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Pittsburg High School Pirate Gold Awards to John F Kennedy, Evelyn Rogers, Betty Geffers, and Megan Buckner with Principal Rustin Ramsey, and Vice Principals Luke McBeth and Mike Lee Courtesy photo / Brittani Griffin

Pittsburg ISD Board - Pirates, Contracts, Money

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 5:00am

On Monday, April 20, at 6:00 pm, the Pittsburg ISD Board of Directors held their monthly meeting in the PISD Administration conference room. There was a quorum and the meeting began at 6:01 pm.

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Homer Jones’s grandsons place the pecan tree in the ground Courtesy photo

Homer Jones’s grandsons on the left, Corey Hudnall, in blue shirt, donated the pecan tree, and their Aunt is in the group on the right COURTESY PHOTOS

tags have been placed on limbs of the pecan tree with tags honoring Homes Jones and James Edward Rogers

Pittsburg Honors Native Sons with Arbor Day Tree Planting

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 5:00am

On Friday, April 24, 2026, Arbor Day, a pecan tree was planted on the grounds of the Douglass Alumni Center, in Pittsburg. The tree was planted in honor of the olympic runner and professional football player, Homer Jones, who was a native of Pittsburg Texas. The second tag was placed on the tree in honor of James Edward Rogers, a native of Pittsburg, who was instrumental in initiating the Douglass Alumni Center.