Area church members volunteer to relieve booster club parents from concessions duty
Their contributions won't be measured in touchdowns or interceptions, but a group of volunteers from area churches will certainly be heroes of a unique variety this football season as they stand in for booster club parents and work the home conce More...
Senior plans to seal future in professional bull riding
BY CAITLIN GIDDENS Contributing reporter
Most seniors in high school are bogged down with deciding future plans, but William Seal of Whitehouse High School is sure of what he wants to do after graduation: professional bull riding. More...
Tammy Tarver and Terri Mathis of the Auxiliary Unit 418 of the American Legion participate in the group's trash pickup on Aug. 4. The Auxiliary adopted Highway 110 South, Troup, in March of this year, and this was their second time to pick up trash. More...
Celebration (A Woman to Woman Ministry) will have an event sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Troup on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. A light brunch will be served starting at 9:30 a.m. More...
Boy Scout Troop 359 from Whitehouse recently returned from summer camp at Camp Hale in Oklahoma. Scouts had the opportunity to earn several merit badges including snow sports, whitewater rafting, climbing, canoeing and several shooting sports. More...
Troup's Lady Tigers scored a road win over Waskom Tuesday night, 25-19, 25-21 and 25- 16. The victory followed a third place finish in the Leverett's Chapel Invitational Tourney, held Saturday, Sept. 1. More...
Cynthia Moore, the daughter of former statewide Democratic candidate for state comptroller of public accounts and longtime state legislator Fred Head, recently advanced in rank as a career Navy officer. More...
First Baptist Whitehouse is expanding to two ser vices Sept. 9. This expansion is directly related to the recent expanding numbers of their congregation. More...
During the latest special called meeting, the Troup City Council completed the annual process of approving a budget and tax rate for the city's operation for FY-08. They approved the tax rate of 71.8018 cents/$100 evaluation. More...
Public hearings were conducted on two major projects proposed to the Troup Community Development Corporation last week. Following the public hearings, both matters were approved by the group during their business meeting. More...
Just days after announcing that he would seek a sixth term as District 6 State Representative, Leo Berman was appointed to the Energy Council, a nonprofit group that offers recommendations on energy policies. More...
So you want to be a Wildcat cheerleader? Here's your chance! The Whitehouse High School cheerleading squads will be holding a cheerleading clinic for all future Wildcat cheerleaders on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 5:30-9 p.m. More...
Services for Helen M. Warren Bivens, 78, of Whitehouse were held Sept. 2 at Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home chapel, Tyler, with the Rev. Don Stanley officiating. Burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Bivens died Aug. 30, 2007 in Whitehouse. More...
LINDALE - Services for Cody Alvis Malone, 83, of Lindale were held Sept. 3 at Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home chapel, Lindale, with the Revs. Danny Carter and Stephanie Hughes officiating. Burial was in Dover Cemetery near Lindale. More...
Funeral services for Marcelite Watson, 95, of Oakland were held Aug. 30 in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel with Brother Charles Johnston and Brother Kevin Gentry officiating. More...