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Members of the First Ladies drill team perform during halftime at the Whitehouse game with Sulphur Springs last Friday. The group is hosting a lock-in Saturday for possible future First Ladies. See story, 10A. More...

Whitehouse City Council voted to adopt its 2008-09 budget at a special meeting Tuesday night. With Mayor Pro Tem Dale Moran presiding in the absence of Mayor Danny Hogden, council voted 3-0 to approve the budget and set a tax rate of 0.59999 per $100 valuation. More...

YESTERYEAR 2008

Looking for cooler temperatures, the YesterYear celebration of Whitehouse moves to a new season for 2008. Fall will now call friends and family back home to celebrate the pride and heritage of Whitehouse as the festivities for YesterYear gear up for what promises to be an exciting time. More...

More than 30,000 churches around the world have participated in 40 Days of Purpose, the spiritual growth campaign launched by one of America's largest churches, Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Whitehouse, is one of these. More...
Editor, Friday Night Football—Note to Parents: During this past two Friday night football, games kids are loitering under the stands, and that is increasingly becoming a problem. In speaking with Whitehouse Police Chief Rick Waller, he shared that this event has become one of the most challenging. More...
Whitehouse Junior High - Sept. 1-5: Andrew Broaddus is in the seventh grade and participates in athletics and band. His favorite class is English, and his hobbies include remote control airplanes. More...
Community Activities Garage sale to benefit Senior Center Friends of the Hanks Senior Center in Whitehouse will hold a benefit garage sale all day Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13 until 2 p.m. at 1901 E. Fifth St. in Tyler. More...
More than 175 triathletes are expected to compete in the first Rose City Triathlon. Competitors will range from many first-time triathletes to experienced elite triathletes. The Rose City Triathlon will be held at Lake Tyler in Whitehouse near the marina, on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 a.m. More...
Troup (above) and Whitehouse cheerleaders (top right) perform high-flying stunts at last Friday's football games. More...
Services for Vernon N. Barron, 89, of Troup were held Sept. 10 at the Henry's Chapel United Methodist Church, near Troup, with the Revs. David Goodwin and Gene Steger officiating. Burial was in the Henry's Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. More...
Rachel Elaine Gober and Ricky Cotto exchanged vows on Sept. 6, 2008 at Marvin United Methodist Church in Tyler. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by Rev. Jeff Olive of Dayspring United Methodist Church in Tyler and Dr. Eliu Camacho of Houston. More...