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August 23, 2007
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Troup ISD faculty and staff were the stars Monday as they collected bonuses related to the school's performance in Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills testing from last spring. More than $100,000 in grants and cash was distributed, with recipients ranging from custodial and maintenance staff... More...

Memorial blood drives are being held in two locations in honor of the Noonday Volunteer Fire Department and the tragic loss of two of its firefighters on Aug. 3. The scheduled blood drives will be on Aug. 24 in Flint and Aug. 27 in Noonday. Both drives will be held from 4-8 p.m. More...

Whitehouse City Council members will vote on the 2007-08 budget and approve a new tax rate at next week's regular meeting. Finance director Jed Dillingham proposed a tax rate of 59 cents (0.599999) at Monday's special meeting of the council. More...

Cool Cucumber Salad
1 large cucumber, partially peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced 3 Tbsp. olive oil 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar 1 tsp. seasoned salt Pepper to taste Combine all ingredients; cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving. More...
Troup Independent School District has announced its policy for providing free and reducedprice meals for children served under the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast program. Each school office or the Child Nutrition Office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interest... More...
Top performers are the teachers with the best results in core TAKS subjects. They received up to $1,000 in cash. More...
August
Community Activities Parkinsonians of East Texas meeting Parkinsonians of East Texas will meet Thursday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. at East Texas Medical Center Pavilion, 801 Clinic Dr., Tyler. The speaker will be Gene Ann Masters, Clinical Ed. Director. His topic will be "Growing older is not for sissi... More...
Troup and Gladewater faced off Saturday in a season-opening scrimmage, with both teams playing aggressively ... perhaps a little too aggressivley, as some after-the-whistle flags sparked tempers on both sides. See related photos, page 7A. More...
Services for William C. "Bill" Lynch, 72, of Tyler were held Aug. 18 at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Towns and Rev. Jerry Hawbaker officiating. Burial followed in Pine Springs Cemetery in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. More...