LOOKING BACK

— 10 YEARS AGO —

• Pittsburg students make strides on TAKS testing

• Jaz Grant, left, Maria Chavez and Ryan Dube were awarded the Curlee Mae White Scholarship.

• Austin and Ryan McKinney are known throughout the area for being some of the most talented motocross racers in their age groups.

• Pirates picked to place third in District

— 20 YEARS AGO —

• LaNell Bradshaw resigns from Pittsburg High School. The former PHS principal was reassigned in March 1997 as principal to the Alternative Education Program.

• Ray and Beverly McCormack spend a week in Nicaragua doing missionary work.

— 30 YEARS AGO —

• Camp County withers through drought. City residents asked to reduce water usage.

• Amanda Nickerson and W. Perry Henderson named to Pittsburg National Bank board of directors.

• Janie Hardaway accepted for membership in United States Collegiate choir.

— 40 YEARS AGO —

• Work begins on renovation project at Douglass Gym.

• Texas Forest Service presents The Pittsburg Gazette with an award for outstanding promotion of public understanding of Texas trees and forest resources.

— 50 YEARS AGO —

• There are 15 contestants in the Peach Queen contest.

• The Rev. Allen Reed and Joe Owens, music director, lead youth revival at First Baptist Church.

— 60 YEARS AGO —

• Three day Northeast Texas Sports Show opens.

• Leo Hoffman named president of Princedale Country Club.

— 70 YEARS AGO —

• Dick White, recent graduate from the school of journalism at The University of Texas, becomes associated with The Gazette.

• Plans are being made to enlarge the telephone building on Mount Pleasant Street.

— 80 YEARS AGO —

• Camp County has 475 on the jobless roll.

• The primary ballot contains the names of 98 candidates.

— 110 YEARS AGO —

• Louie B. Hess buys the W.T. Brice residence on College Street.

• G.L. Gillespie begins the erection of a residence near the Katy station.