By SUSAN TAFT
Corey Dewayne Wilbert, 36, of Pittsburg has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Julian Benjamin Toro, 19, of Pittsburg.
Wilbert was first arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the Camp County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a call... + continue reading
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The winners of the 2017 Pioneer Days Chili Cook Off are left to right: Chief cook Adam Sitzes, assistant cooks Britt Sitzes, and Dan Moss of Off Duty B-B-Q.
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The Lord’s Acre Movement is an international social movement that originated in Bluffton, Ga . in 1922, when Rev. Henry M. Melton asked each of the farmers in his congregation to set aside one acre of farmland, donating the proceeds of “the Lord’s acres” to the church. (Wikipedia). Today, churches... + continue reading
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Pilgrim’s and Pittsburg high school teamed up to sort thousands of supplies into baggies and boxes for delivery to Texans displaced by hurricane Harvey. The boxes contained water and food, the baggies for instance contain things for babies, baby powder, pacifiers, and baby oil, or a man or woman’s... + continue reading
Pittsburg Intermediate School students heard extraordinary stories by two men whose lives were changed after 9-11-2001. Those two men were Sergeant First Class Sean Becker and Daniel Lockler. Mr. Lockler teaches at the intermediate school now but then was in the Army. Sgt. Becker is an Army... + continue reading
John and Amy McWhorter and Todd Coleman of Gilmer announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Colin Elizabeth Coleman to Brantly Lane Efurd, son of Greg and Amy Efurd of Pittsburg.
The wedding will be held Nov. 4 at First Baptist Church in Gilmer.
Grandparents of the... + continue reading
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By ELLIS KNOX
The Lady Pirates lost their set to Prairiland, in Pattonville, 3 games to one. Game one: 15-25, Game two: 25-20, Game three: 15-25, and Game four: 14-25. This is the second meeting... + continue reading
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Citizens, government agencies continue hurricane recovery work
by ED STERLING
AUSTIN — Help-is-on-the-way announcements from the governor’s office came last week as residents of hardhit... + continue reading
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SEPT. 24
Descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Lucy Ann Parker will hold a Parker reunion on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Ebenezer Baptist Church fellowship building. The building will be open at 10:30 a... + continue reading
