Pittsburg News

Seven people were sentenced this week in 115th District Court in Upshur County. They are: - Marie Baughn, 25, of Gilmer, sentenced to 60 days in the Upshur County Jail for attempted possession of a controlled ...

There was a tearful homecoming on Thursday night as an East Bay family was thrilled and thankful to have their son home.

July 3, 2008 - Amy Efurd spends every day visiting with friends and family, tasting peaches and eating ice cream.

Mandy Commons says the first ever autism conference in Kansas was a "dream come true" despite the withdrawal of keynote speaker Jenny McCarthy because of a family emergency.

A southeast Kansas woman is getting some Hollywood help to spread the word about autism.

WALKING INTO the Elks Club last Wednesday evening, I didn't know where to go, but it occurred to me that it wouldn't be difficult to locate the group I was looking for.

Pittsburg "Pen-Pal" Marine Greets Pittsburg 4th Graders News can happen anytime, anywhere.

“The Lord has blessed me in countless ways throughout my life”

The American Bible Society has honored Lonnie 'Bo' Pilgrim with a one-of-a-kind award in recognition of his commitment to a lifetime of Christian service and workplace evangelism.The award recognizes Pilgrim's ... via Star-telegram.com

Pittsburg's Kendall Wright set a state record in winning the Class 3A boys triple jump Friday at the UIL State Track and Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas. via News-journal.com

“Drink a bite to eat at ten two and four, Dr Pepper, Good for Life; 5 cents at fountains and in bottles.”

Pittsburg is the county seat of Camp County in Northeast Texas. It is 14 miles south of Mount Pleasant. via Cleburne Times-Review

Pilgrim's Pride, the nation's largest chicken producer, reported a wider second-quarter loss Monday as it paid more for feed and took a restructuring charge. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Pilgrim's Pride Corp , the largest chicken producer in the United States, has announced the increase of its second-quarter net loss. via Pravda

“American consumers are only just beginning to feel the impact of sharply higher food prices”

Published: May 5th, 2008 06:20 AM Last Modified: May 5th, 2008 06:23 AM Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the nation's largest chicken producer, said Monday its quarterly loss widened from a year ago as it paid more for ... via Anchorage Daily News

Longview police said they arrested 19 people Thursday during an undercover prostitution sting in which several female officers posed as prostitutes. via News-journal.com

“God never willed that this airship should fly. I want no more to do with it.”

"The period of 1885 to 1900 was one of unexampled activity in aeronautics, for a time there was high hope that the age of flying was at hand," said Orville Wright. via Cleburne Times-Review

“One of the rationales [ICE uses] is 'we're really trying to support workers' rights because when undocumented workers are brought in, they are exploited and wages are not held up.'”

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 30,000 immigrants a day nationwide in 2007, representing a seven-fold increase in worksite arrests between 2002 and 2006, according to Andrea Black ... via Philippine News

“If you move to Dallas-Fort Worth or Houston, you're in the company of other large companies”

Irving-based Exxon Mobil remained the biggest Texas-headquartered company by 2007 revenue, and No. via KVUE.com

Federal immigration agents have made some arrests in their raid of a Pilgrim's Pride poultry facilities in Chattanooga. via The Tennessean

“According to information we have from the U.S. Attorney's Office, these individuals were engaged in immigration-related crimes, including aggravated identity theft in order to fraudulently obtain employment with our company”

Federal immigration agents raid Live Oak chicken plant Federal immigration agents raided a Live Oak chicken plant Wednesday, arresting a number of people as part of an 11-state crackdown on an alleged scam to ... via Gainesville.com

“It is an ongoing investigation in close coordination with local, state and federal law enforcement”

Federal immigration agents confirmed Wednesday that a multi-agency law enforcement action is ongoing in Texas to execute criminal arrest warrants. via WFAA-TV Dallas