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Superintendent Ray West updates the Shelbyville ISD board on happenings around the district. Zack Clark | Light and Champion

Superintendent Ray West updates the Shelbyville ISD board on happenings around the district. Zack Clark | Light and Champion

Shelbyville board upholds parent grievance decision

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Upholding a parent grievance decision and approving the hiring of personnel were the action items at the Shelbyville ISD board regular meeting held on Thursday, June 12.
Juneteenth 2025

Juneteenth 2025

Juneteenth 2025

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
After a lapse in local community- wide observations, a Juneteenth celebration was held Thursday, June 19 at Hicks Mortuary in Center.
Jan Roe of Kologik Software presents the Shelby County Commissioners’ Court an addendum to replace the county jail’s management software. Zack Clark | Light and Champion

Jan Roe of Kologik Software presents the Shelby County Commissioners’ Court an addendum to replace the county jail’s management software. Zack Clark | Light and Champion

Court considers jail software upgrade, architectural service

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Key topics at the Shelby County Commissioners Court special meeting held on Wednesday, June 18 were training for a county new hire, considering architectural consultants and upgrades to the county jail integration software.
Winners in the Light and Champion Splash Kingdom Timberfalls of Nacogdoches giveaway are adding up! Be sure to check your paper to see if it has one of the lucky Golden Tickets inside that will entitle you to free tickets to Splash Kingdom. Multiple tickets will be hidden in copies of the Light and Champion each week throughout the summer. Stay tuned for other special giveaway opportunities, as well.

Winners in the Light and Champion Splash Kingdom Timberfalls of Nacogdoches giveaway are adding up! Be sure to check your paper to see if it has one of the lucky Golden Tickets inside that will entitle you to free tickets to Splash Kingdom. Multiple tickets will be hidden in copies of the Light and Champion each week throughout the summer. Stay tuned for other special giveaway opportunities, as well.

Ticket winners keep pouring in!

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Winners in the Light and Champion Splash Kingdom Timberfalls of Nacogdoches giveaway are adding up! Be sure to check your paper to see if it has one of the lucky Golden Tickets inside that will entitle you to free tickets to Splash Kingdom.

The Light and Champion lengthens its awards list

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
At the Texas Press Association convention and 2024 Better Newspaper Contest held over the past weekend in Denton, The Light and Champion won numerous awards in a wide variety of categories to continue its long history of garnering statewide recognition for its journalistic efforts.
Tenaha Mayor O’Neal Jones (right) was confronted by angry residents after a Tenaha city council meeting Monday evening which saw Police Chief Jake Metcalf dismissed from his position. David Danley | Light and Champion

Tenaha Mayor O’Neal Jones (right) was confronted by angry residents after a Tenaha city council meeting Monday evening which saw Police Chief Jake Metcalf dismissed from his position. David Danley | Light and Champion

Residents protest council’s dismissal of police chief

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
After a contentious Tenaha city council meeting highlighted by the dismissal of Police Chief Jake Metcalf from his position with the city, tensions ran high as council members left the building.
Members of VFW Post 8904 visited the Shelby County Outreach Ministries Senior Nutrition Site on Friday to donate a new flag in observance of Flag Day. Flag Day was established to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. David Danley | Light and Champion

Members of VFW Post 8904 visited the Shelby County Outreach Ministries Senior Nutrition Site on Friday to donate a new flag in observance of Flag Day. Flag Day was established to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. David Danley | Light and Champion

VFW donates flag

News Staff
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Abbott calls recent session his “best”

Abbott calls recent session his “best”

Abbott calls recent session his “best”

Gary Borders Texas Press Assoc.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Abbott calls latest session his ‘best’Gov. Greg Abbott says he got everything he pushed for during the Legislature’s 89th session, which ended on June 2.The Dallas Morning News reported that the governor believes the “school choice” bill that passed will rejuvenate the state’s education system.
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