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Judge Mason says “Yes, Miss Anne, there are signs up”
Judge Mason says “Yes, Miss Anne, there are signs up”
What’s In Store Ribbon Cutting
At 11:15 am on Wednesday, April 29, the Pittsburg Camp County Chamber of Commerce held their welcoming ribbon cutting ceremony with What’s In Store at 133 Jefferson Street, Pittsburg. Executive Director, Rob Franzese, cut the ribbon before a large group in the store. Franzese and his wife Andrea, opened the store to provide a nurturing environment to support their non-profit efforts through NET Employment Solutions working with challenged individuals. The store gives the trainees the opportunity to work and train in a real commercial environment. A;; proceeds from the store go back into the training and support programs.
Superior Rating for PISD High School Student Council
Pittsburg High School Student Council earns Texas Association of Student Councils sweepstakes award for the fifteenth consecutive year in a row. The Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) Sweepstakes Award is the highest honor a student council can receive in Texas, recognizing elite schools for exceptional leadership, service, and project excellence. It is awarded to schools that achieve Outstanding Student Council status while excelling in DASH (Drugs, Alcohol, Safety and Health), Pride and Patriotism, Energy and Environment, and Community Service projects.
Pittsburg does the Spring Clean
As done in previous years, the City of Pittsburg, Code Enforcement division, initiated a Spring Free Clean Up last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. At the Transfer Station off of FM 1520, on CR 2212, for free, they took household furniture, batteries, paint, computers, refrigerators, and sundries. For a small fee they took tires of all sizes. The only things they could not take were tube type TVs and monitors, and the compressors that were in refrigerators. The only requirement was that you bring proof of living within the city limits. The city employee the Gazette talked to said that folks had been steadily bringing items.












