July 12, 2007 / Front Page

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Record rainfall leaves its mark on area

North, south, east and west, the area was hit hard by flooding and the after-effects remain. More...

Community

Area students earn honors at Texas A&M

COMMERCE - Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced its President's Honor Roll and Deans' List for the 2007 Spring Semester. More...

UMC concerts continue Sunday with Thunder

First United Methodist Church in Troup will be filled with the sounds of Christian hiphop Sunday, thanks to Thunder, a 23-year-old New Boston native who works with a Christian youth camp in Lindale. More...

VALUABLE VOLUNTEERS

Here are some of the dedicated volunteers who deliver meals to the homebound and elderly in the Whitehouse area. The Meals on Wheels group that operates out of the Bobbie and Acker Hanks Senior Center in Whitehouse serves 1,200 meals a month. More...

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BULLETIN BOARD

Community Activities Troup VFW to meet The Troup VFW will meet Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Troup Library. More...

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Sports

Area teams take to the field to raise funds

Unless the fields wash away, the umps will yell "play ball" as the Coleton Wedel baseball tournament gets under way tomorrow at 4 p.m. More...

GOLFERS OUTLAST RAINS

Hilltop hosts parent/child golf tourney

Nine teams braved one of the many scattered shower warnings on June 26 to compete in Hilltop Country Club's Third Annual Parent/Child Golf Tournament. Competition featured a nine-hole mixed ball format. More...

Tyler sets bike ride

The Tyler Parks and Recreation Department is offering a 10-mile bike ride beginning at Faulkner Park on July 21. The ride will begin on the bike/walking trail at Faulkner Park, 410 W. Cumberland Road. More...

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Social

Baldwins celebrate 20 years

Ray and Nancy Baldwin have become fixtures in the pews of Tyler Metro Church, in the community and in the schools. Their work with children began 20 years ago and is still going strong. More...

Loudamy, DeLay wed at First Baptist

Bethany Rose Loudamy and Jeremy Wayne DeLay exchanged wedding vows on July 7, 2007 at First Baptist Church of Whitehouse. Dr. Ray Davis officiated the double-ring ceremony. Joe Heath offered the prayer and blessing of the couple. More...

Engaged

The engagement of Suni Kay Bateman of Arp and Darrell Whittaker of New Chapel Hill has been announced. Suni Kay Bateman is the daughter of Van Bateman and Nancy Bateman of Arp. More...

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Communities get ready for National Night Out

Neighborhoods throughout Whitehouse are invited to join forces with thousands for the "24th Annual National Night Out" (NNO) crime and drug prevention event on Tuesday, Aug. 7. More...

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The rain didn't dampen the spirit of quilt enthusiasts, who showed up in large numbers for Aunt Lillie's Quilt Show on July 4-5. At one point, 75 people were inside the antique store -- leaving a large number of umbrellas on the front porch. More...

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

Troup native's homegrown skills translate to far-reaching career
BY KELLY GRIFFITH Contributing reporter

Austin Anderson was raised in Troup, graduated with the class of 1986 and spends a lot of his time training horses on his family's ranch. The Anderson family has been in the Equine entertainment business for about 45 years. More...

News

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the citizens of Whitehouse: This is our one time a year we send a note to you asking you to contribute to the operations of your volunteer fire department. More...

Whitehouse chamber holds quarterly meeting

Members of the Greater Whitehouse Area Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday for their quarterly meeting. They shared a pizza lunch provided by Rep. Leo Berman. More...

ANIMAL ATTRACTION

Pet owners marry, form dog-training business
BY KELLY GRIFFITH Contributing reporter

Shari and Kevin Curran are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their dog training center, Pads N' Paws. The couple met when they were both volunteers for Therapet. Each had a Bernese Mountain dog, a breed that was once very uncommon in this area. More...

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Obituaries

Don E. McCammond

Memorial services for Don E. McCammond, 69, of Whitehouse were held July 7 at Lloyd James Funeral Home chapel, Tyler, with the Rev. Virgil A. "Jack" Cox officiating. Mr. McCammond died July 4, 2007 in Tyler. He was born Feb. More...

Larissa Derrett

Services for Larissa Derrett, 80, of Tyler were held July 11 at Liberty Winona Baptist Church with the Revs. K. Roberts and John R. Hinton officiating. More...

Milton Anderson

Services for Milton Anderson, 79, of Troup were held July 10 at Liberty Baptist Church of Troup with the Revs. Dewayne McAllister, Harvel Davis, Bobby Land and Billy P. Cleaver officiating. More...

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