Free testing Friday at Hanks Senior Center
      Free health screenings will be available Friday, Feb. 22 at the Hanks Senior Center in Whitehouse. The free tests are for seniors 60 and over and will be conducted from 9-10 a.m. by Texas Home Health.
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AARP tax aid available
      AARP Tax-Aide is the nation's largest free, volunteerrun tax assistance and preparation service available to taxpayers with low and middle income, with special attention to those age 60 and older. Services began Feb. 1 and will continue through April 15.
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     Troup Cub Scouts #0375 Pinewood Derby race was held Feb. 12 at the First United Methodist Church in Troup, where the Cubs meet each week. The Cubs carved and painted their own cars for the race. Family members turned out to cheer their efforts.
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Girl Scouts to begin door to door sales Feb. 29
      Haven't had a chance to purchase your favorite Girl Scout Cookies this year? Don't worry - starting Feb. 29 Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas will be outside local stores selling their famous Girl Scout Cookies. This year's lineup includes two new cookies: Lemon Chalet Cremes and Sugar Free Chocola...
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Knight wins Most Romantic Couple contest
      Amy Knight is the lucky winner of the Whitehouse Community Library's annual Most Romantic Couple contest. Knight was one of several library patrons who voted to determine which couple in literature and movies is the one that tugs at the heartstrings the most. Knight's name was drawn from a groupin...
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Dance set at YMCA
Proceeds go to playground
      The Whitehouse YMCA is offering a night of boot-scootin' fun without the honky tonk atmosphere. Come and dance the night away in the gym of the Whitehouse YMCA on Friday, March 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission for the dance is $3 per single adult and $5 per couple. Refreshments will be sold.
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GOOD FOR YOU
     Lauren Youngblood graduated from East Texas Baptist University with the fall 2007 class. Youngblood received her bachelor's degree in elementary education and a specialization in church ministry. She is a 2003 graduate of Whitehouse High School and the daughter of Steve and Linda Youngblood. While s...
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Play festival set at TCTC
      Tyler playwrights and dramatists have an opportunity to submit original scripts to the Tyler Civic Theatre Center's (TCTC) third annual New Play Festival. Scripts should be unpublished and suitable to East Texas community standards. Sections of a work in progress, such as one act of a multi-act pl...
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Austin Bank bestows employee awards
Recipients honored for community involvement
      Austin Bank recently announced the four recipients of the 2007 Community Involvement Award. Three Austin Bank employees and one board member were recognized for their volunteer work with several East Texas civic and nonprofit organizations.
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PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
     Grant Smith, Whitehouse High School sophomore, got the chance for a memorable photo when he attended a campaign rally at Tyler Junior College featuring former President Bill Clinton, campaigning for his wife Sen. Hillary Clinton. Although the Smith family does not necessarily endorse the Democratic ...
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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
     Students of the week at Whitehouse High School are seniors Ben Bickerstaff and Carli Boyd.
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