Camp County News

My great grandfather Josiah Thompson and his wife, Laura and 3 children first appear on the 1860 census in Camp County TX.

Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk for the U.S. House of Representatives, stood before her aunts and cousins and spoke of racial hope and harmony in the church that her grandfather once taught Sunday School.

News Pittsburg city council picks new police chief Thursday, August 14, 2008 10:44 AM CDT Penn has been a member of the Pittsburg Police Department since 2001.

News Colleagues remember Judge Preston Combest Positive, deeply religious and dedicated to his family n those are just a few ways friends are remembering Camp County Judge Preston Combest, who died Wednesday ...

Authorities say a massive East Texas manhunt is underway at this hour, for a man suspected of escaping from a Mississippi prison.

News Pittsburg council narrows police chief search Wednesday, August 6, 2008 11:15 AM CDT The Pittsburg City Council on Monday named two finalists in its search for a new police chief.

News Neighbors unhappy over Pilgrim's landfill dumping TRIBUNE photo by Ashley Tompkins Workers busy themselves digging new pits at the Camp County landfill, located on CR 3320.

The sweltering temperatures and dry weather has also made this summer busier than normal for fires.

A processing plant has begun dumping chicken byproducts into an East Texas industrial landfill, causing a stench and angering residents who say they live "in the line of fire." "It's not neighborly to be ...

News Burn ban looking likely Friday, August 1, 2008 11:16 AM CDT Titus County residents could face a burn ban in coming weeks if the area does not receive significant rainfall, commissioners say.

A Linden-based nonprofit agency selected to take over Meals on Wheels services in Panola and Harrison counties Aug.

A Linden-based nonprofit agency selected to take over Meals on Wheels services in Panola and Harrison counties Aug.

Like the town it stands in, the Camp County Courthouse has come a long way from its rough-and-tumble origins.

July 10, 2008 - The old-world style of Los Pinos Vineyards and Winery, nestled deep in the rolling pastures of Camp County, is unhurried, non-pretentious and charming.

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

Submitted Photo Texas A&M University-Texarkana student Phillip Andrew Jones, left, is the recipient of the Best Graduate Paper in History Award for his research paper "History of Camp County Viticulture." ...

“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

The Camp County Genealogical Society has completed the first of three volumes about the county cemeteries.The volume includes information on 25 cemeteries and has a full name index and a map of all the known ... via Genealogy Blog

“The I-9 forms that most of you probably have the workforce commission complete now, would no longer be protection for you”

Rising fertilizer costs, increases in feral hog damage, and changing labor laws are all driving up costs up for East Texas fruit and vegetable production. via North Texas e-News

“It really belongs to God, we don't have anything , we're just trustees”

From his early days of hauling feed in a pickup, to a running a multi-billion dollar company, the largest chicken processing operation in the world, the story of Bo Pilgrim is a true rags to riches story. via KLTV Tyler