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The descendants of Thomas Jefferson Parker and Lucy Ann Stovall Parker will be held Sunday, Sept. 29 at Ebenezer Friendship Baptist Church fellowship hall. The church is located six miles on 557 Ebenezer Road. The building will open at 10:30 a.m.

A benefit has been planned for Kevin Patterson, (with all proceeds to benefit the family) to use towards medical treatment for a liver transplant. The event will be held Satuday, Sept. 28 from 3 p.m .to midnight at the Arabella Manor Events Center, located at Highway 300 , north of Longview.
A live auction with Walt Cade and a variety of bands will take place during the event. For more information, please call 903-204-8931.
 

By Amber Counts
acounts@campcountynow.com
Pittsburg Elementary welcomed new teachers and paraprofessionals (teacher’s aides) to their campus this year. New teachers welcomed were: Britney Phillips, Brooke Baze, Casie Yantis, Jessie Harsh, Taylor Downing, Lindsey Spearman, and  Debbie Meeks.
This is not the first time teaching for third grade language arts teacher Jessie Harsh, as she comes to the district with experience in Buda, Winnsboro and Gilmer ISDs.

Philip Jones, the Camp County Veterans Service Officer, spoke to the Gordon Mattison American Legion Post 422 at its regular meeting on August 26th.  Mr. Jones spoke on all of the benefits that are now available.  He explained all the documents needed to obtain these benefits and to keep them in a safe place.  Many questions were asked by the veterans with particular emphasis on the VA Hospital services.  Mr. Jones stated that there were over 600,000 claims in the system and yes this backlog is daunting.  But he stated if you had all the required paper work then the process is much quicker.

By AMBER COUNTS

acounts@campcountynow.com

The Pittsburg Primary School welcomed new teachers LeaAnn Brown, Britney Denman, Terri Foster, June Gary, Mary Lee Hernandez, Cindy Lankford, and Corie Littlejohn, and paraprofessionals Cyndi Austin, Mayra Garcia, and LaDonna Pope to the campus in the 2013-14 school year.

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By Nick Counts, ncounts@gmail.com

Pittsburg Independent School District (Pittsburg ISD) Board of Trustees received news on career technical education and bilingual evaluation reports in their meeting on Monday night Sept. 16.

According to reports of the district’s career technical program and bilingual programs by Jean Carrell, the programs in Pittsburg ISD were above and beyond the program specs and minimums.

On Sept. 12, at approximately 2:35 p.m., Pittsburg Police Department officers responded to an unknown problem at the CVS Pharmacey located at 100 North Greer. Upon arrival, officers were able to determine an unknown person had phoned in a bomb threat into the store. Store employees had already evacuated the store prior to officers’ arrival.

Department protocol was initiated based on the threat. No evidence of an explosive device was found. The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Pittsburg Police Department at 903-856-3330.

According to District Attorney Chuck Bailey, the penalty of calling in a fake bomb threat to a business is a misdemeanor punishable up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Northeast Texas Community College is offering an evening police academy beginning Monday, Oct. 14 at the main NTCC campus. The academy runs through May 13. This program is specifically designed for working adults who are interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement.

The academy will meet from 5-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and every first and third Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students will receive all of the training needed to prepare them for certification as a Basic Peace Officer in the state of Texas.

By AMBER COUNTS, acounts@campcountynow.com

The Pittsburg Primary School welcomed new teachers LeaAnn Brown, Britney Denman, Terri Foster, June Gary, Mary Lee Hernandez, Cindy Lankford, and Corie Littlejohn, and paraprofessionals Cyndi Austin, Mayra Garcia, and LaDonna Pope to the campus in the 2013-14 school year.

By Amber Counts

acounts@campcountynow.com

Landowner Lida Phou was given 30 days to clean up her property, located at 220 Quitman St. (the old Coker Ford building) by City of Pittsburg council members in their meeting Monday.

According to city inspector J.D. McElhaney, the building is filled with cardboard boxes and presents a fire hazard, along with other issues. “The ceiling is falling in…it’s rough,” Mrs. McElhaney said.

Owner Mrs. Lida Phou said she is in the process of selling the property, and unfortunately the cardboard was left by a renter.

Mayor Shawn Kennington asked her if she could get the boxes removed and the property cleaned up within 30 days. Mrs. Phou said she didn’t know if she could find someone to clean it out in that time.

Suggestions were made by the council to rent a roll off dumpster from the city and hire someone to clean out the building.