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Bradley DeWitt of Troy selected to UA Early College Spring 2026 Director’s List
By Tribune Staff • A total of 672 students enrolled in UA Early College during Spring Semester 2026 at The University of Alabama were named to the director’s list with an academic record of 3.6 or higher. The director’s list recognizes students enrolled in classes through the UA Early College program. UA Early College allows…
Read MoreTroy Planning Commission to correct, re-add city improvement fees
By Charles Bolinger Editor • To correct a clerical error when an ordinance was approved in June 2025, the Troy Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 11 to discuss an amendment to the city’s planned development overlay. The amendment would permit such monies to be allocated to designated public improvement accounts, including street…
Read MoreTroy Planning Commission amends fee schedule
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy officials proposed an amendment to the city’s schedule of fees in which it would replace the current table in its ordinances and replace it with Chapter 37, Appendix A: Fee Schedule as the official fee schedule reference for administration and enforcement of the subdivision regulations. This happened during a…
Read MoreTroy, Marine residents’ vacation lands them in Florida jail after child calls 9-1-1 for drug possession
By Charles Bolinger Editor • According to ABC Channel 13 TV News in Franklin County Florida, sheriff’s deputies arrived at a rental property in the summer camp area on June 16 to find four people from southern Illinois and eastern Missouri in possession of cocaine, synthetic and natural marijuana, methamphetamine and MDMA, also known as…
Read MoreTroy resident requests permission to add four hens to property
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy resident Jarrod Mayes has a fowl idea that may ruffle a few of his neighbors’ feathers; he requested a special-use permit to keep four hens on a two-acre parcel in the 400 block of Troy Avenue. A public hearing on the matter took place on June 11 before the…
Read MoreTroy officials provide data center update mid-way through moratorium
By Charles Bolinger Editor • With three months to go before Troy’s moratorium on data centers expires, city officials brought a major update to the city’s planning commission meeting on June 11. Tom Cissell, the city’s engineer, opened the meeting with a discussion item, a change to how any new industrial zoning project, including data…
Read MoreTroy officials discuss raising sewer rates in 2027 to fund sewer treatment plant improvements
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Now that Troy officials have chosen which sewer upgrade plan to go with, the first one of five shown, for $4.7 million, the next step is to talk about funding it. While city officials have quietly been putting aside some monies in preparation for a new city sewer plant, they…
Read MoreDeveloper returns to Troy for public hearing on proposed hotel for Edwardsville Road
By Charles Bolinger Editor • After an introductory meeting in mid-March to “test the waters” or “kick the tires” about building a three-story hotel in Troy, the developer returned on June 11 for a public hearing on the matter. This hearing was before Troy’s zoning hearing officer, Luke Behme (say beam). He requested that anyone…
Read MorePublic comment sought on proposed US 40 improvements in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss a study for the proposed improvements on U.S. 40 from Formosa Road to Illinois 162 in Madison County. The meeting will be held: Monday, June 29 4-7 p.m. CA Henning School 520 U.S. 40, Troy IDOT, in cooperation with the…
Read MoreResidents who live along Bouse Road encouraged to attend public meeting in July
Charles Bolinger Editor • As part of Troy’s efforts to convert area oil-’n-chip roads into concrete streets with new sidewalks or shared-use paths, curbs and gutters, Bouse Road has figured into the city’s plans for a while now. Troy’s City Engineer, Tom Cissell, gave details. The roadwork has two phases. The first phase will go…
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