. Spivey was pastor. After 1900, the town gradually moved over to Paxton Switch.

Friendship Cemetery, with 33 graves, marks the old site. The town site of Spivey is located 1.5 miles east of Paxton on Hwy. 84 between Tenaha and Joaquin.

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY MARKER The only marker of international boundary known to exist within the Continental United States is located west of Joaquin, Texas. The marker is located on the Texas-Louisiana border about fifty yards north of Texas Farm Road 31. The site was once the boundary between the United States and the Republic of Texas in 1840.

Vandalism has been an ongoing issue with this historic site.

ELDER BRITTAIN & ROSANNA WRIGHT North Carolina native William Brittain (177 4-1850) became a preacher in his home state at the age of 25. In 1802 he married Rosanna (Wright) (1784-1856), the daughter of Revolutionary War veteran John Wright III. Inspired by missionary possibilities in the frontier regions to the west.

William and Rosanna left North

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Carolina in 1824. After living in Alabama and Arkansas, they migrated to the Republic of Texas in 1837 and constructed a log cabin at this site. One room of the structure served as a classroom and church sanctuary for the pioneer settlers of the Sabine River steamboat port of Hamilton, later known as East Hamilton.

A pioneer leader of 1he Baptist faith in East Texas, Elder Brittain was instrumental in the formation of several Shelby County congregations, including the Hamilton Church in 1846. Originally aligned with the Predestinarian movement of Daniel Parker, he later joined Missionary Baptists of the Sabine Association and served as moderator of the organization in 1847.

Born in Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1836 and lost his right eye while serving as a soldier in the Texas Militia. He served in the Congress of the Republic (1839-42) and Texas State Legislature (1853-54, 1857-58). He was also Justice of the Peace and County Judge.

His first wife was Amanda Gran, and his second wife was Nancy Murray. The marker is located in the Shelbyville Cemetery.

SIDNEY 0. PENNINGTON Born in 1809 in Kentucky, Pennington came to Texas in 1834 and participated in the capture of San Antonio if 1835. ln 1836 he fought at San Jacinto and signed the Texas Declaration

of Independence. He died in Shelby County in 1838. The marker is located in Shelbyville Cemetery.

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH OF SHELBYVILLE The First Methodist Church of Shelbyville with its New England style steeple claims that its organization as a congregation took place in the year 1825. Tradition holds that the first church service held

by Brother James English, a local Methodist preacher who settled in Shelby County that same year.

The church building was destroyed by a storm but was rebuilt in 1897. The men of the church cut cypress trees in

The marker is located in Brit-tain Cemetery in East Hamilton. 7 miles east of Patroon on FM 2261, then left on County Road 126, then right on County Road 106.

Shelbyville, once known as Nashville, was the first county seat of government for the District of Tenaha, or Shelby County. The first courthouse stood on this site. The settle-ment began before 1825. It became headquarters for the “Regulator-Moderator War.” Troops were raised here to fight the Indians for the Texas Army, and Confederate forces were organized here. The marker is located at 1he intersection of FM 417 and Hwy 87 in Shelbyville.

MOSES FISK ROBERTS Moses Fisk Roberts was a highly regarded public servant and farmer of Shelby County. His ever-present pack of fox hounds earned him the nickname “Dog” Roberts.

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the Sabine River bottoms and hauled them to the present churchyard in mule drawn wagons. The roof and steeple were braced with enough timber, it was said, to build a house. The floor was laid of hand-hewn planks from ash, hickory, maple, oak, persimmon, sassafras, and walnut timbers. The finial on the steeple was made from the end of a large timber, which extends downward into the steeple some eight to ten feet. The pews are hand made by architects Mr. J.M. Pigg.

The colorful Victorian glass windows are in vibrant shades of green and amber.

Entering the church, there is a room dedicated to the history of the church. There are photographs of former pastors who served the church and the community, many interesting artifacts and objects of the church’s history.

SHELBY COUNTY REGUIATORMODERATOR WAR In Shelby County, an unorganized feud known as 1he Regulator-Moderator War was initially started because a slave was purchased with a fraudulent land certificate.

The marker is located 1/2-mile northwest of Shelbyville on Highway 87.

FIRST BATTLE The Regulators, whose leaders were Charles W. Jackson, Charles W. Moorman, and Wyatt Norman, claimed their purpose was to suppress crime. The Moderators were led by Edward Merchant and John M. Bradley. The marker is located two miles northwest of Shelbyville on Highway 87.

LAST BATTLE The last battle of the Regulator-Moderator War was held

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on August 14, 1844. There was heavy sacrifice of life and property before General James Smith and Texas troops restored order. The marker is located one mile south of Shelbyville on Highway 87.

ROBERTS’ HILL Roberts’ Hill is a home-site of Col. Oran Milo Roberts, “Old Alcalde.” He rose from district attorney to Chief Justice Texas Supreme Court; President Texas Secession Convention; Col. Confederate Infantry Regiment; U.S. Senator; Governor of Texas; author, First President Texas Historical Association; law professor University of Texas.

The marker is located six miles south on Hwy 147 from intersection of Hwy 87 and Hwy 147.

MYRICK’S FERRY LOG HOME The log home is located 14 miles East of Shelbyville. Take FM 2694 then right on FM 3172, then left on Forest Road 100 to Stillwater Marina. Visible from roadway.

WILLIAM HARRISON WALL HOMESTEAD William Harrison Wall founded Tenaha by opening a store in 1885 with a relative, who helped Houston East and West Texas Railroads. In 1886, he and his wife, Nancy, built their home, a smaller copy of his old home in North Carolina. The family was sociable, and with the first piano in town, they had a “preacher’s room” for circuit riders. A son and friends originated a noted drill cadence “Tenaha, Timpson, Bobo and Blair.” W.H. Wall, II ran a drugstore in Tenaha for 50 THE BICKHAM HOUSE The Bickham house is located years. Three generations have occupied the house, which was where originally, the J.M. remodeled in 1976. Located Crawford Home was built. one block south of intersection Finished in 1850, the J.M of Loop 157 and Hwy 59 in Crawford Home was razed by fire in 1885. The Bickham Tenaha. The marker has been removed from the house.

House was built by CrawTIMPSON-TOWN SQUARE ford’s stepson, Frederick Lee Bickham (1866-1907), In 1884, Houston businessman who was a prominent Paul Bremond (1810-1885) and landowner and rancher from other investors began planning 1885 to 1888. He and his for a new railroad to connect wife, Nevada Levonia Moon, Houston and Shreveport, Louisibrought up their children and ana. Surveys soon began along Bickham’s step sisters and the proposed route, and in 1885 stepbrothers at their resithe town of Timpson was founddence. Timber (cedar, cypress ed, named for Paul C. Timpson, and heart pine) for the house the railroad official who laid out was cut on the property. In the town. The Houston East 1972, N.O. Thomas, Jr. bought and West Texas Railroad, a restored and renamed the narrow-gauge system, was soon house ‘Welcome Hall.” 1n a reality and the first passenger 1973, Welcome Hall was train arrived in the new town on recorded as a Texas HisAugust 1, 1885. toric Landmark. The house is The first businesses in the new located two miles east on FM town were two stores, sepa2694 from Shelbyville, visible rated by a pine thicket which from the roadway only. would later be cleared for use

as the town square. Within a year, the population had grown to 1,000.

Within the first year of Timpson’s founding, a school was started, and churches and fraternal organizations were organized. Many businesses were established, including a newspaper, grocery, drug and other retail stores, an ice company, factories, and banks. The town became an important resource of East Texas lumber and cotton, especially since Timpson had an established rail center. Railroads continued their important role in Timpson until the 1940s when development of state roads and highways decreased the use of rail shipments. Timpson is located on Highway 84.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY The First United Methodist Church Cemetery, one of the oldest in Shelby County, is located in the Nancy Smith Survey on land deeded by Judge M.W. Wheeler and Sam Samford to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The first burial was that of a small child in 1861. The last recorded burial was in 1939. Most of the burials in the cemetery are before 1900. Thirteen Masonic members, five Civil War veterans, a minister, a doctor, and numerous businessmen including R.L. Parker, the father of Center, are buried here. The Cemetery has been beautified with blooming plants and a flagstone walkway. Several family plots are marked with antique iron fencing. The cemetery is located behind the First United Methodist Church in Center at 211 Porter Street.

One side also borders on George Ihlo Drive.

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population of 600. The 2000 population was recorded at 215.

• Joaquin was founded in 1885 as a station for the Houston, East and West Texas Railway.

The land was donated by Benjamin Franklin Morris, and was once known as and the town was named for Nashville. It was renamed his grandson, Joaquin. The Shelbyville in 1837 to honor population was 824 at the the American Revolution hero 2010 census. Joaquin operated and Kentucky Governor Isaac as a shipping point for cotton Shelby. The post office was and lumber, with a lumber mill opened in 1843. Shelbyville functioning there. became the flashpoint in the • Huxley is an unincorporated Regulator-Moderator War, city with a 2000 census popuand most of the major battles lation of 298. of this famous feud were • According to the U.S. Census fought in or nearby. In 1866 Bureau, the estimated populain a contested fight for the tion for Shelby County was county seat, county records 25,274, down 0.07 percent were stolen in the dead of from the 2010 census of night and Center became the 25,448. Households numnew Shelby County seat of bered 12,432. Median value government. The population of owner-occupied housing of Shelbyville reached a peak was $78,100. Ages were 26.0 in 1929 with an estimated percent under 18 and 17.9 per-

about Shelby County • Shelby County is in the far eastern portion of Texas and shares a border with Louisiana. The county was created in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and was one of the original 23 counties in Texas organized by the Republic of Texas Congress in 1837.

It is named for Isaac Shelby, a soldier in the American Revolution who became the first governor of Kentucky.

Shelby County was organized in 1837.

• Center, once known as White Cottage, became the county seat in 1866. It was named for its location near the center of Shelby County, not its location in Texas.

• Timpson was founded in 1885. The community is named after T.B Timpson, a railroad engineer. The population was 1,155 at the 2010 census. It reached its maximum population in 1925 when it was important in the shipping of lignite. The town became well known in the 1930s and 40s via the popularity of the Tex Ritter song, ‘Tenaha, Timpson, Bobo, and Blair,’ which refers to the string of towns in Shelby County.

• Tenaha was established on February 2, 1886. The community was named by members of the Hicks family (Cherokee) for Tenehaw Municipality, from the Spanish, the original name of Shelby County.

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cent over 65. Race and origin breakdown was 61.3 percent White, 18.7 percent Hispanic or Latino, 17.8 percent Black or African American, 1.4 percent was Asian.

Shelby County comprises 794 square miles.

The Light and Champion newspaper is observing its 144th year of service to Shelby County. The publication is a merger of The Center Champion with lineage dating to The Laborer’s Champion founded in Center in 1877 and The East Texas Light established in Tenaha in 1925 by L.M. Nelson.

Major thoroughfares serving Shelby County include U.S. Hwy 59, U.S. Hwy 84, Texas Hwy 7, Texas Hwy 87 and Texas Hwy 147.

US Hwy 59 and US Hwy 84 near Tenaha are planned for upgrades to interstate standards as part of I-69.

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helby County’s top administrator, Judge Allison Harbison, heads a hardworking and dedicated leadership team.

“We have a really strong commissioner’s court, and we work well together,” she reports. “The county is healthy financially and we continue to improve all areas of the county’s operation.”

Weathering the unforeseen setbacks of COVID-19 last year including the closure of public offices, the county quietly continued to perform necessary tasks such as repairing roads and bridges, filing deeds and marriage licenses, maintaining law and order, and ensuring that bills and employees were paid.

For a county that is primarily rural in nature, taking care of county roads alone is a neverending task of working to allocate financial resources where they are needed most.

According to Harbison, the four county precincts have about 765 miles of roads to maintain.

Those miles are in comparison

broken down by precinct with 197 miles of roads in Pct 1, 180 miles in Pct. 2, 186 miles in Pct. 3, and 202 miles in Pct. 4.

“We’re an agricultural county with a lot of truck traffic,” Harbison said. “We have a lot of log trucks, feed trucks for our chicken farmers and cattle trucks.”

Combine the I8-wheelers used in agriculture with those in logging and the energy fields of oil and gas and there are lots of opportunities for road wear and tear.

