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Pittsburg’s Rotary Club welcomed a member, Emily Marks, at their last meeting on May 8.
By Dr. Jon Mccullough
The Pittsburg Independent School District bond election passed with Proposition A at a total of 1,396 (60 percent) voters for and 924 against and Proposition B at a total of 1,367 (59 percent) for
Pittsburg High School’s 2024 graduating class had many seniors who were awarded scholarships during the annual academic banquet held on May 6.
By Mollie Mcclanahan Staff Reporter Pittsburg High School’s 2024 Graduating Class Had Many Seniors Who Were Awarded Scholarships During The Annual Academic Banquet Held On May 6. The Top 10 Percent Of The Junior And Senior Classes Were Also Recognize
An open house and tour of the new Camp County Jail addition is set for Sunday, May 19, from 2 until 5 p.m.
True friends do not grow on trees, but are rather cultivated one experience at a time.
By Roger And Sue Farr
Texas A&M horticulturalists tell us, “You can’t grow cherries in Texas.” Cherries as we know them are really a cold-weather crop, and our Zone 8 is not cold.
By Roger And Sue Farr
Sports
PITT Tennis competed well at the Hughes Springs Slam on March 6th-7th.
The Pirate baseball team began their season with two wins, against Hooks 6-5, and walked off Hughes Springs to win 7-6
For the Pittsburg Lady Pirates, the ride ended too soon.
Track season opened last week at Pirate Stadium as PIttsburg welcomed six other schools for the annual Pittsburg Pirate Relays.
It’s not the way the Pittsburg Lady Pirates wanted to end their regular season but the Lady Pirates will have the playoffs to look forward to in the near future.
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The Pittsburg Library will be closed Saturday, May 25th & Monday, May 27th to observe Memorial Day. Please return all materials through the book drop.
The mind is a beautiful thing. Stories have been written about it, movies made about it, and we hear something on the radio or TV every single day about it.
Summer is rapidly approaching and that means our Summer Reading Program is right around the corner.
Unity in the Community has been postponed until May 4th, same place and same time, due to inclement weather this Saturday. The Pittsburg Library will still have a booth there.
When the Titanic sank in 1912, it carried millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. The money in his bank account was enough to build 30 Titanics.
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This NTCC FFA Land, Forage, Forestry and Homesite is an area competition event that is held each year at the NTCC Whatley Agriculture Complex for all area FFA Chapters in Area 6.
The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation finished East Texas Giving Day 2024 at the top of the leaderboard for the third year in a row this Tuesday.
Pittsburg DBC meets every Tuesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 525 Elm St.
By Pittsburg Duplicate Bridge Club
• Pittsburg Junior High School band students attended the Pride of Texas Music Festival on April 29 in Plano, Texas.
The Northeast Texas Community College Baseball team is rolling into the Regional Tournament this week with several accolades for the members of the Eagle Baseball team.
As I pulled into the convenience store parking lot, I couldn’t help but notice a man with gray hair sitting in his wheelchair.
By Pam Kumpe
Obituaries
Jerry Donald Farmer, age 80, of Pittsburg, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 in Tyler.
He was born January 26, 1944 to Burley and Emmalee Barnett Farmer.
Mr. Billy Dave “Bo” Davis also known as “Sarge”, age 92, of League City, formerly of Pittsburg, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024 in League City, Texas.
Memorial service for Mollye Sue Taggart Lunsford, 75, of Pittsburg, will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2024, at First United Methodist Church with Reverend Jeff Dungan officiating.
Mrs. Dorothy Sue Smith, 85, of Pittsburg, Texas, died at her home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, November 16, 2023. She was born on January 14, 1938, in Mt.
Martha Ann Beckham passed from this life Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at the age of 83 years old in Longview Texas.
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