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WISD proposed bond
on November ballot
BUBBLE TROUBLE
By Suzanne Loudamy
Editor
After more than three years of fact
gathering, asking questions, listening
and planning Whitehouse ISD is ready
to take action. In Thursday’s board of
trustees meeting, two
bond packages totally
$94,800,000 were called
for voters to decide on in
the November election.
Proposition 1 will include an all new junior
high school, an all new
elementary campus to replace the current Brown
Elementary School and
upgrades or rebuilds for
transportation, warehouse
and administration. Also on the list are
several additions at the high school.
Those include expansion to the Fine Arts
area, athletic locker rooms, Career and
Technical Education area, additional aca-
demic classrooms and labs and a new roof
and HVAC system. The total for Proposition 1 will be $87.41 million.
With a few other projects still remaining on the wish list, trustees chose to lay
out a second proposition for the voters to
consider. Proposition 2 would include renovations at Wildcat Stadium and the construction of
a multi-use indoor facility
on the high school campus
for use by several groups
ranging from athletics to
band. The price tag tallied
for Prop. 2 is $7.39 million.
With the passage of
Proposition 1, a $100,000
valued home would see an
additional $179.34 in taxes per year. Should both
propositions be approved by the voters, a
Whitehouse ISD homeowner with an appraised value of $100,000 would see an
See BOND, Page 6
And the band played on —
Courtesy Photo
The City of Troup utility crew was on the job Wednesday, Aug. 3 when a six
inch water line in southwest Troup sprung a leak. Justin Bolton is seen here
battling the water as he tried to get a clamp on the pipe to stop the flow.
There was no “boil water” notice issued due to sufficient pressure being
maintained in the system during the event.
TISD halls open for business
By Suzanne Loudamy
Editor
Troup High School hosts Freshman/
New Student Orientation on Monday,
Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. While the event is
geared for the students, parents are
encouraged to attend as well. Assistant Principal Bobby Dyess said the
night will introduce students and
parents to the administration of the
school, make them aware of expectations, responsibilities, dress code and
other important information that may
be different than the last campus they
were on.
Those who have already completed
the appropriate paperwork will be allowed to sign out their MacBooks from
the school.
Dyess said they are expected 8090 freshman students this year. That
is a large class compared to the 2017
graduating class of approximately 55
students.
On Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m.
Troup Middle School will host a sixth
grade orientation for parents and students. Principal Ava Johnson says
while students tour the school, parents
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Orwell
Index
Bulletin Board...............2
Living Out Loud............2
Churches.......................4
Classified Ads...............9
Community..........3-7, 10
Meals on Wheels..........5
Opinion..........................2
Sports...........................8
Leader Staff Photo/Don Treul
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Thought for Today
“In a time of
deceit telling the
truth is a
revolutionary act.”
Denny Whitley,
director for the
Whitehouse
High School
band, got started on the 20162017 school year
early. More than
325 students
practice several
times a week at
the student parking lot at the high
school.
Friends and Neighbors
Jarrod Heath: He hangs his shingle in his hometown
By Suzanne Loudamy
Editor
As a fifth grader Jarrod Heath was reading John
Grisham for Accelerated Reader points.
“I don’t know how they let me read those in the
fifth grade,” Heath said. “I guess it really wasn’t appropriate at that age, but they let me. I grew up with
a fascination with the law.”
Heath is all grown up now, with a family and law
practice of his own and he brought them both back to
his hometown of Whitehouse.
“So when I went off to college it was with the goal
in mind of eventually going to law school,” Heath
said. “I couldn’t wait to get out of the small town atmosphere but I’m so glad it has worked out that I
could come back. It’s funny how your ideas change
with time and experience.”
A close family friend was a huge influence on Heath
See SHINGLE, Page 3
YOUR COMMUNITY.....
Connected
JARROD HEATH
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Community Activities
Jam session and sing along
Jam session and sing along runs from 1:30-4
p.m. each Friday. Everyone is welcome to attend
and participate. Acoustic instruments only. Music
includes Country, Bluegrass and Gospel. TASCA
members are free. Guests are $1 each. TASCA is
located at 10495 CR 2167 (Jim Russell Rd), Whitehouse
American Legion
Troup American Legion and Sons of the Legion
will meet Saturday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at the Legion hall
TASCA offers Jam Session
Jam Session and sing along runs from 1:30-4 p.m.
on Friday, Aug. 12. Everyone is welcome to attend
and participate. Acoustic instruments only. Music
includes Country, Bluegrass and Gospel. TASCA
members are free. Guests are $1 each. TASCA is
located at 10495 CR 2167 (Jim Russell Rd), Whitehouse.
Get up and move
Get in the groove and on the move with your
friends at Tyler Area Senior Citizens Association
in Whitehouse. On Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9:30-10:30 a.m., senior adults gather to flex
their muscles and tone up for life beyond the rocking chair. The typically includes cardio, muscle
toning and stretching exercise set at a pace that
everyone’s pacemaker can keep up with. The cost
is $4 per class for TASCA members and $5 for nonmembers.
Library hours
Regular library hours for the Whitehouse Community Library are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m.- 6 p.m., Fridays 11-5 and Saturdays
11-3. Story time is on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Contact the library at 903-839-2949 for more information. Regular hours for the Cameron-J. Jarvis
Troup Municipal Library are Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday 1-5 p.m. Thursday 3-7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call the library at 903-8423101 for more information.
Summer Reading programs continue at both libraries.
Recycle-Recycle-Recycle
Republic Services in Whitehouse picks up recycling on Wednesday. Recyclable items include
paper, newspaper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum
cans and tin cans.
Troup has a self-service recycling receptacle. The
Allied Waste Recycling bin is located at the corner
of W. Bradford and N. Georgia.
American Legion weekly events
American Legion in Troup at 301 Magnolia
has pool tournaments beginning at 7 p.m. each
Wednesday night.
Government Activities
WH P & Z to meet
The City of Whitehouse Planning and Zoning
commission is set to meet Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 6
p.m. in the Whitehouse City Council and Court
chambers at 311 E. Main.
SUDOKU
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Living Out Loud
On the cover of AARP
like Reba McEntire (61), Cher and Dolly
“Wake the neighbors! Get the word out!
Parton (both 70). OK, so maybe Cher has
Come on, crank up the music, climb a mounlost her appeal but good heavens, look at
tain and shout! This is life we’ve been given,
the talent of Reba and Dolly, both are still
made to be lived out … so live out loud.”
going like crazy and every bit the artists
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they were 10-20 years ago in my opinion.