In addition, a continued focus on maintaining the county’s property on the downtown courthouse square is a sizable task. The most current aspect of that is working with the Shelby County Historical Commission to obtain a state grant and planning the renovation the 1913 Courthouse Annex, a project on which work continues.

“I really feel we have the best interest of the county at heart in what we’re doing,” Harbison said.

“We always need to remember we’re here to serve the public.”

Government Directory Shelby County Courthouse 200 San Augustine St., Center, TX 75935 County Judge Allison Harbison Admin. Asst/lHC Coord. Jenney Chessher

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County Commissioners Precinct 1 Roscoe McSwain Precinct 2 Jimmy Lout Precinct 3 Stevie Smith Precinct 4 Tom Bellmyer Secretary Tammy Wiggins

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District Court 123rd District Judge LeAnn K. Rafferty 273rd District Judge James A. Payne Jr. District Clerk Lori Oliver District Attorney Karren Price

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County Officials County Attorney Gary Rholes County Clerk Jennifer L. Fountain County Tax Assessor-Collector Deborah Riley County Treasurer Ann Blackwell Justice of Peace, Pct.1: Donna Hughes Justice of Peace, Pct. 2: Marla Denby Justice of Peace, Pct. 3: Melba Rogers Justice of Peace, Pct. 4: Jackie Kirkwood Justice of Peace, Pct. 5: Tracy Broadway Constable, Pct. 1 Zack A. Warr Constable, Pct. 2 Jamie Hagler Constable, Pct. 3 Roy Cheatwood Constable, Pct. 4 Taylor Fanguy Constable, Pct. 5 Josh Tipton County Auditor Clint Porterfield Emergency Mgt Coord: Kerri Shofner 911 Addressing: Tracey Strong Juvenile Probation: Veronica Berry Veterans Office: Sherry Riley Adult Probation: Bradley Wilburn

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Chamber of Commerce Staff Deborah Chadwick President

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Administrative Assistant

Elena Almaguer Secretary

Shelby County Chamber of Commerce 2021 Board of Directors

Shelby County Chamber of Commerce/historical jail building

Wil Blackshear, Chairman of the Board Kathy Bailey Cameron Copelin Lawrence Davis Roger Doyle Stephanie Elswick Brandy Filz Melody Griffin John Grigsby Rick Haggard Lisa Jones Mark Leach Cancee Lester Jason Mitchell Dan O’Rear Jason Orsak Marco Pallares Jose Solis

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Ambassador President

Charlotte Allen Michele Askew Kim Bridges Meg Camp David Chadwick Lorei Choate Sharon Crelia Jessica Davis 12

Lawrence Davis Colleen Doggett Brandy Filz J.J. Ford Andi Foster Doug Gay Allison Gilpin Kasey Golden Pam Hall Ginia Hooper

Lourie Ihlo Cancee Lester Tee Polley Sarah Ramon Lynda K. Russell Amanda Treat Gabrielle West Jesse Wiggins

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The Boles Family is committed to reflecting the positive attitudes and qualities of life that are embodied in agriculture and East Texas living.

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Complete Title Service Title Insurance • Abstracts Computerized Title & Lien Searches 413 Shelbyville Street Center, Texas 75935

913 South St., Nacogdoches • 564-2671 Justin and Anna Lee, Owners

(936) 598-2971 • (936) 598-5671 (Fax) Business Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Center Fixture Operations

Since 1960, Center Fixture Operations has been owned and operated by the number one greeting card company in the world, Hallmark Cards, Inc. CFO manufactures and assembles many of the fixture displays that are seen in your local Walmart, Walgreen’s, CVS, Brookshires, Kroger, Dollar Tree, and of course, the Hallmark Gold Crown stores.

Currently CFO sits on 14 acres, operates under 170,000 sq ft and produces between $10-$15 M in fixture shipments each year.

1010 Logansport Street • Center, Texas 75935 • 936-598-1250 SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS 2021 2021–2022

Today, CFO is dedicated to the production of wood display fixtures for Hallmark Cards. Our strategic partnership with our sister facility in Metamora, Ill., who specializes in vac-forming and screen printing, allow us to offer a comprehensive single source for all custom wood and acrylic fixture requirements.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS January

• MLK Parade

March

• Shelby County 4-H – FFA Livestock Show

April

May

September

• Chamber of Commerce First Responders Lunch

• Doo Dah Parade

• Chamber of Commerce Teacher Appreciation

July

• July 4th Pioneer Days in • Center of the Universe Timpson Raceway Festival • Independence Day • Shelby County Grill Celebration in Timpson Fest • Center Athletic Booster Golf Tournament

• Poultry Festival Fajita Luncheon

October

• East Texas Poultry Festival • Health and Fitness Fair • Halloween in the Hole

December

• Lighted Christmas Parade

Carnival rides are a popular feature at Center’s East Texas Poultry Festival.

Center’s Halloween in the Hole trick or treat event brings out Cat in the Hat and a little bumb le bee.

2019-2020 Poultry Festiv al Queen, Kristen Orsak, with Jessie Wiggins as Santa Clause at Breakfas t with Santa event.

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From residentia lwalkways to driveways to foundations and commercial buildings, we’ll deliver the job on time.

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HASLAMTIRECO.

Shelby Savings Bank has been providing banking services to East Texas since 1982. Our small community bank offers a wide range of banking products, including Agricultural, Commercial, Mortgage, and Consumer loans. Shelby Savings Bank is a dynamic, growing Community Bank with seven locations in East Texas. Come by and see us at any of our locations in Center, San Augustine, Hemphill, Palestine, Lindale, LPO, and Rayburn, LPO.

Shelby Savings Bank Center: 111 Selma St. • 936-598-5688 Center North: 1110 Hurst St. • 936-591-0134

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Agriculture remains backbone of county’s economy I

Aerial photo of a local chicken farm by Tera Jo Osborne Wilburn

Agriculture in Shelby County: Average size of farms: 175 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $218,763 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $95.16 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.17% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 99.17% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $147,445 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.99% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.04% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51,388 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.00% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.94 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.13% Vegetables: 921 harvested acres Land in orchards: 6 acres Read more: http://www.city-data. com/county/Shelby_County-TX.html

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n a county where agriculture is king, both poultry and timber reign supreme..

Shelby County AgriLife Extension Agent-Ag, Lane Dunn, knows well the importance of both, not only to those directly involved in agriculture, but to the area’s economy as a whole.

“The poultry industry is the lifeblood of Shelby County,” he said. “It generates more money here than anything else.”

Dunn said while Shelby County has a diverse agricultural economy, which includes cattle, it is still poultry which provides more jobs and generates more revenue than any other sector.

According to state statistics, the poultry industry generates an estimated $249 million to the local economy in Shelby County, he said.

“We’re usually in the top 10 counties in Texas for poultry production with Shelby and Nacogdoches counties always among the tops,” he said.

“We’re diverse, but poultry is the mainstay, and it fits well with a lot of other commodities like cattle and hay production,” he said. While Shelby County’s big city counterparts may like to think their way of living is the norm, statewide, farming and ranching are big.

“In Texas, one out of every seven jobs is attributed to agriculture,” Dunn said. “If you like to eat and sleep, or live in a house with a roof over your head, you’re impacted by agriculture.”

While he did not have an exact count on the number of poultry farms in Shelby County, he said figures he has seen point to about 180 such operations.

“And as the years go by, they’re getting bigger and bigger,” Dunn said. “Some of those newer poultry houses hold up to 20,000 chickens.”

In addition to raising chickens, the county sees a major economic impact with processors like Tyson and Pilgrim’s Pride, he said. And, he said, the future looks bright.

“We’re seeing an acceleration of growth in the poultry industry,” Dunn said.

While not as vital to the economy as poultry, the timber business is big business in Shelby County too. The roots of the logging industry date back to the earliest days of the county’s founding.

“For sure, it’s a big time industry around here providing jobs for thousands of folks,” says Jim Nix, who operates Nix Forest Industries in Timpson with other family members involved, including a brother and his mother and father who still like to be involved.

Nix Forest Industries was founded in the Huber community of Shelby County in 1931 by W.R. Tyer, Jim Nix’s great grandfather. After a fire decades ago the operation was moved to its present location in Timpson and was operated for a number of years by Jim’s grandfather, Leonard Tyer.

He grew up in the business and has taken over from his father, Jerry Nix, who entered the family enterprise in the 1970s.

“This is our fourth generation,” Jim says.

He said different mills specialize in different products with the product line shipped out of the Timpson yard by the truck load includes one-inch boards, decking, shiplap siding for interior and exterior use and wood decking products used in piers and for deck construction.

While Nix Forest Industries products may be shipped as far as New York and West Virginia, he says the bulk of the firm’s business is on a regional basis with much going within Texas to wholesalers in major markets like Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.

Those wholesalers in turn may sell to retailers with national brands, such as Lowe’s Home Improvement, and other lumber yards and retail outlets.

Another part of the operation is the chip mill with hardwood chips shipped out to eventually become products largely going into the production of papers products.

“We make wood chips for paper mill consumption,” he says. “A lot of it will go into making toilet paper, paper towels and cardboard boxes.”

Nix says the saw mill side of the business processes mature pine from trees in the range of 30 to 60 years old while the chipping side uses mostly hardwoods. Yet another product produced at the plant is kiln shavings used in chicken houses.

Nix Forest Industries operates it own truck fleet to help haul all that lumber. Nix says about 50 loads of timber arrive at the Timpson operation daily.

“We process about 100,000 feet of lumber a day or about 25 million feet a year,” he says.

“We’re pretty small compared to some of the other operations around here but we directly employ about 85 people,” Nix says. Indirectly, the company is probably responsible for playing a major role in another 400-to-500 jobs in Shelby County and the surrounding area.

Those positions may be for forestry consultants, timber managers and others, Nix says.

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Since 1996, the employees at McAdams Propane Company have worked hard to create quick, efficient, and hospitable propane delivery service to our valued customers. We have worked to expand our services and distribution area to accomodate our current and future customer base. This is just one way of letting you know that one of the highest priorities of McAdams Propane is customer-employee relations.

McAdams Propane offers a number of residential, commercial & agricultural programs to meet your needs.

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LODGING

AMERICA’S BEST VALUE INN

1005 Hurst Street, Center (936) 598-3384

BEST WESTERN PLUS

HAWKEYE LODGE

Highway 87 South, Center (936) 598-1000

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS

Classic Inn & Suites 210 Moffett Drive, Center (936) 591-0002

143 Express Blvd., Center (936) 591-8101

EXECUTIVE INN & SUITES

12449 US Hwy 84 E, Joaquin (936) 269-9100

701 San Augustine St., Center (936) 598-2431

HAMPTON INN & SUITES

PINE COLONY INN

141 Express Blvd., Center (936) 598-4447

LAKE COUNTRY INN

SHELBY ENERGY LODGE

365 Shelbyville Street, Center (936) 598-3400

SLEEP INN & SUITES

181 Civic Center Drive, Center (936) 590-9090

SUPER 8 OF CENTER

907 Hurst Street, Center (936) 598-9420

500 Shelbyville Street, Center (936) 598-7700

BUSTERS PRIVATE RV PARK

174 CR 110, Center (936)275-7140

CENTER RV PARK

Hwy 7 East, Center (936) 598-8383

COUNTRYSIDE RV PARK

5218 State Hwy 7 East, Center (936) 590-4288

FRONTIER RV CAMP GROUND

US-59, Timpson (936) 615-0901

RV PARKS

GERONIMO VILLAGE RV PARK

12771 US-84, Joaquin (318)317-0919

SHELBY RV PARK

3268 Loop 500, Center (936) 368-2494

HUXLEY BAY MARINA

TRAILS END GROCERY & RV

MOUNT HERMAN RV PARK

WOODLAND SHORES RV PARK

13200 FM 2694, Shelbyville (936) 368-2494

7960 St Hwy 7 West, Center (936)591-4032

5437 FM 3172, Shelbyville (936) 368-7171

CR 3427, Joaquin (936) 269-4362

Shelby County

CIVIC CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS 4H OF SHELBY COUNTY (936) 598-7744

50 WOMEN IMPACT GROUP (936) 590-1001

BOO’S BATTLE SUPPORT FUND

(903) 754-9219

CASA OF DEEP EAST TEXAS

JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(936) 598-3682

NEWBERN LODGE NO. 97 ARCADIA

SHELBY COUNTY OUTREACH MINISTRIES

(936) 598-4990

SHELBY COUNTY SENIOR NUTRITION SITE

(936) 590-9975

(936) 598-7768

NEWBERN CHAPTER 1135 OES ARCADIA

SHELBY COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK

(936) 590-9975

(936) 598-3682

(936) 591-9553

(936) 590-4330

PINEYWOODS YOUTH RODEO ASSOC.

