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Troy Residents Speak Out On Massive Lay Off At Helicopter Manufacturing Plant

Residents say the lay offs of an estimated 160 employees at Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin Plant will bring uncertainty to many in town. “I’ts not gonna be good for troy” says resident Miriam Owens “Times are so hard now,people were already worried about what was going to happen next”. Residents like Steve Ivey want to know, why now? “I don’t see why…

Troy Police Make Two Big Arrests

Rionne Demarcus Betts was arrested late Friday, January 6 and has been charged with 10 counts of Unlawful Breaking & Entering a Motor Vehicle. The arrest stems from a rash of vehicle break-ins that occurred Thursday night into Friday morning. The break-ins were scattered from Smart Road off of the Henderson Highway to Lakewood Drive off of U.S. 29 South….

Troy Routs Point University in Men’s Basketball Action

TROY, Ala. (AP) – Jordon Varnado scored 19 points and Troy raced past Point University 114-52 on Wednesday night. DeVon Walker and Wesley Person each added 15 points with Jeremy Hollimon scoring 10 points with seven assists and Shawn Hopkins collecting 10 rebounds with 11 points for his first double-double this season. The Trojans scored the first seven points and…

Teen Missing in Troy (Now found!)

Police ask for information.

(From The Troy Police Department) The Troy Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate a missing child. Chad Jeffrey Ramsay Tipp is a 13-year-old white male and was last seen at his residence on Grace Road at approximately 6:30pm on November 07, 2016. Ramsay’s mother contacted the Troy Police Department shortly before 8:30pm to report her son…

Troy’s Mikki Lewis named CoSIDA Academic All-District

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) ­– Troy junior goalkeeper Mikki Lewis has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Women’s Soccer Team, the organization announced on Thursday. Lewis is a St. Johns, Fla., native majoring in psychology and has posted a 3.83 GPA. The two-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection has posted 27 shutouts in her career…

Troy Named One of the Best Schools in the Southeast

Two national organizations have once again placed Troy University at the forefront of universities in the South. For the 12th year, The Princeton Review named TROY to its “Best of the Southeast” list that includes just 139 colleges or universities. Additionally, U.S. News and World Report named the University to its “Best Colleges” Regional University-South ranking. “The most important thing…

Clemson WR Renfrow out at least 4 weeks after win over Trojans

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – Clemson starting receiver Hunter Renfrow will miss at least four games with a broken right hand. Renfrow’s injury came on a 35-yard touchdown catch in a 30-24 victory over Troy on Saturday. He had a wrap on the hand afterward, but said the injury was not serious. However, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said an MRI exam…

Premature celebration: Clemson’s McCloud drops ball at 1

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – Clemson receiver Ray-Ray McCloud had a clear path to the end zone as he sought to give the sluggish second-ranked Tigers the jump start they sorely needed against Troy. But he dropped the ball in a premature TD celebration. McCloud released the football just before crossing the goal line to wipe out his 75-yard punt return…

Trojans down Hornets in ISTAP Collegiate Cup Invitational

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (troytrojans.com) – The Troy volleyball team opened the ISTAP Collegiate Cup Invitational with a 3-1 win over host Alabama State on Friday night at Lockhart Gymnasium. The Trojans (4-4) began the match with a first set win, 25-19 and stormed to a huge 25-14 victory in the second set, in large part to Sara Landis who had nine…

Troy & Akron sign home & home pigskin deal

TROY, Ala. (troytrojans.com)  – Troy and Akron will meet on the football field in 2017 and 2019, both schools announced Tuesday morning. Troy will play host to Akron on Sept. 16, 2017, in Veterans Memorial Stadium, while the Trojans will make the return trip in 2019. Additionally, Troy will also travel to Missouri in 2019. “It is important for our football…