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September 13, 2007
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A BANNER YEAR
Middle School Principal Ava Johnson receives a banner from Troup ISD board members Bill Lacy (left) and Joe Paul McElroy in honor of the campus's Recognized rating on last spring's TAKS testing. The campus has received Recognized status three times in a row and is the only three-time Recognized midd... More...
Troup council hears subdivision update
BY SUZANNE LOUDAMY Staff writer

The Troup City Council met Tuesday to review and approve several items on the agenda. The meeting began with a public hearing concerning the recently completed Texas Community Development Program project Contract #725879 for water and wastewater improvements. No one spoke during the public hearin... More...

Rough and (almost) ready
BY SUZANNE LOUDAMY Staff writer

"When it is time to get ROUGH, we'll get you READY!" That's the battle cry of the guys at Rough and Ready. And they are ready to show off their new place, scheduled to open today or Friday. Rough and Ready opened its doors in Whitehouse three years ago with a plan to sell and install truck acces... More...

 Community
•Family Fest Saturday at WH First Assembly
It's not quite Halloween and it's really early for an egg hunt, so the people of Whitehouse First Assembly of God Church thought a day of fun for the whole family was in order. Family Fall Fest will be packed with fun on Saturday, Sept. 15 beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 3 p.m., covering th... More...
•Magnolia Street
•Driver safety course set Sept. 26-27
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 News
•Man who fled WH police arrested
Following a wild car chase that included striking two Whitehouse peace officers, Clint Gage of Beaumont was taken into custody and booked into Smith County jail on an array of charges. Last week Whitehouse PD received a call from a local store where Gage had entered several times, appearing to be... More...
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 School News
•Junior high plans dance
Whitehouse Junior High School is hosting a "Back to School" Bash on Sept. 21. The dance will be held from 6-8 p.m. in Nix Gym and is sponsored by the WJHS Visual Arts Department. The dance is for WJHS students only and will feature DJ Sean from Plano. More...
•STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
•STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
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 Bulletin
•BULLETIN BOARD
September
Community Activities Quilter's Guild of East Texas to meet The Quilter's Guild of East Texas will meet Thursday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. at the TASCA building 3402 Old Omen Rd., in Tyler. Troup VFW to meet The Troup VFW will meet Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Troup Library. More...
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 Sports
•Necks nip Troup, 34-28
A last-minute touchdown lifted the White Oak Roughnecks over Troup at Tiger stadium Friday, capping a back-and-forth game and a battle of offensive styles. The game-winning score came with less than a minute and a half to play, with White Oak trailing by one point and facing a second-and-20 play ... More...
•Wildcats come up big in second half for win
•Lady Tigers top Leverett's Chapel
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 Obituaries
•Billie Joe James
Graveside memorial services for Billie Joe James, 79, of Tyler were held Sept. 9 at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery, Tyler, under direction of Hilliard Funeral Home, Van. Mrs. James died Sept. 5, 2007 in Tyler. She was born Feb. 11, 1928 in Memphis to the late Jessie William and Mary Kathrine Mil... More...
•Dawn Ruth Emerson
•Everett Madison Evans
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 Social
•Jackson, Corbett wed
Jennifer Laurie Jackson and Gregory Corbett were married July 25 at Sunset Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif. with the bride's father Jim Jackson officiating the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jim and Jolene Jackson of Whitehouse. She is a graduate of Whitehouse High School and is attendin... More...
•Hightowners celebrate 50 years
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