SHELBYVILLE LIONS CLUB

CENTER CHAPTER 348 OES, CENTER

ROTARY CLUB OF CENTER

TENAHA LODGE NO. 737 TENAHA

(936) 368-2962

CENTER COUNTRY CLUB

(936) 598-5513

CENTER NOON LIONS CLUB

(936) 598-2941

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SERVICES JOAQUIN

(936) 269-3006

GATEWAY TO TEXAS SONS OF THE REPUBLIC

(936) 598-9320

SAM SAMFORD LODGE NO. 149

CENTER – (936) 368-2962

SAM HOUSTON LODGE NO. 32 SHELBYVILLE

(936) 598-3026

SHELBY COUNTY BASS ANGLERS

(936) 591-1655

(936) 248-5807

TENAHA CHAPTER 185 OES TENAHA

(936) 248-5807

TENAHA BUSINESSMEN’S CLUB

(936) 248-3841

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL RODEO ASSOC.

(936) 635-1717

(936) 590-4447

(936) 269-4266

(936) 368-2359

SHELBY COUNTY CANCER FUND

TIMPSON LODGE NO. 437

GOLDEN HARVEST MINISTRIES CLUB

SHELBY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (936) 598-3682

TIMPSON CHAPTER 1144 OES

(936) 598-7558

JOAQUIN LODGE NO. 856 JOAQUIN

(936) 368-2735

SHELBY COUNTY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER

(936) 590-9864

VFW POST 8904

JOAQUIN CHAPTER 903 OES JOAQUIN

SHELBY COUNTY CRUISERS

WILLIAM CARROLL CRAWFORD CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC

(936) 269-3006

(936) 368-2735

(936) 590-9555

SHELBY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

(936) 598-7558

(936) 598-2976

(936) 598-8081

(936) 598-3613

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Shelby County

DINING GUIDE Center

LITTLE CAESAR’S PIZZA 854 Hurst Street, B&D BBQ JOINT Center 500 Cora St., Center 936-427-5170 936-591-8827 LOS BOTANEROS CAJUN CORNER 608 Shelbyville, 508 US-96, Center Center 936-598-7100 936-590-9387 CENTER FLORAL & MCDONALDS THE COFFEE CUP 812 Hurst Street, 315 Shelbyville Street, Center Center 936-591-0400 936-598-2413 MI CASITA CHAPS BAR-B-0 133 Tenaha Street, 823 Hurst Street, Center Center 936-598-4404 936-591-8399 CHICKEN EXPRESS MOODYVILLE BBQ 323 Tenaha Street, 4001 Texas 7 East, Center Center 936-598-9100 936-591-8830 CINCO DE MAYO MEAT PINEYWOODS SEAFOOD MARKET 1003 Hurst Street, 128 Tenaha St, Center Center 936-332-9855 936-598-6661 DAIRY QUEEN PIZZA HUT 401 Tenaha, Center 1007 Hurst Street, 936-598-5207 Center DARRELL’S BAR-B·QUE 936-598-6303 520 Hurst Street, Center PIZZERIA 936-590-9266 225 San Augustine DOUBLE J BAR B QUE Street, Center 4280 State Hwy 87, 936-598-7117 Center RANCHO GRANDE 936-590-9337 MEXICAN RESTAURANT ESTRELLA RESTAURANT 816 Tenaha Street, 224 Tenaha Street, Center Center 936-590-9607 936-427-5150 ROYAL BUFFET FAMILY TRADITIONS 902 Hurst Street, 246 Tenaha Street, Center Center 936-591-8885 936-280-9935 SHADY OAKS LAS MARGARITAS 1521 Shelbyville St, 110 Nacogdoches, Center Center 936-590-4363 936-598-5302

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SONIC DRIVE-IN TENAHA DONUT 715 Tenaha Street, Center 673 N 1st Street, 936-598-9110 Tenaha 936-254-9565 SUBWAY 810 Hurst St. Center Timpson (inside Wal-Mart) ES CRAWFISH SHACK 936) 598-5686 (Fri/Sat evenings) SUGAR RUSH 146 Park Plaza, 1000 Tenaha Street, Timpson Center 936-254-0077 936-598-2447 FOXXHOLE HOUSE TCS BISTRO 912 N 2nd Street, 315 Tenaha St, Center, Timpson 936-598-4453 936-254-2800 TACO BELL & KFC FRONTIER CAFE 1502 Tenaha Street, 101 Austin Street, Center Timpson 936-598-3909 936-254-1200 T/R’S STEAKS & MORE MILLER’S COUNTRY GRILL & BUFFET MARKET 825 Hurst Street, Center 401 N. 1st Street, 936-598-4115 Timpson 936-254-9695 THE CATCH SEAFOOD & STEAKS RANCHO GRANDE 919 Tenaha St, Center MEXICAN RESTAURANT 936-427-5051 808 N 1st Street, Timpson THE DONUT PALACE 936-254-2218 813 Hurst St, Center 936-598-2508 TIMPSON DONUTS 673 N. 1st Street, THE SEAFOOD SHACK Timpson 411 Hurst St, Center 936-254 - 9565 936-590-6557 SUBWAY WHATABURGER 484 N 1st St., Timpson 811 Hurst Street, Center 936-254-3300 936-590-9898 WHATABURGER Tenaha 1218 N 1st St., FANCY’S CAFE Timpson 172 Wall St, Tenaha 936-254-3438 936-248-4409 Joaquin TAOUERIA SANTIAGO BEST DONUTS 208 S George Bowers 12949 Hwy. 84 E Dr., Tenaha Joaquin 936-248-2009

936-269-9227 CINDY’S PLACE 138 N Chalk Street, Joaquin 936-269-4444 EL RANCHERO 13342 TX 7, Joaquin 936-269-3489 LONE STAR GRILL 13450 Hwy. 7 E, Joaquin 936-269-9665 RAM HOUSE CAFE 122 Steve Hughes Dr, Joaquin 936-269-3209 SUBWAY Hwy. 84 E. Joaquin 936-269-4104 WHATABURGER 12768 Hwy 84 E, Joaquin 936-269-3214

Shelbyville

HUXLEY BAY MARINA & RV PARK 13200 FM 2694, Shelbyville 936-368-2494 TRAILS END GROCERY & RV PARK 5437 FM 139, Shelbyville 936-368-7171

Logansport, LA

BIG ZACH’S PLACE 223 Main St, Logansport, LA 318-697-5360 RIVER’S EDGE RESTAURANT 200 LA-5, Logansport, LA 318-697-4242

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Drilling Pad Construction Frac Pond Construction Pit Closures & Landfarming Mulching Road Construction & Maintenance

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Home Pad Construction Stock Pond Construction Driveways & Culverts Fences, Gates & Cattle Guards Erosion Control

Justin Klein

Boo Klein

936-590-0661 936-590-0229 Office

936-591-8333

www.klcontractorsinc.com

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1190 FM 711, Center, TX 75935

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Small business, big business provide economic diversity

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variety of businesses and industry contribute to the Center and Shelby County economy. The larger businesses like Tyson Foods and Portacool have solidified themselves as drivers of the local economy for several years.

Portacool™ portable evaporative cooler manufacturer entered the marketplace in 1990 offering the first version of an evaporative cooler designed to provide economical, effective cooling wherever it was needed. Thirty years later, the company’s consistent growth rate and continued expansion in product lines has positioned it as a global leader in the portable evaporative cooling business with distributors in 50 U.S. states and 56 countries.

Portacool, LLC selected Center, Texas, for its location in the beginning and has never considered moving.

Located just south of the city, Portacool LLC’s manufacturing facility is eight acres underroof.

With a strong network of distributors, Portacool, LLC continues to expand its worldwide market horizons and produce outstanding sales revenues, all from Center, Texas.

The Tyson Foods plant

on Shelbyville Street with about 1,700 employees is completing major expansion work while a completely new Tyson Feed Mill is also under construction. Together they represent an investment of tens of millions of dollars.

Both City of Center and Shelby County government officials have played vital roles in paving the way for both Tyson projects. The Center City Council approved a major investment in infrastructure to accommodate the water and sewer needs expected for the production plant expansion.

A City of Center building permit was issued for the addition of a 26,000-squarefoot cold storage facility with an estimated construction value of about $8.5 million.

The addition is connected to the existing plant property consisting of more than 70 acres.

Early in 2019, Tyson Foods representatives announced plans to construct a new feed mill outside the Center city limits south of town for a $50 million-plus plant which could eventually employ 42 workers. For the Tyson Feed Mill operation, Shelby County Commissioners’ Court in 2019 approved a tax abatement to help lure Tyson’s estimated $50 million investment.

According to Tyson’s tax accounting department in Springdale, Arkansas, “The project was originally budgeted for $40 to $51 million but became $51 to $52 million investment. The company sought the tax abatements from the county to help offset the cost of providing Tyson with access

to the plant site to have road infrastructure constructed.

Bob Chavis, engineering project manager from Fayetteville, Arkansas, said the preferred site south of Center moved to the top of the options company representatives were looking based on BN Railroad access, topography of the site and availability of a site large enough to house the facility.

“We have identified this area because it’s next to the BN Railroad so we can take in 110-car units and unload them, he said. The facility would mill an estimated 14 tons of grain a week to supply company operations at both the Center and Carthage plants.

Other businesses and industry continue to make major contributions to the Center and Shelby County economy like Scull Timber, McAdams Propane, Ihlo Sales, Boles Feed, Tri-State Trucking, Hallmark Center Fixture Operations, K&L Contractors, Nix Forest Products, Smith Sawmill Service, Harkness Litter Service, TAMCO and General Shelters.

Background: Aerial photo of Shelby County area by Tera Jo Osborne Wilburn SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS 2021–2022

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AREA LAKES

Shelby County is well known for its great fishing and hunting year-round.

Here is a list of lakes and recreation areas located in the county.

Huxley Bay Marina 13200 FM 2694, Shelbyville, TX 75973 (866) 733-8193

A down home resort with a relaxed atmosphere.

Located in a sheltered cover on the north end of Toledo Bend Lake.

Close to the local river channel and main north/ south boat lanes.

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Fishing with guides available Hunting Bird Watching Hotel/RV Accommodations All day dining available Boat Ramps Dry Boat Stalls Deep water lake access Hunting Exhibitions on duck, deer, and fox.

Manager on property at all times.

Toledo Bend

13200 FM 2694, Shelbyville, TX 75973 (866) 733-8193

Ragtown Recreation Area

Located along the shoreline of Toledo Bend Lake.

Offers great areas for camping, fishing, hiking, bird-watching, and more.

One of the South’s largest Reservoirs.

Features a panoramic view of the lake and Sabine National Forest.

Includes a boat launch facility. Fees are $5 for single campsite, $8 per double campsite, and $2 for park day use and/or boat launch. Indoor/outdoor plumbing and showers included.

Picnic areas/Campfire Rings onsite.

Public swimming beach and one mile hiking trail near entrance. Large variety of native wildlife and vegetation.

Fish species includes Largemouth Bass, White Perch, White Bass, Stripe, Bream, and several varieties of Catfish.

Largest man made body of water in the South.

Fifth largest lake in surface area in the United States.

Reservoir extends 65 miles upstream to Logansport, Louisiana.

Main source of water for lake is Sabine River.

Offers a wide variety of species to fish, hunt, and bird watch.

Great for hiking or family recreation.

Several boat ramps for easy use.

Fishing includes Largemouth Bass, Catfish, and more.

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Photo by Tera Jo Osborne Wilburn SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS 2021–2022

Shelby County

AREA LAKES Timpson Reservoir

Lake Pinkston

A 560 acre Reservoir built in 1976.

Located 10 miles west of the city of Center on State Highway 7.

Includes two boat ramps.

Located Southwest of the city of Timpson.

Also located on Blackwater Creek Covers an area of 223 acres

Known for its natural beauty.

