Long gone are the tomato sheds that once lined the railroad tracks, the Whitehouse Mercantile and the always popular Shahan's store. Whitehouse has lost almost all of its historic landmarks to the bulldozer and progress. More...
Whitehouse water customers will see an increase of 56 cents on their next bill. The Whitehouse City Council granted garbage service provider IESI's request for the fuel surcharge and approved it at Tuesday's regular meeting. The fuel surcharge will appear as a separate charge on water bills and will be seen on the bills going out this week. More...
Students and staff from the district's Reading Recovery program were guests at last week's regular meeting of the Troup school board, with trustees enjoying a demonstration of the students' reading mastery. With few action items on a relatively short agenda, the update on the success of the Reading Recovery program was the highlight of Thursday's meeting. More...
Carter Blood Care Stewart Center and three prominent businesses and community partners in the area have volunteered to provide sites for blood donors to go to give the gift of life and help make transfusions possible. On Tuesday, July 1, Carter Blood Care Stewart staff will be available to accept life saving units of blood from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...
Officials with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics broke ground last week on a $6.3 million expansion project at Trinity Clinic-Lake Palestine, located at 20208 Highway 155 South. More...
Community Activities Parkinsonians of East Texas meeting Parkinsonians of East Texas will meet Thursday, June 26 at 2 p.m. at Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd (just across the road from UT Tyler.) The speaker will be Christine Morawski. Her topic will be understanding hospice and things you should know. Plenty of free parking. More...
Tyler Junior College will recognize its 11th group of inductees into the TJC Sports Circle of Honor during an awards luncheon on Saturday, June 28 on the TJC campus. Longtime Whitehouse basketball coach C.L. Nix is among the honorees. More...
Services for Sergio Castaneda, 15, of Whitehouse were held June 24 at Landmark Baptist Church of Tyler with the Rev. Donald Scott officiating. Burial was in Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of John R. Harmon Undertaking Co., Tyler. More...
Lesley Anne Anderson and Andrew Dwight Baker were married June 1 at Foothills Chapel in Golden, Colo., with Alan McGrath of First United Methodist Church of Brock officiating the ceremony. McGrath is a college friend of the groom. More...
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