Old Center Police Station to house new telecommunications provider that was founded in small town, rural East Texas....
The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors will join Etex for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Friday, April 21 st at 11:00am.
Etex, a telecommunications company, established in 1952 by a group of farmers in Upshur County, now serves parts of 13 counties providing
connectivity to thousands of East Texans, hundreds of cell towers, school districts and countless counties and cities.
A Partnership was formed between the Center Economic Development Corp and Etex in 2021. A multi year project to build a new state-of-the art
broadband network is underway which will benefit those living and working inside Center city limits. It is a step forward in bridging the digital divide,
bringing reliable broadband services to rural Texas. The Ribbon Cutting is for “command central” where the technology will be housed. The plan is to have the new system successfully running in early 2024.
It is exciting to have a provider that was founded in small town, rural East Texas, that listens to our needs and will work with our community.
The Etex facility and Ribbon Cutting is located at 301 Nacogdoches Street, in the old Police Station, across from the Extension Offices.
For more information please contact the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce at (936) 598-3682.
The old police station undergoes renovations as it prepares to house the new telecommunications company.
A fun shot of the old jail cells that still reside in the back of the building.