Great for fishing Largemouth Bass, Catfish, and Crappie

Maximum depth of 35 feet

Great area for fishing due to undisturbed natural habitat.

Amazing area for Recreation, fishing, hiking, and bird watching

Deep and clear water is great for fishing or swimming.

Wonderful area for fishing, hiking, or bird watching all year-round.

Fish in area include many varieties of overstocked

Boat Ramps

Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Sunfish, and Catfish.

Other boat ramps in Shelby County are located in areas below: • Garrett Park • McFadden • River Ridge

• East Hamilton • Hailey’s Ferry • Yellow Dog

Frog photo and lily pad photo by Tera Jo Osborne Wilburn

Lake Pinkston at sunrise photo by Clint Porterfield SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS 2021–2022

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Welcome to

CENTER The 1885 Historical Shelby County Courthouse makes a perfect background for a dogwood tree. Photo by Andrea Johnston Foster

Greetings and welcome to the

C Mayor David

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Chadwick

CITY OF CENTER

enter, Texas is a growing community of approximately 6,000 people providing a full range of services including public safety, water and sewer utilities, solid waste and recycling programs, and an active parks department. Center has much going for it and is one of the most progressive cities in East Texas. This progressive and entrepreneurial characteristic positions Center as an opportune place to do business with a quality of life second to none in the region.

The people who live, work, and visit Center can be assured that the City Council and staff are being assertive in taking steps to improve the City’s quality of life. As evidence, the City has partnered with industrial and commercial interests to promote development and expansion. This not only stabilizes our strong industrial base but expands Center’s role as a regional retail hub.

We invest vast amounts of time and focus shaping our future and making the community desirable. The city updated the Comprehensive

Plan in 2014, creating a roadmap for future City improvements. Continued transportation maintenance is a high priority and includes the recently completed Loop 500 extension and ongoing street resurfacing. Quality of life projects consist of the enrichment of our Parks Master Plan and public facilities, downtown streetscape plans, and recycling program. Our commitment to responsible stewardship and governance is demonstrated by receiving the highest levels of the Texas Financial transparency and national Distinguished Budget awards.

We believe the community we have today as well as the one we are building is not a matter of chance but shaped by planning and cooperation.

While change is continuous and inevitable, the dedicated people of Center are grounded in their “East Texas Values” of faith, family and friends.

Whether you are a guest or a resident, we welcome you to Center and appreciate the privilege to serve you!

- Mayor David Chadwick

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in the The interior of the second floor courtroom . historical 1885 Shelby County Courthouse

The cupola of the 1885 Shelby County Courthouse. The balcony around the cupola is still in working condition tod ay.

of East Texas Loop 500 East at 96S • Stihl/Exmark/Husqvarna Power Equipment • Falcon Utility Trailers • Ace Rental/Service/ Oilfield Supply • Propane and Thoroughbred Exchange • Clothing, Boots and FR Gear 5438 Loop 500 East Center, TX 75935

• Benjamin Moore Paint • Chip Keys • Garden Center • Traeger/Weber BBQ Pits • Yeti Coolers • Houseware & Hallmark Gift Department • Bridal & Housewarming Registry 1400 West Panola Carthage, TX 75633

936-598-2734 903-693-3222 800-259-5939 • www.etace.com SHELBY COUNTY TEXAS 2021–2022

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April ribbon cutting opens renovated square

Center Mayor David Chadwick welcomed visitors to the ribbon cutting ceremony in April of 2021 opening the square for the first time in a year and a half. The multimillion-dollar project was a complete reconstruction of all the downtown streets, utility lines, electrical relocation and was also designed to improve pedestrian safety. “Today’s ribbon cutting is the culmination of the hard work of the city council, the staff, the contractor, and our residents throughout this process,” said Chadwick the day of the ribbon cutting. “We want to welcome the public to help us celebrate this great milestone.”

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Art and movies on the Center square Places of interest on the Center Square include Davmar Galleries and the Rio Theater.

The work of Center artist David Masterson is featured at Davmar Galleries of the west side to the square. Also on the west side of the square is the 1926 movie theater, The Rio, owned and operated by Mike and Nita Adkison.

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PARKS & RECREATION A long-range look at Center’s parks

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enter’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan was developed to guide the city toward a growing park system serving the public and enhancing the quality of life for citizens. The plan was designed to serve as a guide for the next decade while allowing for updates and modifications as priorities and needs change.

The main objectives of the plan include: • Renovate and upgrade Perry Sampson Park Perry Sampson Park has been approved by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a grant and work is underway.

The plan’s recommendation included $650,000 and $850,000 for improvements.

Additional work would include constructing a multi-purpose trail; construct a new play-

r City Park play The ballfields at Cente sports leagues host to youth and adult ster photo) Fo i nd and tournaments. (A

ground; renovate existing playground elements and the existing pavilion; provide tree planting and landscaping; provide picnic areas and benches; install new lighting throughout the park and install new signage.

Portacool Park’s splashpad is a well-used venue for children seeking cool summer fun. (Light and Champion file photo)

• Renovate and upgrade American Legion Park • Maintain the existing system Allocate monies each year toward maintaining the existing park system, especially at the sports fields.

• Construct multi-use and nature trails Continue to construct multiuse paved and nature trails throughout the community to create a network connecting residential areas with parks, schools and commercial areas.

• Partnerships Continue to partner with private and public organiza organizations to enhance the park system.

Park” was approved by the city renaming a former city park located off Ballard Street. The name was selected to indicate that the facility is both a part of the city’s park system and intended for soccer play and practice.

Improvements included electrical and irrigation work plus new water lines, an entrance sign, fence mending and concession/restroom options.

The 21-acre park was the recipient of a John Harris Community Fund $10,000 grant in 2019 for a new entrance sign and improvements. The grant

was awarded to the Shelby County Youth Soccer Association through the City of Center for improvements at the new soccer facility.

“The complex has three adult soccer fields which can be divided into smaller fields for younger players,” said Hector Pineda, president of the association. “We have about 200 kids in the program and it’s growing. Improvements being made to the fields have also been aided by donations from the Center Noon Lions Club and the Rotary Club of Center,” he added.

• Preserve natural spaces Focus on the preservation and conservation of natural open spaces that make Center unique.

• Center’s Portacool Park The splash pad/spray pad At Center’s Portacool Park was slated for maintenance and upgrading at a cost of about $65,000 for repairs and resurresur facing at the popular water feature.

The entrance to Center So ccer Park built with funding fro ma John Harris Community Fun d grant. (Leon Aldridge photo )

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Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library 619 Tenaha Street 936-598-5522 John D. Windham Civic Center 146 Express Blvd.

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Center High School’s Roughrider marching band.

Center High School’s dance line, The Chaparrals.

Center ISD experiencing growth on every campus

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enter Independent School Districtis a K-12 public education school system located in the heart of the Pineywoods of East Texas.

Positioned at the geographical middle of Shelby County, Center is the county seat and home of the largest school district in the county.

Early this year the district launched a search for a new superintendent to replace long time Supt. Dr. James Hockenberry who resigned in December to accept a position with Longview ISD. At

this writing a permanent replacement had not been named and Dr. Arnie Kelley was serving the district on an interim basis.

The district is in the middle of a $30 million construction campus realignment program which should see major changes in 2020 and well into 2021. Ground is expected to be broken this year on Roughrider Coliseum, a multi-purpose event center which will be connected to the existing wing of Center High School which houses the band hall and will face Roughrider Drive.

Center Independent School District Administration Center ISD School School Board Members John Henry Holloway, Allison Johnson, Daphne LaRock, Casey Lout, Matthew Mettauer, Traci Willoughby and Deuce Wulf Administration Superintendent: Dr. Brian Morris

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F.L. Moffett Primary School Principal: Inez Hughes Assistant Principal: Angela Downing

Center Middle School Principal: Jake Henson Assistant Principal: Amber Mathews

Center Elementary School Principal: Lana Whitworth Assistant Principal: Crystal Chisenhall

Center High School Interim Principal: Gayla Miller Assistant Principal: Jeremy Small

Center Intermediate School Principal: Lee Masterson Assistant Principal: James Bealsey

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Tiered seating will be included for the 1,300 seating capacity gym with a full-sized basketball court and a concourse surrounding the second floor of the structure.

Construction will take approximately 14 months.

For the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, a major realignment of grades is planned after construction at the F.L. Moffett Primary campus is complete.

The Moffett expansion and renovation includes 50,000 square feet of new academic space with a new full-size gym, 6-bed nurse station, 30 classrooms, parking and driveways, and security improvements.

When that happens, Moffett will include pre-kindergarten through second grade; Center Elementary will house grade 3-5; Center Intermediate will no longer exist; Center Middle School will remain serving grades 6-8; while Center High School will remain a ninth grade through 12th grade campus.

Center Middle School construction is expected to get underway in mid-2020. Some of the new construction will attach to the existing building while the project also includes some remodeling of the existing Center Middle School.

CISD officials say the district is committed to preparing students for their future. Along with the district’s award winning extracurricular program, CISD provides enriching academic experiences.

For example, Center High School (CHS) offers a robust Career and Technical Education program including small animal management/livestock production, veterinary medical applications, horticulture science, welding, construction management, graphic design and illustration, accounting, hospitality and tourism, information technology and forensic science. Additionally, CHS provides and funds the tuition for dual-credit coursework, with a Panola College facility adjacent to it.

CISD is rated a Conference 4A District in the University of Interscholastic League for academic and athletics completion and is home to the Roughriders.

CISD has six (6) campuses and approximately 2,700 students.

Center High School sports programs make the Roughriders perennial district contenders.

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Long history, bright future mark Excelsior ISD

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xcelsior ISD is located in the Aiken community and offers classes for kindergarten through eight grades.

With a variety of educational programs, school board, administrators, teachers and staff focus on preparing students for the journy to high school and beyond by laying a strong foundation.

The Historical marker dedicated in early 2019 commemorates what is now Excelsior Independent School District as being the only Common School in Shelby County, Texas remaining out

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said the school is small in size but large on an educational focus.

“We are a very small school, but we are big on family and values,” she said. “Numerous families have seen several generations attend Excelsior and add to its long heritage,” she said. Excelsior School is at the heart of the local community, a community who supports, influences and guarantees stability for the school for generations to come.

Scates said Excelsior is well known for accepting transfer students from larger

surrounding school districts. The school is known for its small class size which allows teachers to provide more personalized instruction.

“Sometimes a student needs to be in a smaller environment where innocence is protected,” she said.

Excelsior offers an education along with kindness and encouragement to all students so they can be the best they can be and take responsibility for the many issues they are facing today, Scates said.

Panola College providing higher education opportunities

anola College is a thriving and award-winning community college headquartered in Carthage serving students in the counties of Shelby, Panola, Harrison and Marion.

The college has been recognized leader in the junior college field on multiple fronts.

It has been designated “A Great

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of approximately 90 common schools in the late nineteenth century. In 1895 the school was known as Walnut Grove School No. 47.

The school also serves as a focal point of the Aiken community. An example of that was held earlier this year when the school hosted a well-attended political forum for all Shelby County candidates. The event was combined with a supper and cake auction benefitting the school.

Barbara Scates, network administrator for the district,

College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

In addition, Panola College has been awarded Center for Digital Education’s “Digital Community College Award” in the small college’s division seven times since 2003.

The college has been a leader in working with area school districts to provide col-

lege credit through dual credit programs.

Among area school districts Panola College has established dual credit partnerships with are Center ISD, Timpson ISD, Tenaha ISD, Joaquin ISD, Shelbyville ISD and Garrison ISD. Panola officials say four-year colleges and universities are readily accepting academic credits. However, students are encouraged to contact the admissions office at the receiving institution to verify policies and requirements.

The Shelby College Center is one of two Panola College sites in Center. The second site is the Shelby Regional College Center.

Shelby College Center offers

face-to-face programs as well as adult and continuing education in the areas of cosmetology, licensed vocational nursing and adult and continuing education courses. It is located at 3600 Loop 500, Center. For more information call (936) 598-9543.

The Panola College Regional Training Center is located adjacent to the Center High School campus at 678 Roughrider Drive. For more information call (936) 591-9075.

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HUXLEY

Huxley features lots of ‘helping hands’ Toledo Bend always provides stunning sunsets.

