Looking Back

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10 Years Ago

• Don Halter and his son James spend many hours customizing a 1967 Volkswagon. • Mark Scirto from KLTV in Tyler is grand marshal of the Christmas Parade.

• Dress code changes at Pittsburg High School.

• Judy Croley announces her candidacy for Camp County Treasurer.

20 Years Ago

• Local residents fight to keep the post office downtown. First State Bank offers to sell the Coke plant property to the postal service. • Marta Criss and Richard Bratton will first place on the 13AAA All-District first team in football.

30 Years Ago

• Mayor D. H. Abernathy completes work on the city’s newest fire truck. This is the seventh fire truck the mayor has helped design and build. He put in 640 hours of free labor.

• Pirates continue winning streak defeating Gilmer 22-20 in quarterfinals.

• Dollar General Store opens in Town and Country Shopping Center.

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