East Texas Awards and Engraving, located on the west side of the historic square in Center, Texas, serves Shelby and surrounding counties. Producing awards, including trophies, plaques, certificates, medals, and ribbons is a specialty, individually designed in house according to customer specifications.There are numerous choices for sports teams as well as for special recognition in schools, churches, civic organizations, and governmental entities.

Because engraving is the heart of the business, personalized gifts have recently become a popular item in the store, and the inventory of gifts, all selected for their appropriateness for personalized engraving, is constantly expanding. New customers are welcomed to come in an browse. After a gift is selected in the store, Betsy or her staff will engrave it to you liking, free of extra charge.

Also available in the store is ASAP, an authorized shipping outlet for FedEx and UPS. Suitably labeled, ASAP is arguably the most popular service on the west side of the square (except for when the RIO Theater has a blockbuster as its feature). You might say that everyone in Center knows about this shipping service, since it is unique to the area and helpful to all.