The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors hosted a New Member/Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for Joe’s Italian Restaurant Wednesday,Feb.1. The new Italian Restaurant is located at 130 Nacogdoches Street in Center on the Historic Downtown Square.Joe’s Italian Restaurant is a family-owned business with three other locations in Texas in El Campo,Temple and Killeen. Ben Ponari has been the owner for eight years but has been in business for 10 years, and is manager of the Center location. For more information, contact the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce at (936) 598-3682 or info@shelbycountychamber. com. (Andi Foster photo/The Light and Champion.)