When I went to the mailbox last week,
It really has been a fun thing to watch
along with the electric bill and some junk
for that magazine to come and see who
mail, there was my AARP magazine. Yes,
is on the cover for that month. It is one
I’m old enough to get the AARP magazine
of the only magazines I can pick up and
and the discounts that the little red card
know most of the rich and famous faces
gets me in some places.
that appear there - faces like Sally Field,
The cover usually makes me smile as it
Suzanne Loudamy
features someone famous who is around my
age 69; Paul McCartney, age 74; Johnny
age. I like to see how well they’ve held up
Depp, age 53 and my all-time favorite
over the years. I don’t always put full trust in the Tom Selleck, age 71.
photos however. I know all about the airbrush tool on
I guess that shows I don’t know many stars under
PhotoShop. Don’t judge the use of the airbrush tool.
the age of 50.
This month it was Cyndi Lauper who graced the
Wow! When I list just those few out like that I seem
cover of the AARP magazine. With her pink hair, a little on the young side. I’m not THAT much older
wild leather outfit and riding a motorcycle, the 80s than Johnny Depp. That just makes me laugh out
girl rocker talks about her 30-plus years of rock and loud.
roll.
I’m pretty sure I’ll never make the cover of the
“Girls over 50 still want to have fun” is what the AARP magazine but I guess I won’t give up hope of
magazine article is titled. At age 63, Lauper has not some day making the “cover of the Rolling Stone.”
slowed down a bit.
“Wanna see my smiling face on the cover of the
Just this year she released a new country album. Rolling Stone!”
Yes, I said country. This is all over the map with her
(If you have a little something to share, send it to me
music genres.
at reporter@tricounty leader.com or call me at 903A few more “seasoned” entertainers come to mind 839-2353.)
Life Narrated
School supplies and paperwork
from the high school a couple weeks ago
I am sort of a weirdo. When school
indicating that all of those million papers
supplies hit the shelves, I always
we fill out annually at registration are now
have to take a stroll down that aisle of
available to be filled out online. It certainly
Walmart, even if I don’t need a thing.
speeds up the process of registering on the
With my kids being older, we don’t get
actual day that you go to the school, but it
a list of supplies until the first day of
school, so prior to that time, I never
meant I lost the chance to fill out the paknow what they’ll be required to purpers by hand. Last week I sat at my comchase. But I relish all those elementary
puter and zipped through all the necessary
supplies they no longer use at their
documents to register both of my kids in
ages. The smell of new pink erasers,
under half an hour. It was simple and so
the feel of the smooth new binders, a
fast.
Liz Reeves
big box of fresh crayons with a built-in
Tomorrow we will venture over to the
sharpener; it’s all so exciting!
high school to do whatever is left of the
I also really enjoy all the papers that must be registration process. The kids will pick up their
signed and filled out when school starts. Checking yearbook (from last year), take their school picture
boxes, filling in blanks and signing my name is a for the year and pick up their schedules. They will
thing of joy. I know; it’s a sickness. As the school get their first glimpse at which teachers they will
year approaches, I always look forward to registra- have, which classes they ended up being placed in
tion day. It’s fun to walk into the school building and will begin to compare schedules with friends.
again after a three month break and see teachI may not have a reason to buy crayons or fine
ers, office staff, counselors and principals welcom- tip markers this year, but I will no doubt still pass
ing the kids back after their summer off. The kids through the school supply aisle several more times
groan that it’s almost time to start classes again before they are replaced with Halloween decoraand I try to cover for the teachers so they won’t see tions. (We all know how Walmart likes to put the
that the teachers, too, are dreading giving up their seasonal items out way In advance!) Perhaps I will
summer break and sleeping late. But my favorite buy myself a few items to keep the energy going.
part of registration day is when they hand me that Anyone want to come over and color with me?
big stack of papers to sit and fill out.
Imagine my surprise when I received a letter
(Contact Liz by email at Lizreeves2@aol.com)
The Idle American
Construction ahead...and behind
It’s enough to make grown men cry. This
for I-35 construction. Folks on the same highgoes for grown women, too, as well as others
way entering Fort Worth from the north have
licensed to drive in this land of the free and
similar beefs, and many drivers using the
the home of roads under construction. (Okay,
segment daily have few options. Some have
throw in the unlicensed drivers, too.)
none. News recently released that the project
Weeping may be the least we can do. Health
will be completed by 2018 offers little consoprofessionals confirm that gnashing of teeth
lation.
and grabbing for flying insects that aren’t
Maybe drivers stuck in traffic should find
there--as well as unintelligible babbling--are
ways to use their time creatively. How about
symptoms on a lengthening list.
nail clipping? (No, not toenails, unless your
name is Jack, and you are both nimble and
Sales of medications to calm nerves are at
quick.)
an all-time high. Down deep--and often high
Don Newbury
Be on the look-out for creative billboards.
up--we are given pause, wondering if it is reSome of the best are by funeral homes, inally worth it to get from point “A” to point “B.”
Usually, we think it is, eager to add “points” all the way cluding: “Don’t text and drive. We can wait.” Another
claims, “Let us urn your business.” Still another: “Put
to “Z.”
Some take to blogs to express frustration, as does Jen down the guns, stop doing drugs, and don’t drink and
Hatmaker, author/speaker/wife/mom and unapologetic drive. We don’t want your business. We can wait.” FiChristian. She lets it all hang out in her response to a nally, this one, for reverse psychology, I suppose: “Text
billboard on Interstate Highway 35, a stretch she reviles and drive.”
Another option is to print a bunch of those old Burmanear Austin. Its message reads: “One day you will love
Shave fence post ads. Just pull ‘em out for pleasant peI-35. Until then, drive safely.”
Jen begs to disagree, saying, “…I have lived along the rusal when traffic is at a standstill. A favorite: “Within
I-35 corridor since 1987. I will tell you when I will love this veil--of toil and sin--your head grows bald--but NOT
this highway: Never. Never is when we will love this your chin.”
Consider copying some of Jen’s blogs. Her creative
stretch of grief and broken dreams.”
writing is in the vein of the late Erma Bombeck. (That’s
Oh, but that’s just the beginning.
She has kept stats, claiming her loss of salvation a strong endorsement.) Think, pray, ponder, organize
28,307 times. Her new “highway boyfriend” is the nearby and forgive when everything stops. Try to rank T-shirt
toll road, where the speed limit is 80 mph and “no one is messages, such as: “Behind every successful principal is
ever on it.”
an exhausted assistant principal.”
