Valerie York, with escort Caleb Turner, won the Cherokee County Queen Contest at the junior livestock show. See page 11 for more Troup FFA show results. More...
During Tuesday night's regular city council meeting in Troup, Sonny Selden was appointed to fill the vacancy in place three left with the resignation of Nancy Boothe. More...
Monday's Whitehouse ISD trustees meeting began with a presentation of awards to the Higgins Intermediate School principal Tom Luce. Kim Russell from the American Heart Association was on hand to present Luce and the school an award for their continued support and success in the Jump for Heart program. More...
If the streets of Troup are a little quieter this week it's because Jake Shuttlesworth and his car are off to the races again. He is running his car "Siempre Joven" (Forever Young in English) in the Chihuahua Express this weekend, along with his co-pilot Brad Lederer. More...
I ran across a wonderful story a couple of weeks back that I wanted to share with you. Bill Tucker's father was a hard-working man of business that had fallen gravely ill. By the time he had recovered, the family business had been lost. Mr. Tucker, being a man of aggressive ambition, scraped all the money the family had left and purchased a sewing machine. More...
Community Activities Ribbon cutting Saturday The Greater Whitehouse Area Chamber of Commerce invites the public to attend the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting celebrating the addition of Java Dave's Coffee Shop and drive thru at The Market, Saturday, April 12 at 10 am, located at 303 Hwy 110 South in Whitehouse. More...
Adam Voigt and Austin Braswell struck out 19 batters between them as the Troup Tigers picked up two district wins last week. Voigt earned the win against West Rusk on Tuesday, retiring nine hitters and giving up just three hits in the 3-0 victory. More...
Services for William H. "Bill" Wallace, 65, of Whitehouse were held April 5 at Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup, with the Rev. Mike Cline officiating. Burial was in Mixon Cemetery. Mr. Wallace died April 1, 2008 in a Tyler hospital. More...
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