New Owner Ribbon Cutting Held at East Texas Awards & Engraving


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May 17, 2023 - Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors celebrated with new East Texas Awards & Engraving owner, Doug Gay, with a ribbon cutting event held Friday, May 12, 2023.

Stephanie Elswick, Ambassador President, thanked everyone in attendance for being there and presented Gay with his Chamber of Commerce membership plaque. She then invited him to share about his business.

Gay explained that a lot of what customers would remember at the business remains the same such as offering awards for purchase, engraving, and new offerings such as monogramming, “Have 2 Have It” suffed animals and throws, and the business continues to accept packages for shipping via FedEx and UPS.

“We’ve just got pretty much all the stuff we had before, you guys can do trophies, plaques, engraving on pretty much anything, embroidery,” said Gay.

Deborah Chadwick, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce President, gave thanks to Gay for opening the business and providing the community with a connection for FedEx and UPS.

“I must say, you saved us all by opening,” said Chadwick. “Thank you, you’re our hero.”

East Texas Awards & Engraving is located on the Center square at 118 Nacogdoches Street in Center. Hours of operation are Monday – Friday 10am – 5:30pm. For more information call 936-591-0011.