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Whitehouse ISD recently celebrated Uriah, a senior at Whitehouse High School, for earning a $40,000 scholarship through the UT Tyler Honors Scholarship program. The scholarship award recognizes Uriah’s achievement and provides substantial support as he prepares to begin his college journey. School officials expressed excitement and pride as he takes this next step toward his […]
Student Council and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) members from Bullard Middle School recently participated in a meaningful community service project to spread kindness throughout East Texas. Students were invited to KVNE, a local Christian radio station, to help assemble Valentine’s gift bags for distribution to area hospitals, nursing homes, and children’s hospitals. […]
The following opinion article is not representative of the ETX Bell organization, it’s leadership, or it’s staff and has been sourced from outside the company. The most famous line from the movie Network (1976) is from anchorman Howard Beale’s (Peter Finch) iconic rant: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” This powerful […]
Bullard, TX — Bullard Independent School District is proud to announce the completion of the new Bullard Middle School campus, a major milestone in the district’s ongoing commitment to providing exceptional learning environments for students. District and campus staff welcomed 7th- and 8th-grade students into the new building on January 7, 2026, as the spring […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Closures Monday, January 19, 2026 In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, several government offices, schools, and public services across the Tyler area will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026. Government Offices Federal government offices State of Texas offices Smith County non-emergency offices City of Tyler offices City […]
Gracie Vallejos Holiday in the country Monday night, the city of Troup gathered together for a merry and bright annual celebration. Creating relationships between neighbors, friends and local small businesses. At 6pm the star was lit on the large Christmas outside of Cameron-J Jarvis Troup Municipal Library. Many organizations did free drawings, giving away fun […]
Gracie Vallejos Nowadays, Troup, Texas is home to just over 2,000 proud East Texans who value community, tradition, and small-town living. Though modest in size, Troup continues to grow in spirit, offering residents a strong sense of belonging and a place where neighbors truly know one another. Troup has several organizations and community groups […]
Gracie Vallejos A Conversation with Melanie Brumit, Highlighting The History of Troup Part 3 For more than two decades, Melanie Brumit has called Troup home. After moving to the city when her daughter was four years old, Brumit has spent 21 years watching Troup grow, change, and deepen its sense of community. As both the local librarian […]
By Gracie Vallejos Troup stepped onto the Texas map on November 9, 1872, though it carried a few names before settling on the one we know today. Early settlers called it Troupe and sometimes Zavalla, but the spelling “Troupe” came from Troup County, Georgia, the former home of many families who moved west. Others arrived from Kentucky and Tennessee, bringing their customs and […]
By Gracie Vallejos Dr. Erasmus Manley Hanna served as Troup’s first mayor around 1872, guiding the young community during its earliest days of growth. By the 1920s, the town’s spirit of cooperation led to the founding of the Troup Chamber of Commerce, which has now supported residents for more than a century. Today, Melanie Brumit […]
