Pittsburg Gazette

School board appreciated

Filing for Place Four and Place Seven on the Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees began on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, and continues through 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16. Filing applications are available from elections clerk Jimmy Smith in the NTCC Student Services Building from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays. The deadline for filing an application will be extended to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16. Board members are elected at-large by place throughout the three-county college district of Camp, Morris and Titus Counties. For more information, contact Jimmy Smith at 903-4348330. The election will be held on May 4, 2024.

Local author Ian Griffin’s book, The Story of Briar, was named a winner in the 2023 Literary Global Book Awards.