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uxley Helping Hands is a non-profit organization which reflects the giving spirit of this small rural Shelby County community tucked away on the shore of Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Each the all-volunteer group distributes about 5,000 pounds of food each month to residents of Shelby County who qualify under state low income guidelines.

The non-profit agency was formed in 2012 by a small group at the Lydia Missionary Baptist Church in Huxley. Jessica Kay, who is in charge of the compliance with the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler and monthly food orders, said the non-profit agency came together over a bible study.

“Some of the young couples did a bible study called, ‘Crazy Love’ by Francis Chan,” said Kay. “When we got through with that study, we felt like we wanted to find a way to show Christ’s love in our community in a practical way. We decided that a food pantry would be a good way to do both.”

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Huxley Helping Hands volunteer, Yvonne O’Rear, said that after seeing the young adults in their church start up the non-profit organization, “us older folks just started to help.”

The organization uses all of their budget on food. With no kind of fundraisers or events to raise money for the food pantry, Huxley Helping Hands is supported financially by two main churches; the Ephesus church and Smyrna church.

“Volunteers are the heart of this agency,” said Kay. “Without the people who care and are willing to work for free; there would not be a pantry.”

Anyone interested in finding out more about Huxley Helping Hands or looking for a way to get involved and give back to the community, you can contact Jessica Kay at (936) 572 - 3463.

Huxley’s volunteer fire department offers another example of how the community pulls together to both help others locally and people in

need in the larger world.

The Huxley Volunteer Fire Department may be one of the smallest in Shelby County, but it consists of a dedicated group of volunteers who do what they need to in order to protect and serve the area.

To help support the community’s firefighting volunteers residents come together each autumn for the Huxley Fall Festival. Fun and fellowship are benefits of the event but the main reason is to raise funds for the Huxley VFD. The event usually consists

of a big barbecue with a chicken plate, a cake walk and big raffle with about 30 guns raffled off.

Another source of funding for the department comes from the water department where patrons can add $1 to their monthly bill that goes to the Huxley VFD. For water utilities, Huxley area residents are served by the City of Huxley Water Utilities Department. To reach Huxley City Hall During normal business hours residents may call 936-368-2633 or 936-368-2266.

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A community where neighbors help neighbors

ocated on the northern shore of Toledo Bend Reservoir, Joaquin is a small town steeped in history whose leaders focus on serving the needs of the present as they plan for the future.

Among recently completed projects in Joaquin in 2019 was the construction of a new home for the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department.

William Baker serves at mayor of the The City Of Joa-

quin, working with a council which meets regularly to focus on serving the city’s residents.

For community needs, Joaquin area residents have a habit of stepping up to support fundraisers, whether for Joaquin Independent School District programs, to help fund the volunteer fire department or to step and help their neighbors in time of need.

The community’s fire department offers a good example of the willingness of residents to contribute to the betterment of all. The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1973 and started when the mayor of Joaquin decided that the town needed a fire department.

Until that time the Logansport Fire Department had been assisting with all emergency needs for the residents of Joaquin.

The Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department holds a cap of 30 members at any given time, with more residents wanting to join every year.

Joaquin VFD members are constantly training to become better and more efficient at helping people. On the second Monday of every month, members of the VFD meet and train on different and new techniques including the use of the jaws of life, extracting a person from a vehicle or accident, and more.

The VFD also has mutual aid agreements with every other VFD and fire department in Shelby County and Logansport, and have been known to help these other organizations at any time

needed.

The community of Joaquin was founded in 1885 as a stop and station for the Houston, East and West Texas Railway.

The land was donated by Benjamin Franklin Morris, and the site was named for his grandson Joaquin, according to local history.

The post office was opened in the following year. Over the decades Joaquin operated as a shipping point for cotton and lumber.

On the educational front, with Ryan Fuller serving as superintendent, Joaquin ISD has approximately 700 students who have excelled in academics, sports and UIL competition.

The district’s mission statement is “To build a positive and safe educational environment with collaboration of staff, students and community.”

Like for many smaller communities, the schools serve as a focus for everything from carnivals and football games to graduation exercises. In the fall when the Joaquin Rams are on the playing field, the show of support is evident with grandstands filled with fans.

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Welcome to

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Steeped in history, home of champions

helbyville is a rural community in Shelby County where a big part of community pride is focused on the Shelbyville Independent School District.

While the Shelbyville area was first settled in the 1820s, it has had a formal educational presence since the the 1860s. Fast forward to 2020, the Shelbyville ISD has a reputation for excellence both in academics and extracurricular activities.

One of the biggest pieces of news in 2020 is the fact the Shelbyville Dragons boys basketball team won the opportunity to once again represent the community at the Class 2A UIL Boys State Championship.

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak the state tournament was cancelled and the team, which was already on the bus heading to San Antonio, was forced to turn around and head back home.

The school system also has a strong tradition of excelling in Texas UIL academic competitions and the 2019-2020 school year was no exception.

Yet another example of where students and educators from the school district have excelled over the years is the Shelbyville High School band. It has a history of excellence and unwavering tradition.

Shelbyville Dragon Band members not only cheer on their fellow students during football season, but they also participate in competitions all throughout

Regulators, who, as their name implies, wanted to “regulate” the activities of rivals. Naturally, the Moderators wanted to “moderate” being “regulated,” McDonald said.

“Trouble brewed between rival groups who had settled along Shelby County was estabthe border between Louisiana lished in 1836, and for the and Texas earlier in the century next 30 years Shelbyville was when neither the United States the county seat. R.L. Parker, or Spain made much effort to who was county clerk in 1866, control the area,” he said. decided that the county seat “Land swindling, cattle should be in the “center” of the rustling, and various other afcounty. That same year, the state fronts provided the fuel and the legislature passed an act requir- spark for the war,” McDonald ing counties to have centrally said. Deaths on one side or the located seats. other always required avengShelbyville was not so quick ing and the fighting continued, to relinquish the county records. sometimes reaching the level of So Parker, a man of action, drove actual battles. an ox cart to the courthouse door in Shelbyville one night and took them with some help.

According to local history, the Boles Field records were placed under armed guard in a log cabin near the geographic center of the county and the city of Center was born.

Shelbyville was originally known as Nashville and served as the county seat for the District of Tenaha, which would later become Shelby County. In the early 1840s the Shelbyville area was the scene of a feud known as the Regulator-Moder-ator War which dragged on from 1839 until 1844, according to a account by the late East Texas historian Archie McDonald.

One side was called the

the school year.

The military style marching band is made up of about 70 student musicians in grades eight through twelve.

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President Sam Houston, who was familiar with the area and its residents, at first said that the only thing to do was let the Regulators and Moderators fight it out.

“But In 1844 Houston sent Travis G. Brooks and Alexander Horton with militia to end the fighting,” he said. “They arrested 10 men from both sides, but only a truce negotiated

by Judge William B. Ochiltree, Isaac Van Zandt, and David S. Kaufman convinced the sides to quit fighting, at least temporarily.

“Ironically, within two years some Regulators and Moderators fought side by side against Mexican troops in the war against Mexico,” McDonald said.

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ity officials here are working to build upon the community’s rich history as Tenaha forges its way to the future, according to Mayor Michael Baker.

Among new Tenaha area business growth was the completion in mid-2019 of the Livestock Nutrition Center.

The modern facility serves a large geographical area in the region, providing custom mixed livestock feeds.

On the educational front Tenaha Independent School District has a long tradition of meeting and exceeding the needs of students on both the academic and extracurricular arenas.

School board members here adopted goals for that include targeting of the academic areas of writing, early childhood literacy and middle school history for improvement.

Superintendent Scott Tyner

said strengthening the Tenaha ISD’s early childhood literacy should be an ongoing goal.

“It is so vitally important to any success that we will have down the road for these kiddos,” he said. “We would probably all agree that early childhood literacy should always be an academic reach for us.”

Tyner said he is proud of the record Tenaha ISD has blazed.

“With one of the most diverse student populations in the state of Texas, I am proud of our record of state accountability and competitive success, he said. A big part of the success of both the present and future for the district comes from the solid performance of the past.

“We definitely can back up our efforts with a lineage of success from the Tigers of yesterday,” Tyner said. “Today’s Tigers will be pushed to set new bars of achievement and pave

the way for the next generation.”

For the 2019-2020 school year the district’s school board continues to work on a plan developed through the vision of a district committee, which established the “Tenaha ISD District of Innovation” plan with specific goals outlined through the end of the 20122022 school year.

“Win every day” is the motto of the plan while “Experience for All” is the title of the mission statement for the plan to help ensure students from all backgrounds are included.

An example of community pride and how Tenaha residents have joined together to enhance the future is a group called TENaha TOGETHER. It is a 10-person committee with representation from the school, the city, the Tenaha Businessmen’s Club, and at-large members of the community to

come together and simply seek to raise funds for community improvement projects.

Among projects TENaha TOGETHER has targeted are Christmas lights and decorations, welcome signage on major highways and new decorative banners and bunting for town.

For a patriotic Fourth of July celebration in Shelby County, Tenaha is the place to be.

Raymond Jackson Stadium on the Tenaha ISD campus has a rich tradition of hosting live entertainment featuring Gospel groups and then of capping the evening with a fireworks display.

The event also features plenty of food and refreshments along with a time for community residents to come together to either bring lawn chairs and blankets to the football field or sit in the bleachers at the stadium to enjoy the free show.

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A community filled with pride

impson may be a small Shelby County community, but it is one filled with dedicated residents and workers willing to strive to improve quality of life.

A prime example of that giving spirit is the Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce.

The all-volunteer organization strives to advance the general welfare and prosperity of the Timpson area.

Paul Smith serves as president of the Timpson Chamber of Commerce, which helps coordinate the largest community event of the year — Timpson’s Frontier Days. The chamber also helps promote local businesses with ribbon cuttings and other shows of support.

The City of Timpson is lead by Mayor Debra Smith and strives to provide residents with a variety of basic services. Among the entities operating in conjunction with the city is the Timpson Economic Development Corp., which works to keep the local economy vibrant.

Timpson ISD, under the leadership of Dr. Mid Johnson, superintendent, has been and continues to be a leader in both the county and the region is expanding educational horizons for its students.

The district officers a variety of dual credit programs and certification programs which can allow students to graduate from high school at the same time they have

accumulated hours of college credit. In recent years several students have actually earned their college associate’s degree by the time they graduated from high school.

The TISD Collegiate Center and Event Center serves as a focal point for the district.

The new 55,000-square-foot Collegiate Center, gym, dressing areas, stage, weight area, classrooms, commons area and vocational educational area is a dream and vision for the district which was dedicated in 2019.

For mid-summer fun in early July the place to be in Shelby County is Timpson where downtown is transformed into a carnival midway and live music and

entertainment fills the air for Frontier Days.

The 2020 edition of Frontier Days promises to provide loads of entertainment with be a variety of food available. One of the big draws for Frontier Days annually is the parade (please check with city or chamber officials for parade details.)

Organizers say this is the 58th year for one of the largest community gatherings in Timpson takes place.

Among the attractions popular with the younger set normally is a petting zoo providing an opportunity for guests to get up close and personal with barnyard animals and some more exotic animals, such as lamas.

Lake Timpson at dawn.

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If years past can be used as an example, there is a good chance guests can hear some great Gospel concert sounds in venues like First Baptist Church Timpson. Past groups have included the Calvary Boys & Trio, Broken Vessels and Paul’s Journey.

The best of country music and entertainment is scheduled on the downtown stage during Frontier Days.

Outside of Frontier Days, Timpson is filled with history and is close to a number of great recreational lakes within an hour’s drive or less. For residents and guests alike a low-impact but challenging sport has come to Timpson in the form of disc golf.

A disc golf course on previously undeveloped property at So So Park in Timpson has resulted in renewed use of that facility from both local residents and visitors alike.

Timpson Disc Golf is a full 18-hole course with a challenging and fun terrain located in So So Park.

Timpson’s Frontier Da ys Carnival is always buzzing with fun.

Timpson High School graduates ready for the next step in life.