Jen admonishes the getting together of its act, and,
How about a quick daydream about being one of the
“not to be under construction for once in your natural 5,000 folks who live in McGregor? A road sign--in place
born life. Stop making good Christians curse and swear. there for decades--reads: “Highways are hazardous. Holy
Just act right….Quit drinking and get your life together. cow! If you lived in McGregor, you’d be home now.” And a
If the middle wants to get to my beautiful, perfect city, warning in Hondo pulls no punches: “This is God’s counthey have to come through you, and you are making peo- try. Don’t drive through it like hell.” A gentler message
ple want to break up with Austin.”
has made west Texas motorists smile for generations.
Then she blurts, “How dare you? So no, I don’t believe The sign reads: “Stanton, Texas. Home to 3,000 friendyou. One day we will NOT love I-35 unless it goes to ly people and a few old soreheads.” Finally, this “oldie”
from the 1940s: Speed Limit: 60 mph; Studebakers, do
counseling, repents for its sins and cleans up its life.”
Jen should never think she has the “hate franchise” the best you can.”
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Whitehouse attorney Jarrod Heath proudly introduces his wife, Lisa, and daughters Ivory and Layla.
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following a dream to one
day be an attorney, helping people in his community when there is a
problem in their life.
“I’ve always admired
Tom Tatum and the
work he does as an attorney helping people,”
he said. “I’ve tried to follow in his footsteps. He’s
been a great mentor for
me.”
The idea of private
practice always appealed
to Heath. He says the
corporate style is fine for
some people but he knew
he wanted a family and
that corporate law was
not really conducive to
the family lifestyle.
After college and law
school Heath began to
gain as much practical
experience as he could.
One such opportunity led
him to work for the Smith
County District Attorney’s Office handling
Child Protective Services
cases. Heath says the
courtroom experience he
gained from that position
was invaluable.
“Being an attorney
is totally different than
I thought it would be,”
Heath said. “That’s not a
bad thing though. When
you watch the TV shows,
crimes are solved in
10 minutes and there’s
DNA everywhere. When
you watch it from the
other side the defense
always has that key witness they find five minutes before the end of the
trial and it is certainly
not the way things work
in the real world. There
is a lot of paperwork and
the main thing is those
TV shows condense what
usually takes two years
down to 60 minutes.”
As he began to look
seriously at hanging his
shingle out on his own,
Heath looked to his
hometown.
“With Ronnie VanBaugh retired, I thought
that left a place for another attorney here,”
Heath said.
With his family’s
support and encouragement, Heath opened his
office at 426 Hwy. 110
North late last year. His
mom Pam even helps
out in the office when
she can.
“I think Mom always
wanted to go to law
school,” he said. “Maybe
this will work into a second career for her.”
Heath says he handles misdemeanor criminal cases, civil, some
Attorney General appointments (child support) and juvenile appointments.
“Family law is what
I like the most,” Heath
said. “I’m getting into
wills and probates too. It
does give me some flexibility to have a home
life.”
Family is a big deal
for Heath. His wife Lisa
and he have two daughters, Layla and Ivory.
A sense of justice was
learned from his father
Joe who worked for 25
years in the federal probation system and now is
the chief of Smith County Probation.
“The way my dad looks
at probation is a way to
help people,” he said. “I
know not everyone sees
law enforcement like
that. But that has been
the goal of his life, to live
his life in a way to effect
change in people, for the
better. That certainly
impacted me.”
Looking forward to
serving the people of
the Whitehouse area,
Heath said he knows
that usually when someone comes to an attorney
they come in some kind
of desperation. They are
in a bad situation.
“Not a lot of people
come into your office extremely happy,” he said.
“But if you can help those
people with those major life-changing events,
help them navigate the
system
and
provide
them with the support,
the legal help they need
then you can walk home
that day feeling pretty
good about what you’ve
done. I couldn’t imagine
doing something else.
There are aspects of the
job that can be frustrating but overall it’s so rewarding.”
Heath said he also
enjoys that no two days
are the same. One day
can be calm, filled with
hours of paperwork, the
next day it is something
completely different.
He hopes to still be
right where he is now
10 years from now, just
with more clients.
“I have great people
in my life,” Heath said.
“I’ve learned from them
and continue to learn
more every day. If I can
be half the man that Mr.
Tatum and my dad are,
I’ll be in a pretty good
spot.”
Located at 426 Hwy.
110 North in Whitehouse, Heath Law Firm’s
phone number is 903871-5023.
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First Baptist Church
- Mixon
4975 FM 177 E. Troup
903-842-3776
First Baptist Church of
Omen
17912 CR 285 • Arp
903-859-1082
First Baptist Church
- Troup
935 Hwy. 135
903-842-3091
First Baptist Church
-Whitehouse
801 E Main • 903-839-3333
First Baptist Church- Arp
304 W. Front • 903-859-6791
Gateway Baptist Church
1205 HWY 110 S • 903-839-7171
New Faith Baptist
507 Powell St. • Troup
903-842-3994
Hill Creek Baptist Church
903-581-2171
Lake Tyler Baptist
Church
13230 Old Omen Rd.
903-566-8542
Liberty Baptist Church
19181 HWY 135 • Arp
903-859-5911
Little Zion Baptist
Church
Bascom Rd.• 903-839-2894
Mixon Missionary
Baptist
HWY 177 - Mixon
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
10519 FM 344 E
903-839-2606
Mt. Elem Baptist Church
18991 HWY 110 S
903-839-2672
Mt. Rose Baptist Church
Troup • 842-4862
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
HWY 346 • 839-2951
New Canaan Baptist
18760 CR 2138
903-839-2556
New Emmaus Baptist
FM 856 •Troup
New Hope Conglee
Baptist
CR 2152 • Troup
New St. Matthew Baptist
14589 HWY 110 S
New Testament Baptist
Barbee Road - Whitehouse
Pleasant Hill Baptist
13590 HWY 110 S
903-561-0445
Salem Primitive Baptist
Hwy. 15 - Troup
Union Grove Baptist
20548 F M 15
903-842-2590
Vanderbilt
Baptist Church
17495 Hwy 69S
(North of 346)
Tyler • (903) 780-4131
West Duval Baptist
Church
105 S Alma • 842-3744
Catholic
Prince of Peace
903 E. Main • 903-871-3230
Church of Christ
Church of Chirst- Troup
412 W Duval
Arp CoC
903-859-3900
Sinclair Church of Chirst
Hwy. 135 S., Arp
903-842-2424
New Summerfield
Church of Chirst
155 CR 4507
903-726-2131
903-839-1123
Whitehouse United
Methodist Church
Whitehouse
Church of Christ
1313 E. Main
903-839-2388
Church of God
Deliverance Tabernacle
Church of God in Christ
21273 Hwy 135 • 903-842-4610
Mary’s Memorial
Church of God in Christ
205 W. McKay • 903-842-4961
New Beginning
Worship Center
306 Hwy. 110 S,
903-566-6484
Southpoint Church
of God
Rhones Quarter Road
903-581-8466
Whitehouse Church
of God in Christ
18118 CR 214 • 903- 839-0662
Episcopal
St. Francis Episcopal
Church
3232 Jan Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 593-8459
Lutheran
Joyful Beginnings
Lutheran Church
TASCA COMMUNITY CENTER
10495 CR 2167 - Whitehouse
903-216-4137
Trinity Lutheran Church
2001 Hunter, Tyler
903-593-1526
McDonald’s
Whitehouse Town Center • Hwy. 110 N.
