In celebration of the 25th Annual Whitehouse YesterYear festivities, it is with great admiration that the Whitehouse YesterYear board announced Clarence and Girthal Miller as Mr. and Mrs. YesterYear 2007. Both Clarence and Girthal were born and raised in Smith County by pioneer families of the com... More...
The annual meeting of the Troup Community Development Corporation was held Tuesday. Elections were held for officers of the corporation. All seats remain as elected in the previous year with Gene Cottle as president, Ronny Melton as vice president, John Whitsell as treasurer and Bonnie Hinkle as se... More...
Whitehouse sixth-grader Jared Raabe improved on his fifth-place finish at the regional science fair to take top honors in the physics and astronomy division at the state science fair, held last week in San Antonio. More...
The American Legion Auxiliary will be doing their part to keep Troup clean by picking up trash on Hwy. 110 South. Anyone wishing to help should meet at the American Legion Post at 302 E. Magnolia by 8:45 a. m. on Saturday, April 14. The American Legion meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6 ... More...
Feeling like a "kid in a candy store" isn't hard to do when you enter Creative Candies. Even those who are more "young at heart" than young can recapture that feeling by sampling the store's vintage candy selection. Owners Katie and Keith Tijerina opened their store last week at 428 Hwy. 110 North... More...
Monday's Troup board of trustees meeting began with the presentation of students of the month and teacher of the month for the district. First grader Joshua Williams, fourth grader Kara Benge, eighth grader Peyton Gilbert and eleventh Jared Ayres were honored for their positive attitude and academ... More...
Community Activities Troup VFW to meet The Troup VFW will meet Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Troup Library Youth Lock-In Saturday Vertical Reality, youth group of Ambassador Baptist Church, is sponsoring a youth lock-in on Saturday, April 14 beginning at 8 p.m. at the church. For more in... More...
Whitehouse's eighth grade boys track team won the conference title last week, finishing with 142 total points at the district track meet. The title marks the third this year for the boys athletic program, as the eighth grade football and basketball teams also claimed district championships. More...
ARP - Services for Fred McElroy, 70, of Arp were held April 10 at Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton, with the Rev. Tommy Harden officiating. Burial was in Mason Cemetery, Arp. Mr. McElroy died April 7, 2007 in a Tyler hospital. He was born Oct. 13, 1936 in Birmingham, Ala., to the lat... More...
Tif fani Hill and Blake Daniels were united in marriage on March 16, 2007. Elder Harold W. Richmond officiated the 9 a.m. ceremony at the Dallas temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The bride is the daughter of Brent and Sharon Hill of Tyler. The groom is the son of David and... More...
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Trash-Off Saturday to keep Whitehouse beautiful