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. On Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14, a double-elimination baseball tournament will be held with teams playing in Troup, Carlisle and West Rusk. Games will star...
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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. Cory and Cody Caraway captured first place in the Tiger Woods flight, followed by Will and Le...
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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. Pre-registration is preferred, but riders can register the day of the event. Registration begins...
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Harrison earns spot on All-State team
      Tiger ace Nick Harrison has been named first-team All-State pitcher, sharing that honor with Taylor Jungmann and Alan Valenzuela of Rogers. Harrison was also named third-team third baseman. The 2007 Troup graduate was an All-State selection as a junior and led his team to a 26-7 record this year...
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WHS hosting volleyball camp
      The Whitehouse Volleyball Camp will be held at Whitehouse High School the week of July 30 through Aug. 3. The camp is open to all area schools from incoming sixth through incoming ninth graders. Camp times will be 8:30- 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday with on-site registration from 7:30-8:30 on...
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Hunters ed course Aug. 7-8
      Hunting season will be here before you know it. Cherokee County Farm Bureau is sponsoring a Hunters Education course on Aug. 7-8. This is a twoday course from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with lunch provided. There will need to be a minimum of 15 people to hold the class, and the minimum age is 12 as of Aug....
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