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The City of Shepherd held a pre-construction meeting with the King Solution Services regarding the sewer mitigation project, funded by a GLO grant.  Construction is scheduled to begin January 20th and end December 2025.

Shepherd Awarded $4.2 million Grant

12-2-24 - Billy LaCoste was sworn in as new elect for the City Council, Mayor Charles Minton and Alderwoman Yvonne Cones were both re-elected and sworn in, following the certification of the city election.

9-19-23 - The Shepherd Police Officers were given the Oath of Office and sworn in last night. The City has 2 paid positions and the rest are reserve officers that will  volunteer at least 16 hours a month to the City of Shepherd.

City News

Mayor Charles Minton along with City Staff met with Patrick Burks from GLO, Jed Morris- City Engineer and Ray Vann- City's Grant Administrator regarding two grants that are currently in the works. One of the grant projects will address the City's sewer system and the other grant project will be adding an additional water well to the City's water system. We are looking forward to both of these projects as it will benefit Citizen's of Shepherd but will also allow for any future growth and development that is to come.

12-2-24 - Exciting progress being made on our big grant funded sewer project. Contractor bids were opened today. Our Engineer will carefully inspect the bids to assure they match the project before awarding the project. Pictured: Ray Vann- grant administrator on the left and our very own Matt Greer- Public Works director in the middle. Jed Morris city engineer on the right.

5-13-25 - Proudly standing together to break ground on what will be a valuable asset to our community- A brand new Tractor Supply Store.
“Let this store be a beacon to all that Shepherd is open for business,” states Mayor Charles Minton. He also added his appreciation to the developers and the store teams involved in choosing Shepherd. To the Shepherd EDC, the City Council and staff that have been instrumental in getting us to this point, he expressed his appreciation. To Tractor Supply, “We look forward to the jobs you’ll bring, the families you’ll serve and the roots you’ll put down right here with us.”
Tractor Supply, We welcome you to Shepherd!