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Rain provides brief relief

Plowing its way through liquid, this car throws up a spray as rains continued to fall Monday afternoon. The rain, while very welcome, was not enough to keep Smith County Commissioners from declaring and 90-day burn ban in the county. More...

Troup teen caught for impersonating officer

Troup's Sergio Rashad Carey, an 18-year-old who graduated from Troup High School in May, was arrested Friday morning in Troup for impersonating a law enforcement officer. The incident occurred around 2:45 a.m. that More...

Troup ISD school lunches to cost more

BY ROGER MCKENZIE

To put Troup's school lunch program more in line with area schools and to generate approximately $30,000 annually for the school district's Child Nutrition Department, Troup trustees voted Monday to raise school lunches. More...

News

Editor's Note:

Internet gambling ban a good idea
By Roger McKenzie

I will admit that gambling can be fun. The excitement is real and exhilarating-but only if you are a winner. More...

Oil and gas news

From the Railroad Commssion of Texas

RRC PRODUCTION STATISTICS AND ALLOWABLES FOR JULY 2006 More...

GOOD FOR YOU

Adams is perfect 4.0 at TWU Jessica Adams of Whitehouse has achieved a 4.0 grade point average for the spring 2006 semester at Texas Woman's University in Denton. She has named to the TWU's Dean's List. Adams is majoring in child development. More...

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Sports

Volleyball, football camps to open for students at WHS

Whitehouse High School will hold a volleyball camp for incoming sixth-, seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade students from Monday, July 31, through Friday, Aug. 4. Hours of the camp are 8:30-11:30 a.m. More...

Greg Hamilton

catches a little of the turf at the 13th tee Friday at the Texas State Open in Tyler as he drives to the More...

Ellis might be down, but not far from a game he loves

+ At 6-foot-6, 280 pounds, 35year-old Robert Randolph Ellis still looks as if he could take the mound, gaze toward his catcher and send a 100-mph fast-ball across a relatively unprepared opposing batter's chest. More...

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Social

Cuca and Landsberger wed

Amy Cuca and Eric Landsberger were married July 15 at Pollard United Methodist Church in Tyler with Richard Luna officiating the ceremony. More...

Call, Middleton united July 15

Chelsea Paige Call and John Christopher Middleton, both of Waco, were married July 15 at Sierra Vista United Methodist Church in San Angelo with Ken Dahlberg and Tim Henderson officiating the ceremony. More...

Barker, Moss marry in June 29 ceremony

Jennifer Barker and Brandon Moss, both of Whitehouse, were married June 29 at Roseland Plantation in Tyler with family and close friends attending the wedding. Jay Lockhart, of West Er win Church of Christ, officiated the double ring ceremony. More...

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Water occupies Whitehouse City Council

BY ROGER MCKENZIE

In a short Tuesday night meeting that lasted less than an hour, the Whitehouse City Council focused on the water direction and future goals for the city. More...

Burn ban ok'd in county

BY MARK ENGEBRETSON

Smith County commissioners on Monday enacted a 90day burn ban for unincorporated areas of Smith County. More...

Fite asks for water cutbacks

Whitehouse City Manager Ronny Fite has issued a call for voluntary water restrictions. More...

Engebretson joins staff

Mark Engebretson has joined the staff of the Tri-County More...

Tollett loves football and God

BY MARK ENGEBRETSON

Josh Tollett is a football warrior...and a warrior for God. The rough, tough Troup High School football player, a devout Christian, gets his passion for the sport from his passion for God. More...

Community

A look back at the history of Whitehouse

In his presentation at the quarterly Whitehouse Chamber of Commerce meeting last week, Christopher Butler said Focus 2020, the growth plan for the community over the next 15 years, would try to build around and preserve the history of the community. More...

Saturday set for Troup Library's summer reading awards party

The Troup Municipal Library caps its 2006 Summer Reading Program with an award ceremony and a party on Saturday, July 22, beginning at 10:30 a.m., in the Community Room of the Library. More...

Wildcat Fish Camp smoothes transition for new WHS students

If you have a son/daughter who will be entering Whitehouse High School as a freshman, or you have a new student entering Whitehouse High School for the first time, this program is for you. More...

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Bulletin

Community Activities

Party in the Park Reminder Children in the three Texas Summer Reading Clubs sponsored by the Whitehouse Community Library will combine for their "Party in the Park" celebration on Wednesday, July 26. More...

School Related Activities

WISD board meeting July 24 The Whitehouse Independent School District board of trustees will meet Monday, July 24, at 7 p.m. in the Wildcat Annex (across from Whitehouse Junior High School). The meeting is open to the public. More...

Entertainment Related Activities

Sinatra tribute at TCTC's Braithwaite Theatre Frank Sinatra and his pals sing the old favorites again in More...

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Obituaries

Barbara Ann Shockley

Funeral services for Barbara Ann Shockley, age 68, of Mount Sylvan, were held July 17, in the chapel of Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home in Lindale with Rev. Robert Davenport and Rev. More...

John Lynch

Graveside services for John Lynch, 73, of Tyler, were held July 17 at Meador Cemetery in Jacksonville, with the Rev. James Batton officiating under direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Jacksonville. More...

Kenneth C. Keas

Memorial services for Kenneth C. Keas, 89, of Whitehouse, are scheduled for Aug. 12, in Kansas. Local arrangements are with Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. More...

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