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CHAMBER MEMBERS 1st National Bank of Hughes Springs (936) 248-3991 210 Main St. Tenaha, Texas 75974 4 C Electrical Services (936) 591-9889 1595 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 936 CrossFit (936) 332-1415 1255 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935

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A-1 Smith Portable Toilets (936) 291-3526 313-A FM 3478 Huntsville, Texas 77320 AA Storage (936) 598-6370 1400 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Accolade Hospice (936) 568-0709 2708 N. University Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Ace Flowers & Gifts (936) 275-3513 125 East Columbia St. San Augustine, TX 75972 Ace Hardware of East Texas (936) 598-2734 5438 Loop 500 E Center, Texas 75935 Adams Barber & Beauty Salon (936) 598-8448 424 Hwy 96 North Center, TX 75935 AEP/SWEPCO (903) 234-7352 1221 Karnes Road Longview, Texas 75604 Affinity Hospice (936) 657-4050 1400 Tenaha Street Suite C Center, TX 75935 Alexander, Lankford & Hiers (936) 632-7771 4000 S. Medford Dr. Lufkin, Texas 75901 All God’s Creatures (936) 590-4619 909 FM 2026 Center, TX 75935 All Hours Fitness (936) 598-7400 122 Austin Street Center, Texas 75935

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ALLCOM AT&T (936) 598-2226 854 Hurst St. Ste. 100 Center, Texas 75935 Allegiance Mobile Health (936) 591-9990 1466 Loop 500 Center, Texas 75935 America’s Best Value Inn (936) 598-3384 1005 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 American Cancer Society (936) 634-2940 212 Gene Samford Dr. Lufkin, Texas 75904 American Red Cross (936) 634-6013 504 West Frank Ave. Lufkin, Texas 75904 American State Bank (936) 590-4500 163 Cass-Caid Dr. Center, Texas 75935 Andrea McElroy (936) 332-5967 Center, TX 75935 Around The Town (936) 554-5822 P.O. Box 630955 Center, TX 75935 ASAP Roofing & Construction (936) 591-4705 2947 Specialty Dr Unit 4 Tyler, TX 75707 Aurora Concepts, LLC (936) 591-8171 233 Hurst Street, Suite B Center, TX 75935 Austin Bank (936) 254-2494 352 Jacob St. Timpson, Texas 75975 Austin Finance (936) 598-6501 854 Hurst St. Ste. 110 Center, Texas 75935 Automatic Gas Co of Tenaha (936) 598-4449 148 Wall St. Tenaha, Texas 79574 Automotive Collision Specialist (936) 598-3210 548 Hwy 7 E Center, Texas 75935 Axley & Rode LLP (936) 634-6621 P.O. Box 1388 Lufkin, Texas 75902

B B Ford Creative (936) 275-7470 530 FM 3230 San Augustine, TX 75972 B&S A/C and Heating (936) 332-2146 2061 CR 4020 Timpson, TX 75975 B. Barton Decor (936) 347-3646 187 N US Hwy 59 Garrison, TX 75946 Badders Law Firm, PC 936-564-6181 123 San Augustine St. Center, TX 75935 Baldwin Tree Service (936) 590-1881 490 CR 3148 Center, TX 75935 Bancorp South (936) 347-2241 170 US Hwy 59 S Garrison, TX 75946 Barbara Scates 936-591-1047 3845 County Road 1168 Center, TX 75935 Best Western Plus Classic Inn & Suites (936) 591-0002 210 Moffett Dr. Center, Texas 75935 Better Business Bureau (800) 443-0131 P.O. Box 6652 Tyler, Texas 75711 Bird Forestry (936) 598-3053 2557 State Highway 7 East Center, Texas 75935 Blake Furniture (936) 598-3351 108 Selma Center, Texas 75935 Bob’s Pawn & Gun Shop (936) 598-9014 905 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 Boles Enterprises (936) 598-6346 P.O. Box 1169 Center, Texas 75935 Boles Feed Company, Inc. (936) 598-3061 101 Porter Street Center, Texas 75935 Boles Feed Nacogdoches, LLC (936) 564-2671 913 South Street Nacogdoches, TX 75961

Boom Boom Photo Booth (936) 657-4848 1192 Hwy 7 E Center, Texas 75935 Borders Poultry Supply, Inc. (936) 598-6297 595 State Hwy 87 South Center, Texas 75935 Bounds AV, Inc. (936) 591-1875 One West Austin Street Center, Texas 75935 Bounds Insurance (936) 598-2421 One West Austin Street Center, Texas 75935 Bradshaw Construction (936) 368-2629 343 CR 2650 Shelbyville, TX 75973 Brett Shirley, DDS, MD, FACS (936) 657-0120 4800 NE Stallings Dr Suite 113 Nacogdoches, TX 75965 Brookshire Bros.

(936) 598-7656 105 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Bryant Insurance Agency (936) 598-3331 318 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Burke Center (936) 676-1225 2001 South Medford Dr. Lufkin, Texas 75901

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C A Poultry Applicators LLC 936-598-9470 142 Catco Drive Center, Texas 75935 C O R Boutique (936) 591-9910 110 Cora Street Center, TX 75935 C. Scott Massey, CPA, LLC (936) 598-9330 45 Porter Street Center, Texas 75935 CASA of Deep East Texas (936) 591-9553 131 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Cataract, Glaucoma, Cornea & Retina Consultants of East Texas (936) 564-3600 3302 N.E. Stallings Dr Nacogdoches, TX 75965 CCP Property Management, LLC (936) 590-2237 1402 FM 2975 Center, TX 75935

Cecil’s Wheels (936) 591-0448 158 SH 7 E Center, TX 75935 Celebrations Events & Travel (888) 394-0117 1649 CR 1092 Center, TX 75935 Cellular One (936) 591-9292 645 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Center Broadcasting / KDET, KQBB, KXXE Radio (936) 598-3304 307 San Augustine Street Center, Texas 75935 Center Chiropractic (936) 598-5200 201 San Augustine Street Center, Texas 75935 Center Christian Academy (936) 598-7156 2398 Hwy 87 North Center, Texas 75935 Center Country Club Pro Shop (936) 598-5513 3839 Hwy 96 N Center, TX 75935 Center Floral & Gifts (936) 598-2413 135 Shelbyville Street Center, Texas 75935 Center Glass (936) 598-9190 1414 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 Center Health & Harmony (936) 598-4987 811 Nacogdoches St. Center, Texas 75935 Center ISD (936) 598-5642 107 PR 605 Center, Texas 75935 Center Motor Company (936) 598-3361 825 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 Center Nutrition Spot (936) 615-4188 500 Hurst Street Center, TX 75935 Center RV (936) 598-8383 220 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Center Tire Company (936) 598-4253 880 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935

Center Welding (936) 598-3131 1088 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 Center’s Best Donuts (936) 591-9274 1026 Shelbyville Street Center, TX 75935 CenterPoint Energy / Entex (800) 259-5544 P.O. Box 153724 Lufkin, Texas 75915 Century 21 Action Team (936) 598-6157 1400 Tenaha St., Ste. A Center, Texas 75935 Chaps Bar-B-Q (936) 598-4404 886 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial (936) 639-7163 1201 W. Frank St. Lufkin, TX 75904 Chicken Express (936) 598-9100 323 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 Chief Imaging (936) 598-2976 614 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Children’s Dental Center (936) 427-9070 128 Nacogdoches St. Center, TX 75935 Cinco de Mayo Meat Market (936) 332-9855 128 Tenaha St, Center, TX 75935 Citizens Bank-Center Branch (936) 598-8541 140 Austin St. Center, Texas 75935 City of Center (936) 598-2941 617 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 City of Joaquin (936) 269-3021 104-B Water St. Joaquin, Texas 75954 City of Tenaha (936) 248-3841 238 N George Bowers Drive Tenaha, Texas 75974 City of Timpson (936) 254-2421 456 Jacob St. Timpson, Texas 75975

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CHAMBER MEMBERS Cline Family Medicine (936) 657-1944 630 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Cobb-VantressTimberlake Farm (936) 254-2970 4599 Hwy 84 W Timpson, TX 75975 Collins Pest Control (936) 590-0941 1349 US Hwy 96 N Center, TX 75935 Cornerstone Construction (936) 269-9999 13089 St. Hwy 7 E Joaquin, Texas 75954 Cornerstone Physical Therapy and Balance Center (318) 280-0280 204 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 Countryside RV Park (936) 590-4288 5218 State Hwy 7 E Center, Texas 75935 Covington Lumber & Construction Co. (936) 598-2907 1595 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Cricket Wireless (936) 598-9968 750 Hurst Street Suite A Center, TX 75935

D Daily News & More (936) 201-2449 P.O. Box 1769 Hemphill, TX 75948 Dairy Queen (936) 598-5207 401 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 David’s Auto & Diesel Repair (936) 598-3139 302 Cora Street Center, TX 75935 Davmar Gallery (936) 591-2971 132 Nacogdoches St. Center, TX 75935 Dazzle Me Pink & Blue (936) 427-5073 902 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Deb’s Boutique (936) 590-4077 111 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935

Deep East Texas Electric Co-Op (936) 275-2314 P.O. Box 736 San Augustine, Texas 75972 Dependable Arms (936) 598-3509 1132 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Despino’s Tire Service (936) 590-9470 159 US Hwy 96 S Center, TX 75935 Dialysis Clinic Inc. (936) 598-7351 171 Loop 500 North Center, Texas 75935 Doches Credit Union (936) 598-2330 792 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Doggie Day Spa (936) 598-9411 518 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Don Wheeler, Attorney (936) 598-2925 101 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Donny Fountain Construction Co. Inc (936) 554-2262 1385 Hwy 87 N Center, TX 75935 Dr. Daniel Weaver, DDS., MS, Orthodontist (936) 564-9320 1520 E Starr Avenue Nacogdoches, TX 75961 Dr. Debrah J. Worsham, DDS (936) 598-2626 215 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 Dr. Florencio Singson, MD (936) 598-2933 602 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Dr. Jerry Hopkins (936) 598-6626 P.O. Box 1923 Center, Texas 75935 Dr. Kyle Coffin (936) 598-6181 514 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Drewery Construction Co., Inc. (936) 560-1534 902 SE Stallings Drive Nacogdoches, Texas 75964 Duran Pools & Spas (936) 564-4461 8724 Hwy 259 Nacogdoches, TX 75965

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E East Techs IT, LLC 936-368-2292 13305 FM 139 Shelbyville, TX 75973 East Texas Asphalt Co. (936) 598-5828 2141 Loop 500 East Center, Texas 75935 East Texas Awards & Engraving (936) 598-8231 118 Nacogdoches St. Center, Texas 75935 East Texas Carpets (936) 564-6742 1115 N. University Dr. Nacogdoches, TX 75961 East Texas Collision Center (936) 598-4745 2071 Loop 500 East Center, TX 75935 East Texas Hydromulching (936) 560-9999 Center, TX 75935 East Texas Poultry Supply (936) 598-2445 1592 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 East Texas Press (936) 254-3618 181 CR 4763 Timpson, Texas 75975 East Texas Towing & Storage (936) 598-3139 302 Cora Street Center, TX 75935 Edward Jones (936) 598-2253 403 Nacogdoches St. Ste. 400 Center, Texas 75935 Edward Jones & Co. (936) 598-5011 832 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Elara Caring (936) 590-9303 202 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Elite Hair Design 936-598-7633 125 Foster Drive Center, TX 75935 Elliott & Waldron/Shelby County Title, Inc. (936) 598-2971 413 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Endless Possibilities (936) 591-0500 892 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935

Ephesus Baptist Church (936) 598-9857 10752 State Hwy 87 S Shelbyville, TX 75973 Executive Inn & Suites (936) 269-9100 12449 US Hwy 84 E Joaquin, Texas 75954

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Factory Connection, LLC (936) 598-4535 123 West Austin St. Center, Texas 75935 Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, LLP (936) 598-2981 413 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Family Traditions (936) 280-9935 246 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Farmers State Bank (936) 598-3311 115 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Few Ready Mix Concrete (936) 598-5547 2692 Loop 500 East Center, Texas 75935 First Baptist Church (936) 598-3495 117 Cora St. Center, TX 75935 First Financial Bank (936) 560-1774 1602 East Starr Ave Ste 104 Nacogdoches, TX 75961 First United Methodist Church (936) 598-2707 211 Porter Street Center, TX 75935 First United Pentecostal Church (936) 598-3646 1229 Southview Circle Center, TX 75935 Fish and Still Equipment (936) 564-7303 3927 NW Stallings Nacogdoches, TX 75964 Focused Care of Center (936) 598-2483 501 Timpson St. Center, Texas 75935 Foley Rentals (903) 693-6525 2178 SE Loop 59 Carthage, Texas 75633

Fredonia Hotel & Convention Center (936) 564-1234 200 North Fredonia St. Nacogdoches, TX 75961

G G & G Lock & Safe (936) 564-1893 916 Park Street Nacogdoches, TX 75961 Gaddy Medical Equipment and Supplies (936) 590-4464 300 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Game Changer Health (936) 488-1611 233 Hurst STreet Suite B Center, TX 75935 Gatherings (936) 598-6244 110 Austin St. Center, Texas 75935 General Shelters of Texas, Ltd. (936) 598-3389 Hwy 87 N Center, Texas 75935 Generations Concrete (936) 556-5193 840 CR 3717 Joaquin, TX 75974 Georgia Poultry Equipment Company (936) 569-8770 2308 SE Stallings Drive Nacogdoches, TX 75961 Golden Eye Clinic (936) 598-8501 702 Louisiana St. Center, Texas 75935 Goodwill of East Texas (936) 591-8014 1233 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Gordmans (936) 590-4498 677 Hurst Center, TX 75935 Gotcha Covered Boutique (936) 591-2030 106 S. Broadway St. San Augustine, TX 75972 Grace Manor (936) 598-3611 325 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Granny B’s Sno-Cones (936) 488-2863 Center, TX 75935

H H & R Block (936) 598-4128 203 West Austin Center, Texas 75935 H & S Discount Foods (936) 598-3583 705 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Hallmark Center Fixture Operations (936) 598-1250 1010 Logansport St. Center, Texas 75935 Halo Branded Solutions (903) 693-2344 3224 Ashville Path Bryan, Texas 77808 Hampton Inn & Suites (936) 598-4447 141 Express Blvd.

