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 concessions for varsity games. 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. This tax rate is a decrease of 1.2611 cents/$100 evaluation or a 1.726%... 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. The first item was to fund one half of the City of Troup's participation in... 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...
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...
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. Rear Admiral Frank Thorp, Navy chief of information, administered the oath of office to Lt. Cy... 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. During the summer where most churches experience the normal summer slump in their attendance, FBC has actually been growing in significant numb... More...
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