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Camp County Interdenominational Male Chorus will be celebrating their 9th anniversary on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
The celebration will be held at Metropolitan Baptist Church on Clayton Street. Everyone is invited to attend the celebration. For more information call president, Willie Suggs 903-767-0196 or vice president Robert Heath 903-563-9280.

Shannon Davis of the Winnsboro Livestock Commission, 903-365-2201, reported a total of 495 head of cattle moved through the auction on
Dec. 6, at the following prices:
•Steers, under 300 pounds, $1.60-$2.50 a pound; 300-400 pounds, $1.50-$2.25 a pound; 400-500 pounds, $1.35-$2.00 a pound; over 500 pounds, $1.20-$1.80 a pound.
•Heifers, under 300 pounds, $1.25-$2.35 a pound; 300-400 pounds, $1.20-$1.80  a pound; 400-500 pounds, $1.10-$1.60 a pound; over 500 pounds, $1.00-$1.55 a pound.
•Packer cows, $55 - $92.50
•Packer bulls, $80 - $102.50
•Cows and heifers, $1050 - $1750
•Cow/Calf Pairs, $1350-$2100 a head.
• Baby calves, $10 - $175 a head.

Rogers
Services for Cleveland Leon Rogers were held Saturday Dec. 7 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Lowell Ford officiating. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetary. He was born Oct. 3, 1948 in Pittsburg. He died Nov. 22 at his home in Dallas.
Scroggins
Services for Donnie Joe Scroggins will be held at a later date. He was born Jan. 13, 1952 in Paris. He died Dec. 5 at his home in Gilmer.
Mangram
Services for James General Mangram were held Sunday Dec. 8 at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. John Brooks officiating. Interment was in Traylor Cemetery. He was born Dec. 18, 1927 in Pittsburg. He died Nov. 29 at his home in Pittsburg.
Hodge
A memorial service was held for Thomas Allen Hodge of Plano on Dec. 4. He was born Sept. 21, 1957 in Pittsburg and died Dec. 1 in Plano. Mike Cline officiated the service.

Pictured above are the high school winners of the voice of democracy essay contest. From left to right are Post Quartermaster Larry Nichols, first place winner junior Daniel Yanez, second place winner senior William Yocum  and State Youth Chairman for the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 5398 Eppie Lackey.

Pictured above are the junior high winners of the Voice of Democracy essay contest. From left to right are Post Quartermaster Larry Nichols, first place winner Max Folden, second place winner Braden Wilkes, third place winner Antonio Torres and State Youth Chairman for the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 5398 Eppie Lackey.

Emmanuel Baptist Church
Come experience an atmosphere of worship through music, scripture, monologue and candle lighting, as Emmanuel Baptist Church looks back on the birth of Christ. Join the church on Christmas Eve for an intimate look at Christmas from the perspective of the Innkeeper.
Emmanuel Baptist Church is located at 831 Loop 179. For more information please contact our office at 903-856-3411.

United Methodist Church
Sunday Dec. 15 at 3:00 p.m. the United Methodist Church invites everyone to come out and help the church celebrate their anniversary and Christmas program. The speaker for the program will be Rev. Victor Wittfield of Marshall. For more information you can contact 903-856-2523. The church is located on North Ave. at 410 West Street.

Library Corner- Nancy Murillo

10 YEARS AGO
The city and county reached an agreement on ownership of the police station on Jefferson Street. After months of discussion, the city now has full ownership of the property.
Billy Paul and Annie Ruth Hanson donate a house on College Street to Northeast Texas Community College.
The Ezekiel Airship soars in popularity.
It has recently been featured in the Christian Science Monitor, and Voice of America, a radio station in Washington, D.C. is now doing a feature on the flying machine.
A Los Angeles Times reporter has also visited the museum to do a feature on the Ezekiel Airship.
Carolyn Franks is presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship and the Rotarian of the Year honors.
20 YEARS AGO
Gov. Ann Richards has received an ornament from Pittsburg to hang on the Christmas tree at the Governor’s Mansion.
Vanoy Lester designed and painted the ornament.

AEP Southwesten Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) is preparing for winter storms across its service territory, with highest impact in Arkansas, where heavy accumulations of ice and snow are expected. SWEPCO has assembled over 350 total resources from Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas to assist with storm recovery efforts.
SWEPCO’s power outage report number is 1-888-218-3919, available 24 hours a day.
Customers also can report outages online and on mobile devices at SWEPCO.com. Customers can look for outage updates on SWEPCO.com and Facebook.com/SWEPCO.
SWEPCO has an emergency preparedness team at Shreveport, La.-based Distribution Dispatch Center that continuously monitors winter storm conditions in the company’s Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas service areas. SWEPCO work crews are on standby alert for power restoration efforts.

The Camp County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activities:
Michael Allen Pafford was arrested by the Department of Public Safety on Dec. 2 for four counts of city fines.
Christine M Desgrange was arrested on Dec. 2 for a revoking probation.
Harry Castro III was arrested Dec. 2 by the Camp County Constable for one count of capias.
Jared Little was arrested by the Camp County Constable on Dec. 2 for criminal mischief.
Mecca Rachelle Sellers was arrested Dec. 2 by the Department of Public Safety for failure to appear.
Rickkey Lavell Ray was arrested Dec. 3 by the Camp County Sheriff’s Office for driving while intoxicated.

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