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09
Apr

Officers display variety of weapons during safety course

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Patrol Officers Jaime Blackwell (left), Amanda Kennemer (center) and Kellie Huggins (right) displayed a variety of guns to participants of a safety course presented by the Pittsburg Police Department.  Under supervision by the officers, everyone was allowed to examine and ask questions regarding each gun.

Wed
09
Apr

Pittsburg Farmer’s market in need of booth vendors

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The Camp County Chamber of Commerce and Pittsburg Main Street are sponsoring the Pittsburg Downtown Farmer’s Market this year.
The event will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon beginning May 10. The booths will be set up in the vacant lot at Pendergrass Park by the gazebo.
“There was a lot of interest in continuing the farmer’s market again this year and we hope to see it grow significantly every year,” said Allen Weatherford, executive director of the chamber.
To be successful, the farmer’s market needs participation from local farmers, gardeners, individuals and groups from not only Pittsburg and Camp County, but surrounding counties as well. The chamber and the Main Street are offering vendors booth space free of charge to sell fresh homegrown fruits and vegetables, flowers, plants, eggs, home-canned items such as jams, jellies, salsa, etc., and home-baked goods.
Wed
02
Apr

NTCC unveils new logo, branding

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By Jodi Weber
Special to The Pittsburg Gazette
 
Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC)  is getting a new look as it approaches 30 years of serving the area. This week, the college unveiled a new logo and branding campaign that highlights NTCC’s commitment to providing responsible, exemplary learning opportunities. 
 Last fall, NTCC engaged the services of Interact Communications, one of the top community college marketing firms in the country, to conduct market research, create a recognizable brand and develop a comprehensive marketing and recruitment plan. The research phase included focus groups with local stakeholders, surveys, competitor reviews, and more. 
Wed
02
Apr

Pittsburg police department hosts women’s basic safety course

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By Jana Logan
 
The Pittsburg Police Department presented a Women’s Basic Safety Course on Monday and Tuesday evenings to teach area women survival techniques.   Chief of Police Richard Penn, with help from other patrol officers, explained safety measures and things to do to help survive dangerous situations.
The Tuesday evening class began with a rare opportunity to see footage from a Department of Public Safety helicopter during their assist in capturing an armed robbery suspect in January.
“You are the first, outside of law enforcement, to see this footage,” said Chief Penn. “I am not afraid to call for help when needed.  The helicopter was dispatched from Gregg County Airport and responded within 38 minutes.”
 
Wed
02
Apr

Museum fund raiser brings in big bucks

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By Debbie Knox
 
There was standing room only Saturday night at the annual ball for the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum which brought in just over $7,200 in auction items, but the full amount is still pending until the bike ride and other donations can be accounted for, according to museum executive director, Fanny Hively. The event was held at Princedale Country Club. 
“It was a wonderful evening and I am so very grateful to the committee that works to hard to pull this event off every year,” Ms. Hively said. “This year we changed to name of the event to Jeans, Jewels and Jazz.” 
Besides some of the auction items going for over $700, Tammy Welch underwrote the cost of the T-shirts for the bike ride; Elliott Auto Group underwrote the cost of the band, “Johnny and the Night Crawlers,” and Jerry French served as auctioneer. 
Wed
02
Apr

Man arrested for several Camp County burglaries

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By Susan Taft
Special to The Pittsburg Gazette
 
Randy Carl Jeffery has confessed to five burglaries and 15 attempted burglaries in Camp County. The burglaries included the burglary of a habitation on County Road 4120, two storage buildings on U.S. Highway 271, a burglary of a building on Rusk Street and the burglary of a motor vehicle in the city. The attempted burglaries were at 15 storage buildings on Highway 271.
Sheriff Alan McCandless and Chief Deputy Randal Lain interviewed Mr. Jeffery, 27, of Mount Pleasant at the Titus County Jail where he is being held on numerous charges. The charges include three counts of theft over $1,500 with previous conviction, 11 counts of burglary of a building, one count of burglary of a habitation and one count of assault/family violence. He was arrested on the Titus County charges March 7.
 
Wed
02
Apr

Leesburg man arrested in child pornography case

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By Susan Taft
Special to The Pittsburg Gazette
 
A special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Texarkana contacted the Camp County Sheriff’s Office on March 4 in reference to a child pornography suspect living in Camp County.
“The information was the subject was possibly involved in the possession, selling and trading of child pornography. He also had an outstanding warrant out of Indiana for a child pornography-related case,” Sheriff Alan McCandless said. “He was identified as Charles Brant Evans, who lived on County Road 3545 in Leesburg.”
 
To read more, see our online edition at: http://www.etypeservices.com/Pittsburg%20GazetteID315/
Wed
02
Apr

NTCC honors students win awards for essays

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Northeast Texas Community College Honors students, Elyse Coleman of Gilmer and Kayleah Cumpian of Mount Pleasant, swept two of the four 2014 Caldwell essay awards given annually by the Webb division of the Texas State Historical Association (for freshmen and sophomores in the colleges and universities of Texas). 
Both wrote papers that were also deemed the two 2014 Boe nominees for NTCC by the Honors Committee, consisting of professors Joy Cooper, Robert Fenton, and David Rangel.  Each year the college submits two of its best 15-20 page essays by students to the Great Plains Honors Council as candidates for the Council’s coveted Boe Awards.
 
To read more, see our online edtion at: http://www.etypeservices.com/Pittsburg%20GazetteID315/
Wed
02
Apr

Navy Seaman Recruit John D. Turner completes basic training

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Navy Seaman Recruit John D. Turner, son of John D. and Angela M. Turner of Pittsburg, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
 During the eight-week program, Turner completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations”. This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly ‘’Navy’’ flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.
Wed
02
Apr

“LA Looks” has a new home

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“LA Looks” officially opened space Saturday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.  On hand for the occassion was Robert Peoples,Edna Bratton, LaKeda Monroe, Angela Foster, Mayor Shawn Kennington and other friends and dignitaries. The origional store was destroyed by a fire.

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