Bible Wesleyan Church sets dedication April 5
      The Bible Wesleyan Church at 104 Hagan Road in Whitehouse will celebrate its long-awaited day of dedication on Saturday, April 5 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend the dedication service. "Ground-breaking was in September of 2003," said Pastor Dennis Cable. "It's taken us a while to comple...
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Davenport promoted to Austin Bank VP
      Austin Bank Vice Chairman Jeff Austin III recently announced the promotion of Maria Davenport to vice president. Davenport currently serves as retail office manager of the Whitehouse office and retail market manager for the Central East Market of Austin Bank.
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Four Winds Faire plans Highland Fling weekend
      Fours Winds Renaissance Faire has three big theme weekends left in its 2008 season, with a Highland Fling celebration set April 5-6. Bagpipers, Celtic dancing, music and a Highland games competition are all part of the scheduled fun.
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Commissioners set May 1 for completion of offices
      Monday, the members of the Smith County Commissioners Court joined unanimously with Pct. #2 Commissioner Bill McGinnis in moving forward with the final touches on the Justice of the Peace and Constable complex in Troup. Commissioner McGinnis triggered the final phase of the project with a motion ...
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Book It! Buffet set for April 19
      What does it take to write a book? Mildred Steele has an immediate answer to that question: "A lot more time and effort than you ever expect." Her view is shared by Deborah Burkett, Mary Ann Coney, Bobby Neel and Navoleine Roddy who, along with Steele, make up the group undertaking the writing o...
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Tyler Civic Theatre seeks new plays
      Tyler playwrights and dramatists have an opportunity to submit original scripts to the Tyler Civic Theatre Center 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 Scripts should be unpublished and suitable to East Texas community standards.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 play, are w...
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MILITARY NEWS
     Jordan Hale, a former Whitehouse High School student, deployed this week on his second tour of duty in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. Hale is a soldier in the 4th Infantry Division 7th Squadron 10th U.S. Cavalry regiment at Ft. Hood. He is expected to complete his tour in June 2009, then relocate to the Tyler ...
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Camp Tyler chooses top poster
      Earth Day East Texas has chosen a winner in their poster contest for the April 20 event. The winner is Emilee Mullins, a fifth grade student at Holloway Middle School. The theme of this year's Earth Day event is "Making a Smaller Footprint.
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Moore earns honor at Oklahoma college
      Clinton Moore of Whitehouse has earned academic honor at Oklahoma Christian University for the fall 2007 semester. Moore, was named to the honor roll, with a grade point average of 3.40 or more for the fall semester. Moore is a junior electrical engineering major.
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One Act Play advances to next level of competition
      Troup High School's One Act Play presentation The Women of Lockerbie earned first place honors at District UIL contest on March 24, with several members of the cast and crew receiving individual honors.
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