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By LYNDA STRINGER

Many see Easter as a day for hunting colorful eggs on lush green lawns, baskets filled with jelly beans and chocolate bunnies, frilly dresses, and shiny new shoes. But, for Christians, the day also known as Resurrection, Sunday is the most important holiday in the Christian faith. “Easter begins with God’s love for us,” said Kyle Smith, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Pittsburg. “Sin keeps us away from him, but he loves us so much that he came to us in the person of Jesus Christ and took sin upon himself on the cross and died.”

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By LYNDA STRINGER

Existing Pittsburg businesses and entrepreneurs with a unique vision have a chance to win up to $20,000 in the 2018 Pittsburg Innovative Entrepreneur Competition (PIE). The competition, which got underway March 7, is an incentive program from the Pittsburg Economic Development Corporation that offers a Grand Prize of $20,000 to kickstart your business.

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By ELLIS KNOX

There was a structure fire on County Road 2114, Thursday, March 22, in the afternoon around 1:00Pm. The house belonged to Mr. Homer Jones. The building was empty at the time of the fire. No cause has yet been determined and the fire is still under investigation

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The Camp County Grand Jury met on Thursday, Feb. 8, and according to District Attorney Chuck Bailey, the following indictments were handed down: Preslie Danielle Bednarski, possession of a controlled substance; Dekota Korea Porter, assault family violence – choking; Colton Bret Searcy, aggravated robbery; Jamiriquan Raymier Enalls, aggravated robbery;

Rosa Green, aggravated robbery; Jose Luis Gardea, possession of a controlled substance; Jennifer Nicole Hunter, felony driving while intoxicated; Jose Luis Gardea, assault family violence – choking; Randal David Lain, Sr., assault family violence-choking; and Jamiriquan Raymier Enalls, burglary of a habitation.

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By LYNDA STRINGER

With a few years’ experience as an extension agent already on her resume, Kaycee Davis is jumping into the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service post in Camp County ready for the challenge. The Mesquite native recently left a similar position in Nashville, Ark. in Howard County, where she’d worked for two years.

“There’s more going on in Pittsburg, but the two towns are similar in the areas of livestock production, cattle production, and poultry production,” she said.

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Dr. Dan Kincaid (center) gets “Betsy” all fixed up with her annual rabies vaccination and other seasonal shots. Elizabeth Taraba (left) and Lauren Winchester (right) help with Betsy’s care.The rabies clinic continues through Saturday, March 24 at Pittsburg Veterinary Clinic, 203 N. Greer Blvd. from 8 a.m. to noon, (closed for lunch), 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 8 to noon.

The cost per will be $7 per dog or cat; $2 off all other vaccinations. This clinic is sponsored by the Camp County 4-H Club and Pittsburg Veterinary Clinic.

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