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By Jeremy Weber
jweber@campcountynow.com

By Jeremy Weber
jweber@campcountynow.com

The overturning of a lawsuit against Pilgrim’s Pride was the big news in the second half of 2013.
On Aug. 27, The Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation won it’s appeal of a lawsuit against it which accused the corporation of unfair and deceptive practices. The corporation was awarded $25 million in overturned damaged which had been awarded to several contract poultry growers that had accused Pilgrim’s Pride of violating antitrust laws to manipulate poultry prices.
The second half of 2013 got off to a rough start for a local thief as he was apprehended at a Pittsburg gas station by Camp County Sheriff’s Deputy Bo Tucker. The suspect, who had just stolen an undisclosed amount of money from the Pilgrim Bank in

By Lauren Shortnacy
lshortnacy@campcountynow.com

By Lauren Shortnacy
lshortnacy@campcountynow.com

Dr. Brad Johnson (right), President of Northeast Texas Community College, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Vice President for Advancement, are pictured holding a $25,000 check the NTCC Foundation recently received from the Carroll Shelby Foundation.  The money will provide scholarships for students in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program at NTCC. Mr. Shelby was a strong supporter of the automotive technology program at NTCC and, through carefully planned estate giving, he continues to help both the college, and more importantly,  the citizens of our community.  For more information on this or other planned giving opportunities, please contact Dr. Jonathan McCullough at 903-434-8115
 

The Camp County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activities:
Bobby Edwin Smith was arrested by the Pittsburg Police Department Dec. 20 for driving while intoxicated, expired registration, expired inspection and failure to maintain insurance.
Joshua Travar Isom was arrested by the Pittsburg Police Department on Dec. 21 for driving while license invalid.
Brant Anoy Hutton was arrested on Dec. 21 by the Pittsburg Police Department for capias pro fine.
Richard Wallace Dickerson was arrested Dec. 21 by the Pittsburg Police Department for duty striking a fixed object greater than or equal to $200 and possession of a dangerous drug.
Santiago (NMN) Ramirez was arrested by the Pittsburg Police Department Dec. 21 for no driver’s license and no insurance.
Guillermo Zamorano Cano was arrested Dec. 21 by the Camp County Sheriff’s Office for doc fighting.

Northeast Texas Community College Presidental Scholar Matthew Jordan, of Pittsburg, recently won third place in a poster competition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS sponsored this competition for undergraduates at its recent meeting in Waco.
“Matthew’s poster presentation had a magnificent design and was exceptionally edifying. He did a really superb job of expounding his research in a concise and distinct manner,” Kayleah Cumpian, a fellow Presidential Scholar from NTCC who attended the event, said.

The Pittsburg Fire Department responded to a fire this weekend. Fire Chief Carl Cravey released information on the fire.
“We received a call at 11:56 p.m. on Dec. 22,” Chief Cravey said. “Upon arrival the house was already 75 percent involved within the fire.”
According to Cravey the department responded to the fire on 424 Victory Street.
Chief Cravey said they are not certain what started the fire, just that it had consumed so much of the house all they fire department could do was try and maintain it.
Chief Cravey said the residents got out of the house in time and had no injuries, but weren’t able to save much.
 “Basically all they could save from the house was what they had on their backs,” Chief Cravey said.
Chief Cravey said a lot of gratitude and appreciation should go out to the Red Cross and their efforts to help the family.

The Ladies Auxiliary members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5398 of Pittsburg prepared Christmas gift packages for seventeen veteran residents at the Southern Winds Assisted Living and the Pittsburg Nursing Home. A secret Santa also prepared small gifts to the remaining residents of the Pittsburg Nursing Home.
Those delivering the packages were from left to right, Lyman Duckwitz, Men’s Auxiliary; Roxy Nixon, Ladies Auxiliary; and Lynn Newton, Post 5398 Commander.

Pittsburg Police Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the 300 block of Fairview on Dec. 17 at 12:33 p.m.
Officers were unable to make contact with anyone inside of the residence but were finally able to locate the alleged victim. The suspect, identified as Corey Dewayne Wilbert, 33, could not be located.
Officers received credible information that Wilbert was inside of the residence. Wilbert was known to have several outstanding arrest warrants including a felony arrest warrant. Another occupant of the residence denied that Wilbert was inside of the residence.
A search warrant was obtained for the residence. Pittsburg Police Officers along with a Camp County Deputy Sheriff located Wilbert in the residence and he was taken into custody.
Tavoka Grant, 37, was also arrested for hindering apprehension or Prosecution.