Shelby County News

The Texas Department of Transportation has closed roads in several East Texas counties following torrential rain over the last 24 hours.

Following heavy rainfall, wind and a possible tornado near Woden that the National Weather Service in Shreveport was tracking Thursday night, several county roads and local schools have closed today.

More than 30 bidders registered for Wednesday's auction in Santa Fe. Bids for two parcels in Texas brought in more than $9.4 million, while 38 parcels in New Mexico sold for more than $3.7 million.

The allegations of highway piracy leveled against Shelby County District Attorney Lynda Russell last year were outrageous enough.

A class action civil lawsuit against the Shelby County district attorney has caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union.

After being denied government representation, the Shelby County district attorney has asked the state if she can fund her defense in a civil suit using the same forfeited funds she is accused of illegally obtaining.

A Nacogdoches man faces a capital murder charge in connection with the June death of a former SFA football player after a local grand jury handed up an indictment Friday.

A 4-year-old boy fetching the mail on his bicycle was killed when a passing car struck him as he crossed state Highway 87 in Shelby County.

When John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865, he not only found a dark corner in American history; he may have became a part of Texas history, too.

According to Shelby County Sheriff Newton Johnson, his deputies responded to County Road 4314 on Monday morning when it was reported that the body of 17-year-old Lilli Sanchez of Center was discovered inside a house at a chicken farm.

A suspect has been identified in the homicide of a Shelby County woman, and authorities are attempting to locate the man, according to Shelby County Sheriff Newton Johnson.

Shelby County commissioners voted unanimously Friday to appoint Center businessman Rick Campbell as Shelby County judge, according to information released by www.ShelbyCountyLeader.com. Campbell will serve the unexpired term of the late John Tomlin, who died early Tuesday after losing a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

The Bureau of Land Management netted more than $7.8 million from its quarterly sale of 74 oil and natural gas leases in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas.

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The driver of the 18-wheeler has been taken to the hospital and has been listed in fair condition.

Friends and family are mourning the death of a former SFA football player shot multiple times during an apparent robbery attempt Saturday morning.

The Deep Bossier Shale natural gas deposit has created quite a buzz in east Texas, but its viability in northwest Louisiana is questionable considering its proximity to the Haynesville Shale, according to a local oil and gas expert.

A Lufkin man suffered severe injuries when he blacked out while driving Wednesday morning near Center, according to ShelbyCountyToday.com. About 8:15 a.m. Robert Ferguson, 29, was traveling east on state Highway 7 west one mile from Center in a 2008 Honda Civic, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Ryan McCasland.

For the past five years, aviation enthusiasts from across the state have gathered each May at the Center Municipal Airport to enjoy a day of aeronautical splendor at the annual Center Fly-In. They peruse antique airplanes and helicopters, watch their children go up in flight or sit back in a lawn chair and enjoy the remote aircraft show, says ...

The Timpson animal neglect case is an ongoing investigation. Shelby County deputies were ready to file civil seizure documents on Monday.