Bullard RWB festival kicks off Friday
      With only a few days to go, Bullard's Red, White and Blue festival is shaping to be one of spectacular proportions. A day of fun-filled activities is planned, and spokesperson Teresa Adams-Wilks said she's excited. "The committee has put so much work into making this something the Chamber of Com...
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Auxiliary offering poppies for Veterans Day
      The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 418 is going to offer poppies in honor of Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 9 & Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Troup Banking Center, located at 101 S. Railroad in Troup. On Saturday the Auxiliary will also be at Dollar General, located at 602 W. Duval i...
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FISHY BUSINESS
     Photo courtesy Earl Drott The scouts of Troop 359 from Whitehouse display the day's catch caught on a private lake in East Texas during a recent campout. Among the day's keepers was an 18 lb. channel cat caught by Jacob Parker. Troop 359 meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Whitehouse United Methodis...
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Troup library present annual fall luncheon
Friends of the Library fund-raiser features silent auction, guest speaker
      The Troup Library Fall Luncheon and Silent Auction takes place on November 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This favorite harbinger of fall fills every room of the library with spectacular gift items and fabulous food in the Friends of the Troup Library's biggest fundraiser of the year.
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GRAND OPENING
     Farmer's Café recently celebrated its grand opening under new owners Lorinda and Scott Fields. Members of the Troup Chamber of Commerce turned out for a ribbon cutting for the newly renovated restaurant. Pictured, left to right, are (front) Whittany, Lorinda, Brittany and Scott Fields, (back) B...
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Library hosts storyteller
      The Whitehouse Community Library is hosting Dru Woods, renowned storyteller, puppeteer, interpreter and more on Monday, Nov. 12. WCL, along with the other Smith County libraries (SALT: Smith County Area Libraries Together), are celebrating National Children's Book Week by having Woods perform at ...
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NEW BUSINESS IN WHITEHOUSE
     The Texas Star Trading Post is open for business. Furniture, housewares, collectables, glassware and tools are just a sampling of the items Dale Bekker and his wife Carla have on hand, with new items arriving almost every week. Dale travels East Texas and Louisiana for auctions and garage sale buy-o...
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Genealogical society hosting Joe Martinez
Code talker descendant to speak at Troup library
      Joe Martinez, grandson of a World War II European Theater code talker, will present a program on his grandfather, Charles Chibitty, at the Troup Library on Saturday, Nov. 10 beginning at 2 p.m. The event is hosted by the Troup Genealogical/Historical Society.
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