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Troy community celebrates Juneteenth - The Troy Messenger

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Troy community celebrates Juneteenth - The Troy Messenger

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By Carrie McLendon In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, the second annual Freedom Day Parade was held in Downtown Troy on June 14 at 9 a.m. Following the parade, a community celebration was held at Murphree Park hosted by the Omicron Tau Sigma chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the U.S. that has been celebrated annually since 1866 on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery. The Freedom Day Parade marched d…Read Article

Brundidge Library gifted Tupper Lightfoot’s 1935 Webster’s Dictionary - The Troy Messenger

Brundidge Library gifted Tupper Lightfoot’s 1935 Webster’s Dictionary - The Troy Messenger

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On Friday afternoon, the family of William Johnson Caldwell presented the 1935 Webster’s Dictionary that originally belonged to Tupper Lightfoot for whom the public library is named. Diann Childers, library director, expressed gratitude to the Caldwell family for its thoughtful decision to put the 1935 Webster’s Dictionary on perpetual loan to the library, “The aging dictionary holds special significance as it was gifted to Mr. Caldwell by Tuppe…Read Article

Congressman Shomari Figures to speak in Troy June 17 - The Troy Messenger

Congressman Shomari Figures to speak in Troy June 17 - The Troy Messenger

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U.S. Congressman Shomari Figures, D-AL, will speak in Troy at the June 17 Troy Kiwanis Club Meeting. Figures represents Alabama’s Second Congressional District, which includes Pike County and 12 other counties. Figures will speak at the Troy Kiwanis Club Meeting at the Half Shell at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. The Half Shell is located at 119 Southland Village in Troy. The post Congressman Shomari Figures to speak in Troy June 17 appeared f…Read Article

Commission, Meridian Waste attempt to resolve garbage issues - The Troy Messenger

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Pike County Commissioners are attempting to work through various issues with Meridian Waste. Commission Chairman Chad Copeland said the country contracted with Arrow Disposal in April 2015 for the county’s garbage disposal. Last year, Meridian Waste purchased Arrow Disposal and took over the contract. Copeland said not long before the purchase was complete, problems with routes began to occur with Arrow. He said those problems have continued sin…Troy · Troy Read Article

Meet the Trojans: 2025 transfers - The Troy Messenger

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The Troy Trojans come into the 2025 season with a lot of new faces and among those are 21 new transfers from across the country. Among the 21 transfers, eight are players that come to Troy straight from Power 4 programs, while two more also have Power 4 experience. In total, 17 of the transfers […]Troy · Troy Read Article

Loretta Cooper Myhand denied parole - The Troy Messenger

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Loretta Cooper Myhand of Troy stood before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles on June 10 and was denied parole. Myhand was denied parole with no reset date, which means she will not have another parole consideration prior to serving the remainder of her sentence. Myhand, 47, is currently serving 12 months for five felonies connected to forgery and theft in Pike and Lee Counties. Myhand was convicted in March of 2024 of one count of third-d…Troy · Troy Read Article

Paramore speaks to Rotarians about recent state legislation - The Troy Messenger

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Rep. Marcus Paramore spoke to the Troy Rotary Club on Tuesday about what he considered some of the most important legislation passed in the 2025 session. Paramore said the state passed record budgets this year for both the General Fund and Education Trust Fund (ETF). He said the General Fund budget was $3.8 billion and the ETF Budget topped out at $9.9 billion. Paramore said the budgets passed at the end of the session because lawmakers, as usua…Troy · Troy Read Article

New Life Christian Church and Academy set to open in August - The Troy Messenger

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By: Matthew Phillips New Life Christian Academy, a local private Christian school in Troy, is preparing to open its doors to a brand-new facility this August for the upcoming school year, serving students in grades K-12, which will also function as a church. “We are right in the middle of finishing up,” said Head of School LaTasha Vaughn. “We had a couple of contract delays, but we are still on schedule and excited to welcome students into the…Troy · Troy Read Article

Council rescinds school board appointment; Wingard ‘not going to just roll over and just let this be’ - The Troy Messenger

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The Troy City Council on Tuesday rescinded its appointment of Makelia LaRee Wingard to the Troy City Schools Board of Education. Wingard was appointed to the school board in a 4-0 vote with no opposition at the May 27 meeting. At the work session preceding the June 10 meeting, the council went into an executive session to discuss the “general reputation and character of an individual.” At the council meeting that followed, Councilwoman Stephan…Troy · Troy Read Article

Troy City Council recognizes City of Troy Queens - The Troy Messenger

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At the June 10 Troy City Council Meeting, the council and Mayor Jason Reeves recognized the City of Troy’s Pageant Queens. The Queens were all introduced to the city council and given City of Troy pins to wear on their pageant sashes by Reeves and the Council. The Queens recognized were Tiny Miss Troy Caroline Hughes, Future Little Miss Troy Everly Lloyd McLendon, Little Miss Troy Clarke Duke, Petite Miss Troy Madison Carroll, Young Miss Troy G…Troy · Troy Read Article

Harrison Camwell’s way of giving back - The Troy Messenger

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Harrison Camwell has recently completed the project part of his Eagle Scout Award with Troy’s Troop 41. The project was installing sound panels in the Charles Henderson Middle School Band Room, as well as building and installing shelves for trophies. He fundraised more than $1,000 for this project at multiple restaurants. “This project was a several-month journey involving planning, fundraising and finally, the installation of both shelving and …Troy · Troy Read Article

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