Center, Texas 75935 Hardy’s Machine & Welding, Inc. (936) 598-4382 600 Railroad Ave. Center, Texas 75935 Hawkeye Hunting Club (936) 598-1000 Hwy 87 S Center, Texas 75935 Heart Institute of East Texas (936) 635-2334 233 Hurst St., Suite B Center, Texas 75935 Heart to Heart Hospice (936) 699-6001 2102 S. John Redditt Lufkin, TX 75904 Heartsway Hospice of Northeast Texas (903) 690-9924 437 W. Panola Carthage, Texas 75633 Hello Beautiful Boutique (936) 332-2281 709 Southview Circle Center, TX 75935 Heritage Baptist Church (936) 598-3249 P.O. Box 211 Center, TX 75935 Heritage Land Bank (936) 564-8271 2519 N. Stallings Dr. Nacogdoches, Texas 75964 Hicks Mortuary (936) 598-3865 804 MLK Dr. Center, Texas 75935

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CHAMBER MEMBERS Hidden Creek Ranch (936) 598-5707 1111 Shelbyille St. Center, Texas 75935 High Roller Wells (936) 598-8587 1008 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 Hinckley Orthodontics (936) 564-1218 808 N University Drive Nacogdoches, TX 75961 Hines, Squyres & Associates, LLC (318) 352-6458 P.O. Box 2188 Natchitoches, LA 71457 Hissy Fit (936) 572-8572 208 Nacogdoches St. Center, TX 75935 Holiday Inn Express (936) 591-8101 143 Express Blvd.

Center, Texas 75935 Holiday Nursing & Rehabilitation (936) 598-3371 280 Moffett Dr. Center, Texas 75935 Hometown Tackle & Marine LLC (936) 598-6500 1694 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 Hope Community Medicine (936) 248-4673 157 Wall St. Tenaha, Texas 75974 Hospice of East Texas (936) 560-9277 1012 North St. Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Hot Headz Hair Studio (936) 590-4545 201 Austin St. Center, Texas 75935 Hound Dawg Catering Service (936) 275-7979 Rt 2 Box 433 San Augustine, TX 75972 Hughes Florist & Gifts (936) 598-9949 321 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Hughes Veterinary Clinic (936) 598-2120 664 State Hwy 7 E Center, Texas 75935 Huxley Bay Marina (936) 368-2494 13200 FM 2694 Shelbyville, Texas 75973

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I Ihlo Sales & Import (936) 598-2491 406 Payne St. Center, Texas 75935 Impressions Advertising Specialties (936) 591-1911 1105 CR 4314 Tenaha, Texas 75974 Intelligent Computer Concepts (936) 591-8112 Isch Plumbing Co., LLC (936) 598-3394 506 CR 2010 Center, Texas 75935 Ivan Smith Furniture (936) 598-2911 1141 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935

J J. Lout, Inc (936) 591-9782 748 Hwy 7 West Center, TX 75935 J.C. Lewis Construction, LLC (936) 598-3515 975 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 Jack’s Saw Shop (936) 598-4208 Hwy 96 S Center, Texas 75935 James Grocery (936) 598-6565 4746 Hwy 7 E Center, Texas 75935 Janell Grum Family Crisis Center of East Texas (936) 427-5140 616 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 JBA Financial Services (936) 598-2713 101 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 Jesse Wiggins Farms (936) 591-1075 125 Foster Street Center, Texas 75935 JML Management, INC (936) 591-9782 748 Hwy 7 W Center, Texas 75935 Joaquin ISD (936) 269-3128 11109 US Hwy 84 E Joaquin, Texas 75954

Joe’s Car Spa (936) 488-4000 1072 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 John Michael Burns Insurance (936) 427-5077 1123 Tenaha St Center, TX 75935 John Snider (936) 598-5688 P.O. Box 164 Center, Texas 75935 Johnson Produce (936) 598-2668 5770 Cr 1005 Center, TX 75935 Jon, Macy & Misty Bush Foundation (936) 269-3749 7756 Hwy 7 E Joaquin, Texas 75954 JTK Mgmt, Inc. (936) 591-9782 748 State Hwy 7 W Center, TX 75935 Judge James A Payne (936) 598-2981 200 San Augustine St., Ste 3 Center, TX 75935 Just In Time Sanitation Services/Ark La Tex Services (903) 693-9991 3159 SW Loop 436 Carthage, TX 75633 Just Stuff (936) 590-2639 213 Hurst Street Center, TX 75935

K K & L Contractors (936) 591-8333 748 Hwy 7 W Center, Texas 75935 Kimberly Barrow P.O. Box 851 Angleton, Texas 77516 Kimberly BordersRealtor (936) 554-5325 3134 FM 2913 Center, TX 75935 Kovar Capital (936) 899-5629 106 East Lufkin Ave Lufkin, TX 75901

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Lagrone Air Conditioning (903) 693-5105 1033 CR 3031 Carthage, TX 75633

Lake Country Inn (936) 598-2431 701 San Augustine St. Center, Texas 75935 Lakeside Village Assisted Living (936) 590-9300 1468 Loop 500 E Center, Texas 75935 Lasting Impressions (936) 598-6553 112 Foster St. Center, Texas 75935 Laura Whiddon Shortell, Health and Farm & Ranch Insurance Agent (214) 577-3530 P.O. Box 96 Joaquin, TX 75954 Law Office of Deck Jones (936) 598-5737 713 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Law Office of Jeff Adams (936) 598-4900 119 Logansport St. Center, Texas 75935 Lawrence Davis Photography (903) 736-3087 108 Selma Street Center, TX 75935 Leather & Lace Western Boutique (936) 427-5117 1991 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 Livestock Nutrition Center (936) 248-2010 7665 US Hwy 96 N. Tenaha, TX 75974 Longview Asphalt (903) 431-3511 P.O. Box 3661 Longview, Texas 75606 Lovell Appraisal Service (936) 598-2900 880 CR 1168 Center, TX 75935 Luke Brown Farms, LLC (936) 332-9455 Center, TX 75935 Luquette Chiropractic (936) 598-3200 232 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Lynda K. Russell, Attorney (936) 590-4803 609 Nacogdoches St. Center, Texas 75935

M M & M Construction (936) 488-9306 M & M Insurance Agency & Associates, LLC (936) 598-3793 832 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Main Street Marketing of East Texas (936) 591-7210 101 San Augustine Street, Suite 13 Center, TX 75935 Mangum Funeral Home (936) 598-3341 420 San Augustine Center, Texas 75935 Mann, Tindel & Thompson (903) 657-8540 300 West Main Henderson, TX 75652 Martin Bail Bonds (936) 591-7299 P.O. Box 1147 Center, TX 75935 Martin Kennel (936) 244-1930 512 CR 217 Center, TX 75935 Masterson Insurance Agency (936) 598-4359 312 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Mathews Real Estate (936) 598-7800 616 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 McAdams Propane Company (936) 598-7444 Hwy 96 N Center, Texas 75935 McDonald’s Messick Management, LLC (936) 591-0400 807 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 McWilliams & Son Heating and A/C (936) 622-2055 805 N. E. Stallings Drive Nacogodoches , TX 75961 Meeks Ventures (936) 598-4440 P.O. Box 803 Center, Texas 75935 Mike Perry Chevrolet Buick Kawasaki (936) 275-3421 101 W Main San Augustine, TX 75972

Montie Jones Insurance and Financial Services (936) 598-5757 713 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Mooney’s Emporium (936) 591-9798 107 San Augustine St. Center, Texas 75935 Morrison Insurance Agency, LLC (936) 598-2791 125 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Mr. & Mrs. Rayford Copelin, Jr. (936) 598-5642 169 CR 3765 Center, Texas 75935 Mrs. Dot Golding (936) 598-2905 223 FM 2788 Center, Texas 75935 Murphy USA #7731 (936) 598-2818 250 Roughrider Dr. Center, TX 75935

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Naca Valley Winery (936) 615-9394 9897 FM 1878 Nacogdoches, TX 75961 Nacogdoches Coca-Cola (936) 715-4705 3321 NW Stallings Dr. Nacogdoches, Texas 75964 Nacogdoches County United Way (936) 564-5869 1401 S. University Ste. D Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Nacogdoches Dental (936) 560-0698 4703 North East Stallings Nacogdoches, TX 75965 Nacogdoches Medical Center (936) 569-9481 4920 NE Stallings Dr. Nacogdoches, Texas 75965 Natural Texan Magazine (936) 427-5215 1494 CR 1168 Center, Texas 75935 NDemand, Inc. (281) 587-1944 1008 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935

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CHAMBER MEMBERS O OMNI Environmental Solutions (936) 591-8598 545 Loop 500 East Center, TX 75935

P Panola College (903) 693-2000 678 Roughrider Drive Center, Texas 75935 Parker’s Package Store (936) 591-8577 4280 State Hwy 87 South Center, TX 75935 Payne & Payne Home N’ Suchlike (936) 598-3382 105 San Augustine St. Center, TX 75935 Payne Rental (936) 598-3381 101 San Augustine St. Center, Texas 75935 Payne’s Community News (936) 598-3381 101 San Augustine St. Center, Texas 75935 Pete’s Pro Auto Care (936) 598-7704 667 US Highway 96 North Center, TX 75935 Pilgrim’s Pride (936) 598-3356 P.O. Box 632560 Nacogdoches, TX 75963-2560 Pine Colony Inn (936) 598-7700 500 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Pine Grove Nursing Center (936) 598-6286 246 Haley Dr. Center, Texas 75935 Pineywood Outreach Center (936) 591-0308 255 Haley Drive Center, Texas 75935 Pineywoods Beverage (936) 598-2700 716 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Pineywoods Seafood (936) 598-6661 1003 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Pixie Water Wells (936) 488-0375 1036 CR 3505 Center, TX 75935

Pizza Hut 936-598-6303 1007 Hurst St. Center, TX 75935 Plum Creek Creations (936) 572-8164 959 CR 3129 Center, TX 75935 Porterfield Timber (936) 598-4203 349 CR 1005 Center, Texas 75935 Post Acute Medical, LLC 1828 Good Hope Rd. #102 Enola, PA 17025 Primp Salon and Spa (936) 598-5353 126 Nacogdoches Street Center, Texas 75935 Printing & Designs Etc., Inc. (936) 591-8500 1097 FM 417 West Center, Texas 75935 Professional Title Services, Inc. (936) 591-8100 108 Foster St. Center, Texas 75935 Progressive Waste Solutions of Texas (800) 877-1777 2107 Hwy 135N Kilgore, Texas 75662 Pup-N-Sudz (936) 590-9073 397 Moffett Dr Center, TX 75935

