May 24, 2018 - Fairview Cemetery, established in 1901 as the second cemetery in the City of Center, will be the site of a Texas Historic Marker Dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Present will be Center's Mayor David Chadwick, with members of the Center City Council, and members of the Shelby County Historical Commission (SCHC). The SC Historical Commission will be dedicating the marker and the site's historical significance to the City of Center.

November 14, 2017 – The City of Center will be hosting, with the assistance of Pineywoods Resource Conservation & Development, a household hazardous waste disposal event this Saturday, November 18th, between 9 am and 1 pm at the Windham Civic Center parking lot. All Center residents are encouraged to bring accepted items for disposal at no cost

CENTER, Texas (April 4, 2017) - Last weekend's storms in Shelby County provide a powerful reminder of the need for emergency notification. All Center residents are encouraged to sign up for the Code RED emergency notification system.

February 3, 2017 - CENTER, Texas (February 3, 2017) - The City of Center is excited to announce that the widening and reconstruction of Childs Street is complete and will reopen on Monday, February 6 at 8:00am. Childs Street will now be a 2-way street with turn only lanes onto Tenaha Street.
 
At the same time, Fair Street will be closed to through traffic. Malone Drive will dead end at the new Portacool Park parking lot. Most of Fair Street will be closed permanently to become part of Portacool Park.

August 16, 2016 - Beginning August 22nd, Childs Street, beside City Hall, will be closed to traffic and under construction.  The City will place barricades and detour signage.  Childs Street will be widened to accommodate for two-way traffic, move the Tenaha Street intersection to line up with Foster Drive, and have a right-turn lane for school buses.