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Upcoming projects for Broach Park
The Commissioners Court heard a presentation of the Broach Park Beautification Project from Paulette Rolston and Eve Pilgrim.
Douglass Alumni Center presents first annual fundraiser
Guests at the Douglass Alumni Community Center enjoyed fine dining, live music, and inspiring speakers at the Distinguished Honors Dinner on October 22. Alice Hill, vice-president of the Douglass Alumni Association, invited honorees Homer Jones, Kenneth Reeves, Sr., and Kendall Wright to this special occasion and presented a plaque on which are their names. This plaque has several spots for more names as the Douglass Alumni Community Center continues to support the community and highlight those who have served the community. Hill remembered her grandmother telling her, “Give me my roses while I live.” Thus, she thanked the honorees and said, “You still have a lot to do. We thank you while you live.”
My personal story
On Friday, June 23, 1989, I was diagnosed with Carcinoma breast cancer, after finding a half centimeter tumor in my right breast.
Chili cook-off and fundraiser supports cancer survivor
Let’s paint Pittsburg pink! Every October, Pittsburg paints the town pink in support of those who are fighting breast cancer. For this year, the Paint Pitt Pink event raised a total of $1,008.68 to aid Shiles and Kellye in defraying mountainous expenses associated with cancer. In August of 2021, Kellye discovered that she had breast cancer. She fought through 28 chemotherapies and 28 radiation treatments and is now on the chemo pill. While she still has a little ways to go, Shiles said, they keep praying and going forward. Shiles and Kellye Hubbell arrived in Northeast Texas from Houston about 13 years ago. Kellye owned and operated a store in Mount Pleasant where she worked as an interior decorator.