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Quick Change Oil & Lube (936) 598-5823 328 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Quick Change Oil & Lube #4 (936) 269-4645 11070 US Hwy 84 E Joaquin, Texas 75954 Quick Stop, TimpsonJoaquin (936) 254-2423 674 N 1st Street Timpson, TX 75975

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R & D Distributing (936) 598-5361 331 Sanders St. Center, Texas 75935

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R & J Recycling & Disposal Center (936) 591-9695 Hwy 7 E Center, Texas 75935 Rancho Grande (936) 590-9607 816 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 Rapid Payday & Title Loans LLC (936) 598-9988 709 Southview Circle Center, TX 75935 Ray Jones Chevrolet (936) 598-6263 Hwy 96 N Center, Texas 75935 Raymond Construction (936) 598-5056 527 Loop 500 E Center, Texas 75935 Raymond Motor Company (936) 598-5654 301 San Augustine St. Center, TX 75935 Republic Services (800) 678-7274 P.O. Box 1139 Kilgore, Texas 75662 Ricky Blount Salon (936) 269-3115 13197 US 84 East Joaquin, Texas 75954 RIO Theatre (936) 598-9656 105 Nacogdoches St. Center, Texas 75935 Rodan & Fields with Angie Turk (936) 488-0715 P.O. Box 1328 Livingston, TX 77351 Ronnie and Serica Wilkins (936) 598-7427 1348 FM 2468 Center, Texas 75935 Roughrider Quick Lube (936) 598-9544 905 Hurst Street Center, TX 75935 Royal Buffet (936) 591-8897 902 Hurst Street Center, TX 75935 Russell Carpet One (936) 598-2888 509 US Hwy 96 N Center, Texas 75935 Ryan Pinkston Insurance (936) 598-2773 870 Hurst St Center, TX 75935

S S Goodwin Roof Service, LLC (936) 598-9131 2524 Hwy 96 N Center, Texas 75935 Sabine State Bank & Trust (936) 598-8995 205 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Saf-T-First Drug Testing (936) 590-9797 309 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 San Augustine Chamber of Commerce (936) 275-3610 611 W. Columbia San Augustine, TX 75972 Sand Hill Foundation LLC (936) 591-9000 159 US Hwy 96 S Center, TX 75935 Sand Hill Wrecker Service (936) 591-9000 216 CR 1005 Center, TX 75935 Sanford & Sons, Inc. (936) 598-4731 5364 CR 1005 Center, Texas 75935 Sassy Red’s, Inc. (936) 598-2447 1000 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 Scull Timber Company (936) 248-5200 100 Main St. Tenaha, Texas 75974 Security Finance (936) 598-2731 1141 Hurst St, Ste 300 Center, Texas 75935 Self Defense America (396) 591-8551 109 1/2 Shelbyville St. Center, TX 75935 Shani’s Catering (936) 368-2309 1960 CR 2450 Shelbyville, Texas 75973 Shelby County Appraisal District (936) 598-6171 724 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc. (936) 590-9864 131 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935

Shelby County Cruisers (936) 569-3666 P.O. Box 1453 Center, Texas 75935 Shelby County Farm Bureau Insurance (936) 598-2773 870 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 Shelby County Outreach Ministries (936) 598-4990 906 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Shelby County Today.

Com (936) 591-9334 202 Field Street Center, Texas 75935 Shelby County VFW Post 8904 (936) 598-2976 639 Hwy 96 N Center, Texas 75935 Shelby Energy Lodge, LLC (936) 598-3400 365 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Shelby Insurance Agency (936) 590-7236 113 Selma Street Center, TX 75935 Shelby Savings Bank (936) 598-5688 111 Selma Center, Texas 75935 Shelby Veterinary Associates (936) 598-3423 407 Moffett Dr. Center, Texas 75935 Shelbyville ISD (936) 598-2641 343 FM 417 W Shelbyville, TX 75973 Shoop Financial Services (936) 598-5300 220 Tenaha St. Center, TX 75935 Shoop Insurance (936) 598-9048 220 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Shootin’ Straight Taxidermy (936) 332-4419 536 CR 3505 Center, TX 75935 Signarama (936) 462-7446 4909 North Street, Suite #208 Nacogdoches, TX 75965

Sleep Inn & Suites (936) 590-9090 181 Civic Center Dr. Center, Texas 75935 Smith Sawmill Service (936) 254-3161 181 CR 4763/ Timpson, Texas 75975 Garrison, Texas 75946 Smoke House (936) 598-9689 1475 Loop 500 E Suite #2 Center, TX 75935 Sonic Drive-In (936) 598-9110 715 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 Southern Lemonade Boutique (936) 427-5166 229 San Augustine Street Center, TX 75935 Southern Reign Boutique (936) 598-9959 906 Hurst St. Center, TX 75935 Southern Seasons (936) 598-5009 214 Austin Street Center, Texas 75973 Spartan Stuctures (936) 598-6689 1084 Highway 7 East Center, Texas 75935 Specter Inc. DBA T/R’s Steaks & More (936) 598-4115 892 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 Spirit Outfitters (936) 462-8543 2920 Westward Dr. Nacogdoches, Texas 75965 St. John’s Episcopal Church 598-4101 1063 Southview Circle Center, TX 75935 Stadium Storage (936) 598-6157 Hwy 87 N Center, TX 75935 State Farm InsuranceChris Mayfield (936) 598-8492 908 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935

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CHAMBER MEMBERS State Farm InsuranceSandy Wheeler (936) 598-2640 621 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 State Representative Chris Paddie (512) 463-0556 102 W. Houston Marshall, Texas 75970 Steel Building Supply Inc. (936) 598-6373 1154 State Hwy 7 East Center, Texas 75935 Story-Wright Printing & Office Supply (936) 632-7727 807 North Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961

T Tammy Steptoe Realty (936) 598-2525 1102 Tenaha Street Center, Texas 75935 Taqueria Los Girasoles (936) 598-6711 181 US Highway 96 N Center, TX 75935 Telephone Directory of Texas, Inc. (903) 586-2987 404 Wynn Dr. Jacksonville, Texas 75766 Tera’s Serenity Now (936) 201-3900 561 Windcrest Dr. San Augustine, TX 75972 TerraStone Land Company LLC (936) 590-4909 2557 State Hwy 7 East Center, TX 75935 Terri Lacher, Author, Speaker (936) 598-3484 P.O Box 28 Center, TX 75935 Texan Credit Corp (936) 254-1900 357 Jacob Street Timpson, TX 75975 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (936) 598-7744 266 Nacogdoches St. Center, TX 75935

Texas Air Conditioning & Electric (936) 462-8030 8200 W State Hwy 7 Nacogdoches, TX 75963 Texas Quick Care (936) 598-3832 854 Hurst St., Suite 108 Center, Texas 75935 The Azalea House (214) 213-5522 333 Tenaha St. Center, TX 75935 The Balcony (936) 598-3521 120 Austin St. #A Center, Texas 75935 The Catch (936) 427-5051 919 Tenaha St. Center, TX 75935 The Century Shoppe (936) 598-4453 854 Hurst St. Ste. 102 Center, Texas 75935 The Coral Cactus (936) 254-9544 176 Bremond Street Timpson, TX 75975 The Hair Loft (936) 269-3001 12896 US Hwy 84 E Joaquin, TX 75954 The Honorable LeAnn Kay Rafferty (936) 598-9928 200 San Augustine Street, Suite 3 Center, TX 75935 The Light & Champion (936) 598-3377 137 San Augustine St. Center, Texas 75935 The Lily Farm and Nursery (936) 572-1962 10056 Hwy 7 West Center, Texas 75935 The Pink Boutique (936) 269-3001 12896 US HWY 84 Joaquin, TX 75954 The Pizzeria (936) 598-7117 225 San Augustine St. Center, Texas 75935

The Red Brick Social House (936) 591-1278 410 Nacogdoches st.

Center, TX 75935 The Sign Shop (936) 591-9198 158-B Cass-Caid Drive Center, Texas 75935 Thompson, Glymph & Haskins (936) 569-0000 4800 N.E. Stallings Dr., Ste 106 Nacogdoches, TX 75965 Timberwolf Lake Works LLC (936) 368-2704 152 CR 2789 Shelbyville, TX 75973 TMCE, LLP (936) 598-2964 137 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935 Toledo Automotive Supply (936) 598-2746 808 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Toledo Bend Lake.com (936) 427-7535 118 Lake Country Road Shelbyville, TX 75973 Toledo Finance (936) 598-2737 101 Nacogdoches St. Center, Texas 75935 Tomlin Insurance Store (936) 598-6165 102 Church St. Center, Texas 75935 Town & Country Real Estate (936) 598-6111 114 Nacogdoches St. Center, Texas 75935 Tractor Supply (936) 591-9683 1155 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 Trails End Grocery & RV (936) 368-7171 5437 FM 3172 Shelbyville, Texas 75973 Traylor & Associates (903) 581-0500 201 Cambridge Road Tyler, Texas 75703

Tri-County Community Action, Inc (936) 598-6315 214 Nacogdoches St. Center, Texas 75935 Tri-State Vacuum and Rental (936) 269-3195 8204 US Hwy 59N Tenaha, TX 75974 Triple J Feed, LLC (936) 598-4087 604 Loop 500 Center, Texas 75935 Twin Lakes Rehabilitation & Care Center (936) 275-2900 451 S. El Camino Crossing San Augustine, TX 75972 Twogether Designs Inc. (936) 591-9812 408 Shelbyville Street Center, Texas 75935 Tyson Foods (936) 598-2723 1019 Shelbyville St. Center, Texas 75935

U U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert (903) 939-1101 1121 ESE Loop 323, Ste. 206 Tyler, Texas 75701 Ultra Shade Plus (936) 598-6627 704 Southview Circle Center, Texas 75935 Ultra, Inc (936) 591-9782 748 State Hwy 7 W Center, TX 75935 University Rental (936) 560-0800 510 East Main St. Nacogdoches, Texas 75961

V Venetia’s Studio & America Cheer Elite (936) 569-7469 San Augustine St. Center, TX 75935

Viatrac Fertilizer, LLC (936) 590-4522 1100 Cotton Ford Road Center, TX 75935 Vieux Carre’ Photography (936) 590-0298 604 Pine St. Center, Texas 75935 Vintage Junkie/Java Junkie (936) 572-1882 225 Tenaha Street Center, TX 75935 Vision Source (936) 591-0808 106 Nacogdoches Street Center, Texas 75935

W Walmart Supercenter (936) 598-6131 765 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Ward Animal Hospital (936) 598-9178 549 Lakewood Drive Center, Texas 75935 Watson & Sons Funeral Home (936) 598-4331 1554 Hwy 7 East Center, Texas 75935 Watson Florist (936) 598-2402 421 San Augustine St. Center, Texas 75935 Wayne Christian Financial (936) 598-9966 204 Houston St. Center, Texas 75935 WesTech ET (936) 572-8447 113 Logansport Street Center, Texas 75935 WHATABURGER (936) 590-9898 421 North Timberland Lufkin, Texas 75901 Whiddon’s Carpet Cleaning (936) 269-3601 283 CR 3545 Joaquin, TX 75954

White Cottage Mercantile (936) 598-7467 401 Hurst Street Center, Texas 75935 Wiggins Farms (936) 598-8484 125 Foster Street Center, Texas 75935 Wilkins Counseling (936) 598-6413 325 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935 William Carroll Crawford Chapter DRT (936) 598-8081 420 King Street Center, Texas 75935 Windham Family Dental of Shelby County (936) 598-2923 406 Cora St. Center, Texas 75935 Woodforest National Bank (936) 598-8354 765 Hurst St. Center, Texas 75935 Workforce Solutions Lufkin (936) 598-2468 415 South 1st Street, Ste 110 B Lufkin, Texas 75901 Wright Chrysler Dodge Jeep (936) 598-8433 1858 Tenaha St. Center, Texas 75935

Y YGM Total Resource Campaigns, LLC (318) 294-2717 6117 Valley Forge Drive Rogers , Ar 72758

Z Zack’s Tint Shop (936) 590-4586 1419 St. Hwy 87 N Center, TX 75935

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