Lions Club of Pittsburg met for their weekly meeting on Thursday, March 12, at noon, in the NTCC meeting room. President Mary Collins introduced the guest speaker, Teresa Owen, Founder and Director of Open Door. a pregnancy preparedness and alternative counseling program.
On March 9, 2026, at 4:00 pm, Pittsburg City Council’s monthly meeting was conducted with full Board membership present. There being no public comments on the agenda, the first item was an overview of the January 2026 investment portfolio’s report.
On March 10, 2026, the Democratic Club met at Douglass Alumni Center for their monthly scheduled meeting. The discussion centered around the State Democratic Convention local delegates being chosen and how to fund them attending the state-wide convention in June. The Democratic Party County Convention date was settled on March 21 starting at 10:00 am at the Douglass Alumni Center. Attendance would include the Camp County Democratic Chair Phyllis Parnell and the four Precinct representatives; Seletha Hughes, Linda Baxter, Helen Mitchell, and Judity McDade.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, The Pittsburg Rotary Club met at noon in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Jodi Pack, Outreach and Social Media Chair, introduced Mayson May, Manager of the NTCC Work4College Program. Mr May stated that the Work4College program is designed for Junior and Senior high school students to work in the summer on the NTCC campus and 20 surrounding companies, earning college money. The students apply between JanuaryandJune. Theschedule is for at least 10 to 15 hours a week. The students make $15 an hour, $7.50 goes to the student, $7.50 goes into a college fund to be used for classes, books, and sundries. This program also provides that they contribute 20 hours of community service. If they make the decision not to attend NTCC, the money is transferable to their school of choice. Over 800 students have gone through this program since it began in 2014. It has been very helpful in ensuring that students, who want to go to college, can get this helpful addition to sublet their costs.
Jewel Ray Ivory, who is currently in a rehab recovery center, after being in the hospital, had applied to Texas Ramp Project, a non-profit foundation for building ramps for Texans in need. The Texas Ramp Project vets the applicants, and then reaches out to other non-profits in that person’s area, for them to build the ramp. Texas Ramp Project, through coordination with Lowe’s Home Center, furnishes the materials, the volunteers furnish the time and talent to build the ramp.
