Troy News

There was a patriotic spirit in the air Saturday night when the City of Troy presented its a oeTroy Freedom Concert and Celebrationa at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium.

Pike County Veterans Affairs Service Officer Randy Ross was selected the 2009 State Veterans Affairs Service Officer of the Year.

In Montgomery YMCA Indoor Soccer League action Tuesday night, Troy Indoor U14 beat Montgomery Indoor U14 Red 6-4. Midfielder Scott McLendon and forward James McNeill scored goals for Troy, while midfielder Tanner Dansby and keepers Hunter Kennedy and McLendon controlled the defense and sparked the late counter-attack by Troy.

A Troy man will face life in prison after pleading guilty to raping and sexually abusing two young girls.

There's nothing quite like coming home. But, "home" for the 170 gathered at Troy's Colley Senior Complex Saturday doesn't have quite the same connotation as it does for many.

The Alabama Farmers Market Authority is looking for tried and true local recipes for the 2009 market season.

Troy Rotary Club Past-President Dave Barron passed the leadership gavel onto his new successor Robert Hawkins Tuesday.

Charles Henderson High School rolled out the red carpet for Trent Burkett Monday night, and a large crowd turned out to welcome the new director of the Blue Machine Marching Band.

To Pike County residents, it's likely there seems to be no shortage of police officers.

One hundred Troy Elementary School K-3 students are attending camp this week. But not the kind of "camp" one might imagine - " a summer reading camp.

Ninety-year-old murder suspect Bob Pittman died Tuesday, after refusing to eat, but officials say they will still present the murder case to the grand jury.

The Troy Public Library is celebrating the tradition of Christmas in July a couple of weeks early.

Three Talledega men have been arrested for allegedly burglarizing the Dollar General Store on South Three Notch Street in Troy last week.

The Troy Board of Education approved several key personnel changes Monday. Among them were to accept the resignation of Sandra Bodiford, principal of the Troy-Pike Career Center for Technology.

If therea s one local club that doesna t mind early mornings, ita s the Troy Exchange Club.

Troy University has received a $375,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to extend its Healthy Schools Healthy Kids Healthy Families program.

For Betty King, June 10, 2009, started much like any other day at work, but it wasn't. First came the florist with a huge bouquet ,and then a banner was hung.

The 88th annual convention of the Alabama District Exchange Clubs will be in town June 12-14. The Troy Exchange Club is playing host to the event, which will be held at the Holiday Inn.

Bo Weed needed only three words to describe his feelings after his kneecap was shattered in a fall Saturday morning.

Family members and friends of the residents at Troy Health & Rehabilitation Center are invited to spend time with them when the facility hosts June Jubilee from 2 until 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 27.