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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 […]
By Staff ReportsETX Bell SMITH COUNTY — Smith County voters joined Texans statewide Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in approving most of the 17 proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot. Unofficial results show strong local support for tax relief, education funding, and veterans’ benefits, while school bond and local propositions drew mixed outcomes. Statewide Amendments Countywide […]
TYLER, Texas – As Texas continues to boom, the Texas Triangle — anchored by Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin — remains at the heart of the state’s rapid expansion, fueling economic and population growth across its sprawling megaregion. Increasingly, the Tyler region and surrounding East Texas communities are finding themselves drawn into this […]
Smith County Road 431, also known as Jim Hogg Road, is closed between CR 472 (just north of Interstate 20), and CR 41 (Sand Flat Road). Detour signs have been in place to alert drivers that alternate routes need to be taken while the contractor for the Centennial Boulevard project is replacing a drainage […]
The bridge on Smith County Road 452, at Mill Creek, has reopened today after being closed for about a year. CR 452 was closed after washing out due to heavy rains in June 2024. The Texas Department of Transportation constructed the new bridge, and the Smith County Road and Bridge Department reopened the road on […]
Despite a summer rain shower, the spirit of patriotism and community shone brightly at Troup First Baptist Church’s annual Fourth of July celebration. Families and friends gathered on the church grounds to enjoy a festive evening filled with classic summer fun and community fellowship. Children could be seen laughing and playing on the swing set […]
BULLARD, TX — Bullard High School is expanding its Health Science program thanks to a recent $89,480 grant awarded through the Jobs & Education for Texans (JET) program by the Texas Workforce Commission. The grant was used to purchase an Anatomage Table, a state-of-the-art tool that offers students interactive 3D experiences in the study of […]
By Elizabeth Klaver Jami Rogers, co – owner of Growing Grace Farms, shares her story of how their famous Willie Nelson Scarecrow came to be. Jami and John Rogers are the owners of Growing Grace Farms located in Whitehouse, TX. This farm of theirs features various animals, crops, produce, and flowers. As a way […]
