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By Susan Taft
staft@campcountynow.com

Samuel Morse Day will be celebrated with a reunion at The Depot Museum, 204 W. Marshall on April 27.

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The Pittsburg Farmers’ Market gets under way May 11. The Camp County Chamber of Commerce and Pittsburg Main Street are sponsoring the market.

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By Susan Taft
staft@campcountynow.com

School safety issues are on everyone’s mind after 20 children and six adults were shot at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. just before Christmas. Superintendent Judy Pollan addressed safety matters in the Pittsburg Independent School District and the upcoming bond election at last week’s meeting of the Camp County Democrats.

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By Susan Taft
staft@campcountynow.com

A Pittsburg High School sophomore was killed in an automobile accident Monday morning. Loida Trinidad, 15, was one of nine teenagers in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

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By Susan Taft
staft@campcountynow.com

Daniel C. Byrd died Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier that day.
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B Gooding has been promoted to the position of executive vice president by Cypress Bank’s board of directors, according to Cypress Bank President Gary Y. Bicknell.

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There will be a chance to quiz the candidates for school board on April 25 when the Camp County Republic Party hosts a candidates’ forum. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the High School Auditorium.

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By Kim Cox
kcox@campcountynow.com
A horrific scene met the eyes of seniors at Pittsburg High School as they viewed the carnage of a staged wreck on the parking lot.
Firefighters scrambled over the wreck, using the Jaws of Life to cut the roof off to get the students out of the wrecked vehicle. Ambulance workers were on scene to handle the injuries, and Erman Smith Funeral Home drove up at the end to wheel away the body of one student.

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Richard Higgs, center, the owner of the new shop Dragon Vapors, cuts the ribbon on his new business venture. Mr. Higg’s shop, located in the shopping center on Lafayette Street, will be selling electronic cigarettes from his shop, an aid to help people stop smoking.

In an effort to prove they are the most caring state, and by most caring I actually mean willing to violate your Second Amendment rights, these states controlled by liberal voters are in a race with each other to pass the strictest gun laws in the country.
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