If then you were raised with
Christ, seek what is above,
where Christ is seated at the
right hand of God.Think of
what is above, not of what is
on earth. For you have died,
and your life is hidden with
Christ in God. When Christ
your life appears, then you too
will appear with him in glory.
Colossians 3:1-4
Tyler Marine Repair
Hwy. 110 South of Tyler
Specializing in Mercury,
Mercruiser,
Parts & Accessories
903-839-4343
Terry Williams
101 Railroad St. • Troup
903-842-0021
www.kilgorenb.com
Methodist
Arp First United
Methodist Church
205 W. Phillips • Arp
903-859-6111
Bascom United
Methodist
FM 848 • 903-566-1676
Henry’s Chapel
United Methodist Church
4539 FM 13 E • Troup
903- 842-4200
United Methodist
Church Troup
202 E Duval • 903-842-3320
Walnut Grove
United Methodist Church
FM 344
Whitehouse United
Methodist Church
405 W Main • 903-839-2173
Nazarene
Martin’s Chapel Church
of the Nazarene
579 CR 4610 • Troup
Non-Denominational
Bethel Bible Church
306 Hwy. 110 North
Whitehouse
903-504-3500
Bible Wesleyan Church
104 Hagan Rd. Whitehouse
903-839-7039
Calvary Fellowship
101 Glenda • Whitehouse
903-839-3211
Christian Faith
Fellowship Church
18424 FM Rd. 756
903-839-1430
Eunes Chapel
Church of God
17820 CR 2280 • Arp
903-859-3353
Freedom of Praise
211 E. Bradford • Troup
903-842-4489
Lighthouse of Prayer
Ministries
210 Duval St. • Troup
903-842-4805
Community Church
122 W Duval • Troup
Hope of Glory Apostolic
Hwy 135 N • Troup
Joy Street Ministry
Joy Street • Troup
903-539-0936
The Refuge Church
TASCA Community Center
10495 CR 2167 - Whitehouse
Tyler Metro Church
14196 Hwy 110 S
903-561-0253
Voice of Deliverance
102 Judy • Whitehouse
903- 714 – 6094
903- 561 – 1630
Wilderness Tabernacle
22103 CR 2151 • 903-842-2215
Presbyterian
Concord Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
244 CR 4705 - Troup
903-842-4745
First Presbyterian Troup
201 S Carolina
To make any changes to your church information
contact Louis DeRosa (903) 839-2353
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Brooke Hunter with the Troup FFA Chapter had the great opportunity to
attend the Washington Leadership Conference recently in Washington DC.
She attended leadership camps where she got to meet and work with students from all across the United States. They toured many monuments in
Washington DC and the Capital. Here they developed a Living to Serve plan
and will be bringing her ideas and plan back to her local chapter in Troup.
Aggie Moms to host
Howdy Dinner Aug. 16
The Tyler A&M Mother’s Club will play host
to Aggie family and students at the group’s annual Howdy Dinner on
Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 6
p.m. in the Spirit Life
Center at Pollard United
Methodist Church.
Come kick it up and
meet other Tyler area
Aggies and their families. Wear your maroon
and white and help welcome new freshman and
transfer students. The
2016 scholarship recipients will be there and
special guest speaker
will be John “Dukie”
Childs.
Raising Cane’s is donating the meat so each
family brings a 2-liter
drink and favorite dish
according to your last
name. A-K bring a dessert, L-R bring a salad
and S-Z bring a vegetable.
Come and see what
Aggie Mom’s is all about
The Smith County
Precinct 3 Constable’s
office is currently trying
to locate the following
individuals. If anyone
has any information, call
903-590-4729 and ask for
Cindy Carnes or Katrina
Kam. All information
will be kept confidential.
Tommy Teel
$525.30, T08-2227J3,
Failed to Maintain Financial Responsibility
Thelma Savage
$431.50,
T14-555J3,
DWLI
Helaine Raibon
$431.50,
T15-870J3,
NO DL
Constable seeks three
Troup, WH plan events
Meet the Cats will be Monday, Aug. 15, at The
Arena. A meal will begin at 6:30 p.m., and the program is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
Meet the Tigers will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19,
in the Troup High school gymnasium.
SUDOKU SOLUTION
and find your place. For
questions contact club
president Norma Lawson at 903-312-0277 or
tyleraggiemoms@gmail.
com.
Meals on
Wheels
Weekly Menu
Aug. 11-18
************
Please call the day
before if you are
going to eat the next
day.
Bobbie & Acker
Hanks
Senior Center
118 Railroad Ave.
Whitehouse, Texas
903-570-5837
Troup Municipal
Library
102 S. Georgia
Troup, Texas
903-842-3101
************
Thu (11): Baked
chicken, gravy, macaroni and cheese,
squash/zucchini/tomato, wheat bread,
oatmeal cream cookie
Fri (12): Parmesan
chicken, chuckwagon corn, peach cobbler, dinner roll
Mon (15): Salisbury
beef, brown gravy,
confetti rice, sliced
carrots, wheat bread,
nutty buddy bar
Tue (16): Turkey
pot pie, diced beets,
mixed fruit cobbler,
wheat bread
Wed (17): Sloppy
Joe, ranch beans,
mixed vegetables,
bun, fresh fruit
Thu (18): Oven fried
chicken, cheesy
rosemary potatoes,
medley cabbage,
wheat bread, fresh
fruit
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Tyler
Harvey Hall
Gun Show
www.lonestargunshows.com
Sat., August 13, 9-5 p.m.
Sun., August 14, 10-4 p.m.
by Lone Star
Gun Shows
Public Invited
to Buy, Sell,
Trade
BIGGER
& Better
than ever!
