LOOKING BACK

15 YEARS AGO

• Contestants vying for the Miss PHS are Brittany Sullivan, Felicia Hicks, Hillary Green, Keilani Gonzales, Jaquana Craig, Cortney Blankenship, and Tamerica Perard, Megan Morrow and Katie Smith.

• Two Camp County churches, Hepsibah Baptist Church and Spring Hill Baptist Church were burglarized.

• Burnis and Betty Covington of Blodgett celebrated 60 years of marriage with a gathering of family and friends.

• Pittsburg resident Dr. Jim Archer has been named a 2006 Alumni Ambassador of Texas A&M University-Commerce.

25 YEARS AGO

• Rodney Reed defeats two challengers to hold on to Place 1 on the school board. Jona Fuller also defeats two opponents to take Place 2, held by George French, who did not seek re-election.

• Chuck Johns defeats incumbent, James Whatley, for a seat on the Northeast Texas Community College board.

• Amanda Webster wins third for a selection in editorial writing at the state University Interscholastic League meet.

35 YEARS AGO

• City Manager Ted Newsmen resigns.

• Phillip Hawkins defeats incumbent County Judge Larry McCasland.

• Laterius Bates signs football scholarship with the University of Arkansas. Richard Taylor signs with Southern Arkansas University.

45 YEARS AGO

• In Camp County, 3,253 votes are cast in Democratic primary election.

• A total of 34 votes were cast in the Republican primary election. Local voters favor Reagan over Ford in the presidential delegate contest, just as the voters of Texas did.

55 YEARS AGO

• Pittsburg High School makes strong showing at state track meet.

• Mike Holmes and Patsy Robertson are PHS honor students.

• Jerry L. Cannaday is accepted to medical school.

65 YEARS AGO

• Betty Ranson and Don Shell are valedictorian and salutatorian respectfully at PHS.

• Lyndon Johnson carries Camp County for senator.

• Nancy Sneed wins first place in shorthand at state meet.

75 YEARS AGO

• A Lions Club is organized with 23 members.

• The old Kesterson stable, a landmark for more than 50 years, is to be torn down.

85 YEARS AGO

• A barn belonging to J. Parker at Ebenezer was blown down and two mules killed.

• The L.A.&T. Railroad is laying heavy steel on its tracks from Shreveport,La. to Greenville.

• W.O. Bolton is named county Democratic chairman.

115 YEARS AGO

• Mrs. M.E. Northern was engaged as librarian for the Carnegie Library.

• Ten gallons of ice cream were dispensed free to the public by a local drug store.

• Plans are being made to organize a company to operate a sanitarium with Dr. H. Thornton as chief surgeon.