News

By Susan Taft
staft@campcounynow.com

Edd Hess, the executive director of Cypress Basin Hospice, announced that David Grundish of Pittsburg has been elected as chairman of the board of directors for 2013.
Mr. Grundish has been a member of the board since 2005 and is an agent with Century 21 Premier Group in Pittsburg.  He is also involved with the family business, Scrubbies Wash, USA.
“I am proud to serve such an excellent organization that meets the needs of families throughout northeast Texas,” said Mr. Grundish. “Cypress Basin Hospice means a lot to me and to the other members of the board.  The agency’s employees provide such compassionate care, it makes us all proud.”
Mr. Grundish has been in the real estate business for last 16 years and prior to that, worked in the computer field from operations to management.

10 YEARS AGO
Possible debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia discovered at Paradise Village in Camp County.
Bernard Hamilton, a Frederick Douglass High School and Prairie View A&M graduate, spoke at the annual Black History Program sponsored by the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum Association.
Sarah Beth Gooding and Corey Thompson qualified for the University Interscholastic League State cross examination meet.
20 YEARS AGO
The last of the old buildings in downtown Cason are torn down.
Renee Turner, Chris Smith, Neal Kemph, Brian Karnes, Heather Harrel and Cheyenne Davis Make the All-Region Band.
Intermediate school students’ “Jump Rope for Heart” raises $4,000 for the American Heart Association. Top money raisers were Crystal Bryant and Vicki Stokes.
30 YEARS AGO
Pilgrim Industries names John Haid as senior vice president.

Shannon Davis of the Winnsboro Livestock Commission, 903-365-2201, reported a total of 856 head of cattle moved through the auction on Feb. 8. The cattle were sold at the following prices:
•Baby calves, $25-$350 a head.
•Pairs, $1,000-$1,925 a head.
•Stocker cows $850-$1,625 a head.
•Slaughter cows 60-92.5 cents a pound.
•Slaughter bulls 75 cents-$1.06 a pound.
•Steers, under 300 pounds, $1.70-$2.80 a pound; 300-400 pounds, $1.45-$2.40 a pound; 400-500 pounds, $1.40-$2.10 a pound; 500 pounds and up, $1.30-$1.75 a pound.
•Heifers, under 300 pounds, $1.50-$2.50 a pound; 300-400 pounds, $1.35-$2 a pound; 400-500 pounds, $1.30-$1.85 a pound; 500 pounds and up, $1.15-$1.65 a pound.
 

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
The office of Dr. Roderick Mitchell in Daingerfield was open briefly during the third week in January and is now closed again. 
Dr. Mitchell, whose medical license was revoked Nov. 30, opened his office doors again on Jan.  23. The Texas Medical Board had revoked his license citing Dr. Mitchell failed to meet the standard of care and did not maintain adequate medical records.
When his office re-opened, Dr. Mitchell said his attorney asked on Jan. 18 for a hearing, and the Texas Medical Board said no.
“Then my attorney filed the paperwork about 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 for me to go back to work,” he said. “Due to the fact the board did not do the due process issue properly or notify me, I can go back to work.
“The decision will be made, and in the meantime I can work”

Steve Wootten is part of a team from Diamond H. Services that is laying down fiber optic cables in downtown Pittsburg. The company had blocked off part of Rusk and Mount Pleasant streets to lay down the fibers.

The Camp County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activities:
Mariano Lopez Ramirez was arrested on Feb. 5 by the Police Department with two Justice of the Peace warrants.
They also arrested Jose Alfredo Juarez that same day with three Justice of the Peace warrants and two city warrants.
The Police Department arrested John Darrell Green on Feb. 5 for speeding.
The Police Department arrested Johnny Dewayne Henderson on Feb. 6 with a capias pro fine warrant.*
The next day, the Police Department arrested Linda Dell Cheatum for making a false report to a peace officer and cruelty to a non-livestock animal.
They also arrested Christopher Michael Rogers that same day for assault causing bodily injury.
The Sheriff’s Office arrested James Edgar Saylor on Feb. 6 for assault with injury – strangulation.
Ricky Charles Duffey was arrested by the Department of Public Safety on Feb. 6 for driving while intoxicated.

Pittsburg Nursing Center will be hosting a free pancake breakfast on Feb 12 from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. 

The pancake breakfast is to honor local first responders, volunteers, community and friends of the facility.

Now is the time to sign up to run for a seat on the Pittsburg Independent School district board of trustees, the Pittsburg city council or mayor. Filing began Jan. 30 and continues through March 1. 

There will be three seats open on the school board: Places 4, 6 and 7.

2012 was a year of expansion at ETMC Pittsburg, as the hospital added staff, services and new technologies to better serve the people of Camp County and beyond. “It is a challenging time in healthcare,” said Perry Henderson, senior administrator of ETMC Pittsburg. “We are constantly evaluating our staff and our services to make sure they align with the needs of our community. Our goal is to provide as many services locally as community need and resources will support.”