Troup News

Staff Reports Henry's Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery will have a memorial service at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Henry's Chapel community on Farm-to-Market Road 13, east of Troup.

Only six months after its larger neighbor to the north went wet, Whitehouse on Saturday became the latest East Texas town to allow stores to sell beer and wine.

Tyler resident Cynthia Strandberg is in critical condition tonight in the intensive care unit of ETMC-Tyler after the car she was driving was struck by a train Friday afternoon, according to ETMC spokeswoman Rebecca Berkley.

A train and car collided in Troup on North Georgia Street and Colle Street. Emergency crews are already on scene.

Early voting turnout was low, as expected, just under 8 percent among Tyler ISD voters, but "high" relative to a single item local May election, an election official said.

BY KELLY GOOCH kgooch@tylerpaper.com Various individuals were recognized Thursday for their service to the Troup community.

Signs are up and energy is building as Whitehouse residents prepare to vote on legalizing alcohol sales, one supporter said.