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Since 1866, The Messenger has served as the Troy and Pike County community's leading news source.

Troy, Alabama
Joined January 2009
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Troy PD arrested three individuals in connection with the Elm Street murder on Oct. 29. Parker Thompson, of Wetumpka, was arrested on drug charges, while Dejuane Washington, of Gadsden, and Keifer Walker, of Montgomery, were charged with murder. troymessenger.com/news/troy-…
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Legendary Alabama author Kathryn Tucker Windham wrote about a Troy ghost. That story stems from a real-life double murder from the 1890s. Mysteries still surround the case and modern retellings of both the murders and haunting have distorted history: troymessenger.com/opinion/th…
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Troy kicker Hayden Wolfe drills a 27-yd FG and the Trojans upset James Madison 24-21 in overtime!
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The Troy defense stuffs JMU on 4th and 1! Turnover on downs!
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This is Troy’s first OT game since last October. Troy defeated So. Alabama and Texas St. in back to back games last season.
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JMU attempts a Hail Mary as time expires and it looks like a TD until Justin Powell pulls it away. We are heading to OT.
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The 1999 murders of JB Beasley (born in Troy) and Tracie Hawlett was one of the Wiregrass' most infamous cold cases for 20 years until a Dothan man was linked to the murders by DNA evidence. The new book "The Wiregrass" revisits the case: troymessenger.com/news/new-b…
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