For information about wedding or engagement
announcements, e-mail reporter@tricountyleader.com
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Tri County Leader
Leader to publish sports preview
The
Tri
County
Leader will publish the
2016 Fall Sports Preview Thursday, Aug.
25.
The preview will include articles, photos
and schedules of Troup
and Whitehouse athletics and band.
Firefighters get special rescue training
By Suzanne Loudamy
Editor
Lt. Justin Cope and
Firefighter Derek Hunt
from the City of Whitehouse Municipal Fire
Department
recently
completed a course in
Confined Space Rescue
at the Texas A&M Fire
School in College Station.
The training took place
at the 52-acre TEEX Disaster City (Texas A&M
Engineering Extension
Service).
This 40-hour course is
described as covering the
areas of confined space
rescue operations, utilizing appropriate equipment,
methodologies,
protocols, and patient
and resource management techniques. Participants who successfully
complete the course and
pass the required written and skills test will
receive a National Board
of Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro
Board) certification.
Cope and Hunt had
eight hours of classroom
which involved basic
knot tying, lower systems, haul systems, and
safety systems. This
gave the firefighters experience from the rescuer’s side as well as the
victim’s side. The rest of
the training was handson scenarios.
As with all training
received by the firefighters, they bring back what
they have learned and
share it with the rest of
the crew.
“I’m sure it will be
well received,” Cope said.
“We have a great group
of skilled firefighters
that work for the City of
Whitehouse. They are always open to new skills.”
Cope says the training they receive is invaluable.
“This is helping us
gain knowledge of rescue situations in the
confined space environment,” Cope said. “We
become proficient with
all the necessary systems that are required
to successfully complete
a confined space rescue.”
Courtesy Photo
Whitehouse firefighter Lt. Justin Cope participated
in the special confined space training.
City of Whitehouse
OPEN
seats still up for grabs
As of Aug. 9, only
Mayor Charles Parker
had filed to run again for
his office.
Whitehouse
City
Council Places 2 and 4
are also up for election in
November.
Pat Powell has served
three terms at Place 2.
The City Charter sets a
limit of three terms so
Powell cannot run again
for his seat.
David Roquemore currently holds Place 4 but
has not filed for election
as of yet.
The final day to complete filing documents
and turn them in to the
City Secretary is Monday, Aug. 22.
Early voting for the
November election begins Monday, Oct. 24.
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will be completing the necessary paperwork for their
students.
A question and answer time will help parents be
clear on class times, dress code and the pick up and
drop off process.
Troup Elementary School will hold their Meet the
Teacher night also on Thursday, Aug. 18, 4-6 p.m.
Class lists will be posted on both the upper and lower
grade elementary campuses.
Assistant Principal Amy Ledford says parents
may bring their student’s supplies to their classroom
during the event.
School begins for Troup ISD on Monday, Aug. 22.
BOND
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additional $198.16 in taxes
per year.
School district taxes on
resident homesteads are
frozen in the year the taxpayer turns 65 years of age
and will not increase as a
result of a school bond election in most instances. According to the Smith County Appraisal District FAQ,
the tax ceiling can go up if
you significantly improve
your home other than by
ordinary repairs and maintenance.
During a previous presentation to the board,
committee members emphasized that senior citizen homeowners who have
a homestead exemption
would not be impacted by
the passage of a school
bond proposal.
“I think the voters will
be excited for the option
of the two propositions,”
Board President Greg
Hood said. “It gives them
the opportunity to look at
the things that we really need to provide for the
district in the form of the
new junior high and an
elementary and all of the
other things that are related to that which are crucial to continuing to move
our district forward. At the
same time an opportunity
to voice their support for
some of the extra things
that we would all like to
see as well. They will have
a voice and a vote in that.
We hope they will support
it.”
The recommendations
of the projects came from
a facilities steering committee made up of as many
as 40 community members, parents and business
people. The promotion of
the bond election will fall
on their shoulders as the
school district, by law, is
not allowed to promote
the bond’s passage. The
board is charged with the
decision of whether to call
for the bond election and
what to include in the bond
package for the ballot.
“Those who are in support of the bond being
passed will form a political action committee so we
can educate the voters,”
steering committee member Jim Nipp said. “I think
that anybody that has all
the information will support it. Proposition 1 is a
no brainer. I think we just
have an education effort to
put out. I think the board
made a huge responsible
move with the Prop. 1,
Prop. 2 and we’ll put that
out there as well.”
jim jackson
photography
jbjphoto.com
Tri County Leader
August 11, 2016 • 7
Moran steps in with fresh look at future of Smith County
By Micah McCartney
Bullard Banner News
An East Texas native
is now working to lead
Smith County in the
right direction after a
series of scandals have
rocked Smith County in
recent months.
Nathaniel Moran, a
native of Whitehouse
who has ties to almost
every East Texas community in one way or another, was unanimously
selected by the Smith
County Commissioners
Court to fill the role of
Acting County Judge in
light of the suspension of
Judge Joel Baker.
“I’m very excited to
serve,” said Moran. “My
goal is just to serve to
the best of my ability
and take on each issue
that comes, evaluate
that issue independently, and make the best
decision I can for Smith
County in the long term.
Beyond that, we will see
what happens.”
Moran is currently filling Baker’s seat
on the bench during
the time of his suspension. Baker, who was
first elected in November 2006 and reelected
in 2010 and 2014, was
suspended by the State
Commission on Judicial
Conduct in June after he
was charged with three
counts of violating the
Texas Open Meetings
Act.
A complaint from
the Grassroots America – We The People
Organization citing a
10-year contract with
Arizona-based American
Traffic Solutions that
was signed by Baker
prompted an investigation into the matter by
the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
According to the complaint, the agreement
between Smith County
and American Traffic
Solutions was approved
by the Smith County
Commissioners in August 2014, and later
signed by Baker in January 2015. Smith County Commissioners have
previously stated that
they were unaware of
Baker signing the contract.
After being named
one of the three finalists for the acting county judge position, Moran
was officially sworn in
during a ceremony held
Friday, July 22, inside
the Smith County Annex Building.
Moran took the Oath
of Office surrounded
by his family, friends,
colleagues
and
the
members of the Commissioners Court by
The Honorable Michael
H. Schneider, District
Judge of the United
States District Court,
Eastern District, Tyler.
Other names selected as finalists for the
position by the Smith
County Commissioners
Court were retired 12th
Court of Appeals Justice
Sam Griffith and former
Smith County Commissioner David Stein.
