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Each year, the Troup City Council adopts the City of Troup Holiday Schedule to establishofficial days off for city employees. The City of Troup’s holiday schedule is based on the SmithCounty Holiday Schedule, with one notable exception: the City of Troup does not observe SmithCounty’s Administrative Day.Rather than including an Administrative Day, which in Smith […]
State Recognition A student from the Troup Tiger Bands program has earned state-level recognition for musicalexcellence. According to information shared by the Troup Tiger Bands on social media, thestudent achieved a significant honor by earning placement in a Texas All-State Band.Jacob Hewitt earned a chair in the ATSSB Texas All-State Band, a notable accomplishmentthat reflects […]
Troup Independent School District has announced its January Students of the Month,recognizing students from multiple campuses for their achievements. According to informationprovided by Troup ISD, one student from each campus was selected for this monthly honor.Logan Haddock was named January Student of the Month at Troup Elementary School(TES). Reese Brashear received the recognition for Troup […]
Troup ISD has announced that it will be hosting six community information meetings about the November 2025 bond. They hope to give more information and answer questions. The ETX Bell featured an article on the bond in the last printed edition. Download QR 🠋
TROUP, Texas — The Troup Independent School District board of trustees has called a $22.2 million bond election that would fund major facility improvements across the district, including new science labs, career and technical classrooms, and a competition gym at the high school, as well as expanded cafeteria and classroom space at the elementary campus. […]
Region 7 Education Service Center is honored to announce that Jackie Terry from Gilmer ISD and Shyrah Jones from Troup ISD have been named Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year for Region 7. KILGORE, Texas — Chef Shyrah Jones, culinary arts instructor at Troup High School, has been named the 2025 Region 7 Secondary […]
