Pittsburg News

Things were golden at the First United Methodist Church at a Friday luncheon. The church was honoring couples who have been married 50 or more years.

A benefit for Doris Pence Sowles is set from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Pittsburg Fire Department at 514 S. Greer Blvd.

There's a new way to hunt your food in Pittsburg, for those who keep their ears to the ground.

A Gregg County grand jury returned 55 indictments this past week, including one for a Longview man who escaped from police custody in August.

October 20, 2009 Comment on this article Rodney and JoyceAnn Reed of South Fork, Colo., and formerly of Pittsburg, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Rachel Jenna of Abilene, to Russell Lee Harred of Pleasanton, the son of Randall and Renelle Harred of Pleasanton.

An Upshur County jury this week sentenced a Pittsburg man to 15 months in jail for driving while intoxicated with a child passenger, District Attorney Billy Byrd said Thursday.

The Pittsburg Farmer's Market is open on Saturdays through Nov. 28, organizers said in a news release.

Upshur County schools on Monday received a share of $200,000 from an investment acquired more than a century ago, County Judge Dean Fowler said.

The Pittsburg Farmera s Market will be open Saturdays Oct. 17 through Nov. 28. The market will be held from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Tapp Street next to the police station in Historic Downtown Pittsburg.

Pittsburg residents will get to decide on two alcohol propositions in the Nov. 3 election.

PITTSBURG, Texas Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have cleared the way for its deal with Brazilian beef producer JBS SA, which would help pull the chicken producer out of bankruptcy.

Hughes Springs ISD is letting out classes at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon because of the flooding conditions in the county.

A high-speed chase through Camp, Titus and Morris Counties Wednesday ended in the arrest of a suspect in the armed robbery of a Gilmer finance company, authorities said.

A daylight robbery sends East Texas officers on a wild chase, topping speeds of 100 miles per hour.

BY PHILLIP WILLIAMS Special Correspondent GILMER -- A high-speed chase through three East Texas counties Wednesday ended in the arrest of a suspect in the armed robbery of a Gilmer finance company, authorities said.

The Pittsburg Police Department is investigating a theft that occurred early Sunday morning at B&S Hardware.

Area runners and The Friends of the Library are hosting the 2nd annual Friends of the Library 5K Fun Run, Walk or Crawl on September 26, 2009 benefiting the Pittsburg-Camp County Library.

According to the Associated Press, Pittsburg, Texas-based Pilgrim's Pride will sell 64 percent of the stock in the reorganized company to JBS for $800 million in cash, implying a total company value of $1.25 billion.

By COSHANDRA DILLARD Staff Writer PITTSBURG -- About 500 people gathered Sunday at the entrance of East Texas Medical Center-Pittsburg's ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.

Authorities in Pittsburg say residents have been hit with a barrage of phone calls from a Houston area jail.