“It certainly began to
set in that this was an
opportunity to step up,”
said Moran, describing
his thinking when he
was named as acting
county judge. “I felt very
honored to be alongside
both Justice Sam Griffith and Commissioner
David Stein. They are
both quality individuals
who would have done a
fantastic job in this position. When they mentioned my name and
later the motion was
made, I immediately felt
that this was the time to
serve and step up, and to
play a vital role in what
is going on, whether that
is for just a number or
days or if it turns into a
couple of years.”
Moran said he will
now work to serve the
citizens of Smith County, a place that he affectionately and passionately has called his
home since he was two
years old.
“When I look back at
my time in Smith County starting in 1976 when
I was two years old,”
said Moran, “I lived in
the county growing up
in between Tyler and
Bullard, although I attended
Whitehouse
schools. We later moved
into Whitehouse, while
attending church in the
Chapel Hill area in my
formative years. I actually took Driver’s Education in Bullard, my
wife has taught in the
Lindale school district,
and I served on the Tyler City Council. As I
began to examine the
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NATHANIEL MORAN
last 40 years of my life,
I now see that I have
deep roots and connections throughout Smith
County. I believe Smith
County is the greatest
county in the state. The
people of Smith County
are just fantastic people with great values
and great intelligence in
terms of the issues within their cities and counties.”
With a vacancy within the county’s leadership caused by the empty county judge seat,
Moran said he decided
to have his name considered for the position because of the challenge it
presented, as well as experiences he has gained
working as an attorney.
“I love a challenge,”
said Moran. “I love to
come into a situation
and start again from
fresh, to not focus on the
past, but look forward to
the future. A lot of what
I’ve done in the past 15
years of my life is to help
individual clients who
have needs that come up
unexpectedly and help
them work through their
goals. I see this translating to my new position
as acting county judge
on the administrative
side of the job.”
With Moran filling
in the position, Smith
County Commissioners
were able to present the
county’s operation budget for the 2017 fiscal
year before the deadline
at the end of July. Also,
the county now is able to
issue disaster declarations such as burn bans,
as well as conduct salary
grievances, submit subdivision plat approvals,
and have a presiding officer on the Smith County Commissioners Court.
“The budget was the
main issue that had
been stacking up when
I came into this position,” said Moran. “Immediately when I took
office, I wanted to get up
to speed on the county
budget before signing
the proposed budget.
Our statutes require the
next year’s budget to be
submitted before the
end of July, have public
hearings throughout August, and have the budget set in place by the
end of the fiscal year.
Also, in regards to emergency declarations, I
talked with the county’s
fire marshal after taking office, and with the
rain we received around
that time, we felt that
it wasn’t necessary to
issue a burn ban. However, if things continue
to get hotter and drier,
we will have to revisit
that. Hopefully we will
get some rain within the
next few days and that
won’t have to happen.”
During his time as
the acting Smith County judge, Moran said
that he has received a
warm welcome from his
colleagues at the Smith
County Courthouse and
Smith County Annex
Building.
“Everyone has been
wonderful,” said Moran.
“Each one of them has
extended an open hand
and willingness to help.
The Smith County Commissioners are dedicated to moving the county
forward and dedicated to
doing what is right and
best for the county and
its taxpayers. I have a
great respect for each
one of them and look forward to continue serving
with them.”
In 2009, Moran chose
to resign from the Tyler City Council shortly after his re-election
and move his family to
Houston where his son,
who is deaf, could attend
a special school that offered programs that
would benefit him. The
family moved back to
Smith County in 2012, a
decision that Moran said
was an easy choice.
“There wasn’t any
question when we decided after three years in
Houston to move somewhere where we could
begin raising our family
through their formative
educational years,” said
Moran. “We knew that
Smith County was the
place for us. When we
looked at the quality
of life in Houston compared to Smith County,
we know that the quality
of life here tremendously
outpaces what you find
in the city. Everyone
usually wants to move to
the big city, but you realize that the grass is not
always greener on the
other side. There was no
other option for us but
Smith County.”
In regards to running
for the County Judge
seat at the end of Baker’s term in 2018, Moran
said he has not yet made
up his mind whether or
not he will seek election
to the seat.
“That’s not a decision
that I have decided yes
or no either way,” said
Moran. “That question
has been posed to me
several times, and what
I’ve said is that politically speaking, that is
a mile and a half away.
Who knows where the
county will be, and even
I will be, at that point?
I’m not going to say yes
or no definitively, but I
will say I have enjoyed
this opportunity to serve
and feel like I can bring
value to the county. We
will wait and see and
make that decision when
the time comes.”
Moran is a partner in
the Ramey & Flock, P.C.
law firm in Tyler. He is a
graduate of Whitehouse
High School and later
received his law degree
from Texas Tech University School of Law. He
was elected three times
to the Tyler City Council, serving from 2005 to
2009, including as Mayor Pro Tem.
Moran also serves on
the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Board,
Whitehouse
Independent School District Education Foundation, the
Smith County Bar Association, Catalyst 100
Community Leadership
Program, Cancer Foundation for Life, and is
board president of The
Discovery Science Place.
He has been named a
fellow of the Texas Bar
Foundation, the Smith
County Young Lawyer
of the Year, and received
the W.C. Windsor Community Service Award
from the Tyler Area
Chamber of Commerce.
Moran will serve as
the acting county judge
until the suspension
against Baker is dismissed, if the suspension is dismissed in his
favor, or until the end of
Baker’s term in December 2018.
Sports
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Cook’s troops ready
to take to gridiron
By Don Treul
Sports
For Adam Cook and his assistant
coaches, the scrimmage with Kaufman
Friday, Aug. 12, is the first solid step
toward reaching the goal of making the
State playoffs this season.
True, practice started last week,
but lining up toe-to-toe with someone
wearing a different jersey helps a player step it up a bit.
The Wildcats will host the scrimmage with the freshman squad and the
junior varsity starting at 5:30 p.m. The
varsity scrimmage will begin at 7 p.m.,
all at Wildcat Stadium.
Cook has about 20 seniors who
played for Whitehouse last season, including Ashton Melton, Isaac Little,
Tanner Roach, Eddie Govina, Zach
Parker, Connor Clark, Dyllan Bristow, Kaleb Ford-Dement, Victor Vera,
Dennis Nwofia, Khryee Key, Braylon
Shackelford, Terrence Dowell, Nick
Parrish, Josh Lively, Colton Hendrick,
Alex Lawson and D’Marea Sueing.
Juniors who played last year include
Javier Neal, Zach Taylor, Seth Dolan,
Ken’Tavian McDade, Clayton Cook,
Christian Owens and Corey Ervin.
