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It’s time for the annual Texas Hot Link Festival to return to downtown Pittsburg April 27 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Six girls strut in their best cowgirl boots and sparkly outfits to secure their win in the 2024 Miss Rodeo Pittsburg Royalty contest.
Born in 1924, Pittsburg resident Flora Llaosantos is turning 100-years-old today, April 25. She was born in Kealea, Kauai in Hawaii, and at 3-years-old, her family moved to California.
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
•Samuel Garrett Truitt and Charlie Mitchell each signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Southern Arkansas University.
Deep purple irises are a blessing. Root beer-colored irises cause visitors to do a double-take, just to see if they’re real. Pale peach irises are okay, and yellow are tolerable.
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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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.
By What Wikipedia
It was an ordinary morning that transformed into an extraordinary mission by a single phone call.
By Writing What
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
Unity in the Community is Saturday, April 20th, 2024 from 2pm-6pm. This is the 3rd Annual Community in the Park. There will be free food, fun, and something for everyone.
The Library will be closed Friday, March 29th & Saturday, March 30th for Good Friday.
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Lifestyle
Why in the world would a beekeeper want to squish a queen honeybee? The queen, after all, is the only bee in the colony capable of laying fertilized eggs.
By Roger And Sue Farr
Aclose friend is going through a rough time physically and emotionally. I, Sue, talk with her often, and we pray, laugh, talk, and wait to hear doctors’ reports.
By Roger And Sue Farr
he Northeast Texas Community College Theatre Department will present Antigone Now, a modern take on the classic Greek drama, Thursday through Friday April 25-27 at the Whatley Center for the Perfor
Monserrat Rivero Sanchez, a Presidential Honors Scholar at Northeast Texas Community College, recently won election for an International Officer position within Phi Theta Kappa.
Dairy
April 10, 2024 HEAD COUNT - 56 HEAD BABY CALVES: $50 - $525 HEIFERS:
300-400 lbs $375 - $475
Cass County
• SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges
Morris County
• I-30 – US 259 westbound entrance and exit ramps. Widening and pavement repair
Titus County
Obituaries
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.
Services for Mr. Charles Page, age 77, of Hughes Springs, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 23, 2024 at Reeder-Davis Chapel in Hughes Springs. There will be a time of visitation from 6:00 p.m.
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