Pittsburg Independent School District honors outstanding staff members at each of the respective schools: High School, Junior High School, Intermediate, Elementary, and Primary schools. Monday evening, November 17, 2025, at the monthly Pittsburg ISD Board meeting, the first presentation agenda item was honoring Pittsburg Elementary School staff members with Pirate Gold Certificates.
The Lions Club met Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at noon at the NTCC campus, here in Pittsburg, for the regular weekly meeting. President Mary Collins introduced the guest speaker, Katie Smith, Director of Texas Lions Camp. Katie shared that The Lions Camp, consisting of 550 acres, located in Kerrville, Texas, has expanded its campers this coming 2026 summer to include not only children who are blind, handicapped, have cancer, type I diabetes, and downs syndrome, but now have added autistic children. There are even camping facilities and activities for those families who attend with their child. Ms Smith stated that the enrollment fills up quickly. Pittsburg Lions Club is one of the 850 clubs, in 16 districts, that actively supports Lions Camp and sponsors children every year.
November 11, 2025’s Veteran’s Day observation took place in front of the Wall of Honor on the Courthouse grounds under clear skies and crisp cold wind. In attendance were veterans from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines.
The Pittsburg City Council met on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 4:30 in the City Council chambers.
The City of Pittsburg Fire Department is tasked with multiple jobs besides responding to emergencies. One of these job functions involves enforcement of Fire Code and Life Safety Code, along with plans reviews and pre incident planning for the city. Out of the seven paid staff that the city employees, five including the Fire Chief, hold certifications that the state requires to be able to perform these functions.