Whether or not all of last year’s lettermen play or make the team remains
to be seen, but they give Cook an experienced nucleus from which to build
this year’s team.
Whitehouse was realigned to District 17-5A following the University
Interscholastic League realignment in
February. Former district opponents
John Tyler and Lufkin moved to Class-
6A. The new district (which will be in
Region III) includes Ennis, Corsicana,
Nacogdoches, Lindale and Jacksonville, all very familiar opponents for
the Wildcats.
The Old Coach Friday Night Football magazine predicts the order of
finish for each district in each classification in Texas. For District 17-5A,
FNF predicts Ennis to claim the title.
The Lions finished at 6-5 with a loss
to Hallsville in bi-district playoffs last
season. Corsicana is tabbed for the
second spot. The Tigers went 6-4 in
2015. The Nacogdoches Dragons (4-6)
and Lindale Eagles (10-2) also are predicted to advance to the playoffs. The
Wildcats (2-8) are slated to finish fifth,
followed by Jacksonville (2-8).
Similar to the predicted finish, Dave
Campbell’s Texas Football also predicts the top three finishers as Ennis,
Corsicana and Nacogdoches. Campbell predicts Lindale to finish ahead of
Nacogdoches in fourth. Texas Football
also puts Jacksonville in fifth, followed
by Whitehouse.
The 2016 Pigskin Preview predicts
the finish to include, in order, Ennis, Corsicana, Nacogdoches, Lindale,
Jacksonville and Whitehouse.
Coach Cook and the Wildcats will
work hard to prove the prognosticators wrong, starting with this week’s
scrimmage with Kaufman. Whitehouse
will scrimmage at Gladewater Friday,
Aug. 19, and starting times will be
announced. All of the regular season
games will start at 7:30 p.m. Whitehouse will begin the regular season
hosting Hallsville Friday, Aug. 26.
Eastman, Tigers prepare
for 2016 football season
By Don Treul
Sports
Following a season filled with controversy, the Troup Tigers can focus on
playing the game this season. The Tigers will host a scrimmage with Sabine
and San Augustine.
After the dismissal of former head
football coach and Troup ISD Athletic
Director Dennis Alexander early last
season, John Eastman took over the
reins of the Troup football team. Eastman was later selected to be the head
coach so the Tigers are his team.
It has been tough for the past two
seasons after the Tigers recorded 3
wins and 17 losses in 2014 and 2015.
Eastman had a young team last season that included six players who will
be seniors and the leaders of the 2016
squad. They include Drake Colvin,
Zeke Adams, Brandon Casteel, Reece
Clark, Chris Phillips and Mitch Adams. There were more than a dozen
former sophomores who are juniors
this year, including Demontre Wade,
Ramiro Martinez, Kameron Elmer,
Colton Whitsell, Rowdy Howell, Josh
Williams, Trevor Everett, Michael Zuniga, Tristan Clark, Jim Christopher,
Nick Buckner and Shane Thomas. This
year’s juniors saw a lot of action and
made a stout contribution to the team’s
efforts last season.
Sophomores who saw varsity action
as freshmen last season include Dante
Roberson, Trent Allen and Malik Gilliam.
The Old Coach Friday Night Football magazine predicts that Troup will
out of the playoffs this season, taking
sixth in the District 9-3A, Division II
standings. As expected, State champion Waskom (16-0 last season) is selected to finish atop the district standings,
followed by Arp (7-6), West Rusk (122), Beckville (11-2), Elysian Fields (46), Troup and Harleton (6-6).
In the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine, the predicted finish in
the district is, in order, Waskom, Arp,
West Rusk, Elysian Fields, Beckville,
Harleton and Troup.
The 2016 Pigskin Preview predicts
a similar one-two finish with Waskom
and Arp, but the magazine predicts
Elysian Fields in third, followed in
order by West Rusk, Troup, Beckville
and Harleton.
A seasoned head coach, Eastman
knows pre-season predictions mean
little once the players take to the field.
A fortuitous bounce of the football, an
injury or any number of many other
factors can change or influence a season, so the Tigers will start the 2016
campaign with as much promise as any
of the district teams.
Basketball league fall registration slated
for Aug. 27, 31, at the Arena entry at WHS
Whitehouse
Junior
High Girls Basketball
League Fall registration
in person at the arena
entrance at the high
school will be from 9-11
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27,
and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 31.
Registration will cost
$35 per player. Anyone
registering at the draft
day Saturday, Sept. 3,
will pay $45.
The league is for
all girls in sixth grade
through eighth grade.
Games will be played
Saturday mornings on
Sept. 17 and 24; and Oct.
1, 8 and 15. The Oct. 15
game could be a double
game elimination tournament or a regular
game day. All games will
be played at the WHS
gym.
Draft day will be from
9 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 3,
and registration will
be from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
Coaches pick will be from
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. A parent meeting will be from
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Each team can reserve
at least one day a week
practice time the weeks
of Sept. 6-9, and Sept.
12-16, and can practice
one day a week during
game weeks. Practice
dates and times can be
worked around junior
high and high school
games and practices.
The day, time and site
will be determined by
coach availability. Team
coaches needs to email
ladycatshoops16@yahoo.
com for reservations.
Teams will be picked
on draft day. Players
who don’t show up will
be placed on a team.
Players will be supplied a shirt for game
day.
Email
ladycatshoops16@yahoo.com for
more information, or get
information by texting @
fallball16 to the number
81010.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Troup Outlaws —
Courtesy Photo
Troup Outlaws finished second for 8U machine pitch in the State tournament
held in Rusk. Players are Louis Daniels (No. 00), Braxton Barton (No. 2),
Cameron Lydia (No. 3), Conner Smith (No. 5), Hudson Harrell (No. 6), Hayden
Pannell (No. 10), Logan Lockey (No. 12), Hayden Huml (No. 13), Josh Henry
(No. 20), Braidon Hutchison (No. 23), Colten Black (No. 25) and Bubba Childress (No. 31). Coaches are Jason Black, Billy Lockey, Tony Greer, Ronnie
Smith and John Huml.
Maris is club champion in
Hilltop 36-hole tournament
By Don Treul
Sports
The Tuesday morning
Senior Scramble at Hilltop Golf Club in Troup
was Aug. 2 with 32 players participating in the
scramble.
The first place team at
minus 16 included Larry
Pittillo, David Alexander, Bill Luce, Andy Jarvis, John Covington and
Morris Turner.
The
second
place
team at minus 15 were
Joe Hondo Davenport,
Mike Hazel, John Welch,
Rusty
Adams,
Ken
Starnes and John Snell.
