Houston County News

Trained volunteers from the Houston County Historical Society can now help to assist your family in preserving the legacies of your family history.

A meeting was held on Thursday, October 15, in the jury room of the Houston County Courthouse for the preconstruction of the water system improvements in Tennessee Ridge.

The City Of Erin will be building a centerpiece to resemble the front of the original courthouse.

A new software program has been affirmed by the Board of Education for the Houston County High school and Middle School to be used to enhance students learning skills in all areas.

Hey, Everyone! Old Timers ' Day Griffins Chapel Church of the Nazarene is holding Old timers ' day on Sunday, October 25 at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served at 12 p.m., everyone is welcome.

Poor practice persists in Houston County schools Progressive school boards and state legislatures recognize that physical/corporal punishment of children in schools is falling out of favor worldwide and have banned paddling, opting to train educators in and implement proven, and more effective school-wide positive behavior support discipline ...

Three Fort Campbell soldiers were injured in an October 3 collision with a Houston County fire truck at the intersection of Proctor Road and Tenn.

The vote was close on October 6, but the Erin Board of Mayor and Aldermen finally put an end Council votes 5-4 to contract with county to months of wrangling when they voted 5-4 to enter into a contract with the Houston County Volunteer Fire Department to provide fire services within the county for a two-year period.

Hey, Everyone! American Veterans meeting Disabled American Veterans Post #104 of Erin and Dover will meet Thursday, October 15 at 6 p.m. at the Ridge Restaurant in Tennessee Ridge.

The meeting of the Houston County Joint Economic Development Committee held September 30 seems to be pointing to an upswing in the economic climate in the county.

Enduring frequent downpours, hundreds of people turned out to make the 2009 Houston County Fair a big success.

Over a score of people, many of them Houston County and Erin firefighters, attended a public hearing on September 29 on the proposal for Houston County to assume control of the Erin Fire Department and thereby take care of the city's and the county's firefighting needs.

Hey, Everyone! VBS at Springhill UMC Springhill United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School will be held from Monday, October 12 to Wednesday, October 14, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information contact Molly Collins at 289-2351, everyone is welcome.

Dixie Alsobrooks of Tennessee Ridge will celebrate her 100th birthday Saturday, Oct.

The Houston County Commission approved a 2009-10 budget that differs little from last year's budget and - for the sixth consecutive year - helps the county ward off a tax increase.

Houston County Arts Council will be offering the following workshops this semester.

Hey, Everyone! Church Fish Fry Griffins Chapel Church of the Nazarene will hold a fish fry and singing at 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 10.

A man who allegedly hit an Erin business owner with his vehicle in April has been indicted on an aggravated assault charge.

The faces may have changed over the last 110 years. The building may have been expanded and renovated.

The Tennessee Ridge Board of Mayor and Alderman is contemplating a new home for city hall - something that has been on the minds of city officials for several years.