In the closest-to-the-
pin contest, the winner
David Alexander on the
6th hole (65½ inches)
and Mike Cearley on the
17th hole (64 inches).
Also, on Thursday
July 28, Donna Skidmore, age 73, shot her
age. Witnesses were
Loye Beene, Bill Luce
and John Snell.
Hilltop
sponsored
the Club Championship July 30-31. The
results are as follows
Club
Champion:
Brayden
Maris.
Championship
Flight:
1st Brayden Maris 68-72;
T-2nd Brad Hall 73-70;
Michael Cearley 73-70.
1st Flight: 1st Jim-
my Malik 75-74; T-2nd
John Eastman 78-73;
Kevin Childress 76-75.
2nd Flight: 1st Bill
Arnold 76-78; T-2nd
Jeff Hale 80-78; Jack
Langston
79-79.
3rd Flight: 1st Sue Olson 82-81; 2nd Loye
Beene 84-82; 3rd Brian
Starnes
82-86.
Net A Flight: 1st Kevin Childress; 2nd Brent
Maris; T-3rd Brayden
Maris; Callen Eastman;
T-5th Jimmy Malik; Brad
Hall; Mitchell Muller.
Net B Flight: 1st Bill
Arnold; 2nd Sue Olson;
T-3rd Jeff Hale; Jack
Langston;
5th
Loye
Beene.
District 17 football teams
preparing for season start
By Don Treul
Sports
District 17-5A football
action will be in full swing
with scrimmages this
week and next. Whitehouse hosts Kaufman this
week, and will scrimmage
at Gladewater next week.
The
Wildcats
are
scheduled to start the
2016 campaign hosting
Hallsville at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 26.
While
Whitehouse
stays at home, Ennis will
play at South Oak Cliff,
Corsicana will travel
to Red Oak to start the
2016 season, and Jacksonville will play at Pine
Tree. Also at home, Lindale will be on the road to
Kaufman, and Nacogdoches will open the season
at Kilgore.
26, when the Tigers play
at Spring Hill. All of the
regular season games for
Troup will begin at 7:30
p.m.
Following the University
Interscholastic
League realignment in
February, Troup will
play in District 9-3A, Division II, which includes
Troup, Arp, Beckville,
Elysian Fields, Harleton,
Waskom and West Rusk.
While Troup will play
at Union Grove the first
week of the season, Arp
will play at Tatum; Beckville will open at Anderson Shiro; Elysian Fields
will play at Redwater;
Harleton will host Linden-Kildare;
Waskom
will open at Jefferson;
and West Rusk will host
Winnsboro.
Troup, District 9 football
squads prepare for 2016
By Don Treul
Sports
The Troup Tigers will
start the 2016 football
season hosting Sabine
and San Augustine in a
scrimmage Friday, Aug.
12. Troup will scrimmage
at Union Grove Thursday, Aug. 18.
The regular season
will start Friday, Aug.
Troup FFA Alumni and Friends to host golf
tournament Sept. 3, at Hilltop Country Club
The Troup FFA Alumni and Friends
Golf Tournament will debut Saturday,
sept. 3, at the Hilltop Country Club
in Troup.
The format will be a 1-Day,
2-Man Scramble , and the cost will be
$150 per team. There will be a shotgun
start 8:30 a.m.
The minimum combined handicap of
10 has been set and the tournament will
be preflighted.
Prizes will be awarded in every flight
based on the full field of 27 teams
There will be a limited number of
openings and filling up quickly so sign
up early. Players may contact officials on
the web site to sign up or with any of the
three officers listed here: Ty Lindsey 903316-7025 or ty.wtlconsult@yahoo.com
Kevin Ivy 903-721-4896
Misty Weathers 903-360-2070
Anyone interested in sponsoring a
hole for the tournament, let officials
know. The Troup FFA tournament is a
non-profit organization affiliated through
the National FFA Organization and all
proceeds will go to Troup FFA Alumni
and Friends.
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Whitehouse FFA Chapter attends State convention
Whitehouse
FFA
members recently traveled to Dallas for the
88th Annual Texas FFA
Convention. This year’s
theme was ‘Infinite’ symbolizing the lingering
satisfaction that comes
with being in FFA and
the qualities gained from
being involved.
Whitehouse FFA Officers Alexis Fabela,
Devyn Sorrells, Shelby
Bailey, Abby Johnston
and Britney Stanford
kicked off the week by
living up to the FFA
motto, ‘Living to Serve.’
The officers participated
in the Texas FFA Day
of Service by volunteering to feed and serve the
Dallas community at the
local Salvation Army.
As the week continued, Whitehouse FFA
celebrated great accomplishments as Officer
Kristin Reaves won the
Goat Tying Competition
at the Texas FFA Rodeo. Reaves was awarded a $1,000 scholarship
and more than $1,000 in
cash.
Other
Whitehouse
FFA members, Alexis
Fabela, Kailey Clarke,
Jessie Tucker and Ally
Benken, also received
recognition as they were
awarded the highest degree achievable for Texas
FFA members, The Lone
Star State FFA Degree.
Alongside
competitions and awards, FFA
officers experienced the
democratic side of membership by getting the
opportunity to vote on
new delegates, FFA Officers, National FFA
candidates,
realignment agreements and
additional amendments
during the official business sessions. This included building leader-
Courtesy Photo
Whitehouse FFA members Alexis Fabela, Kailey Clarke, Jessie Tucker and Ally
Benken received recognition as they were awarded the highest degree achievable
for Texas FFA members, The Lone Star State FFA Degree.
Kristin Reaves won the Goat Tying Competition at
the Texas FFA Rodeo and was awarded a $1,000
scholarship and more than $1,000 in cash.
ship and personal growth through workshops and
hearing from keynote speakers such as CEO of Rick
Risby Communication, Rick Risby and Commissioner of Education, Mike Morath. Members also had the
opportunity to hear from the Commissioner of Agriculture, Sid Miller and State Senator, Royce West.
Members say they had an eye-opening experience
of leadership, learning, and fun while being able to
bond together with the ‘Infinite’ pride of being an
FFA member.
You can follow the Whitehouse FFA chapter by
visiting the district website or by looking for them on
Facebook.
Courtesy Photo
Whitehouse High School FFA students took part in the summer’s Texas FFA
Convention in Dallas.
Whitehouse FFA Officers Alexis Fabela, Devyn
Sorrells, Shelby Bailey, Abby Johnston and Britney
Stanford volunteered their time at the Salvation Army
while in Dallas.
Courtesy Photo