ACT scheduled for April 10
      Registration is open for the April 10, ACT achievement test. Students who wish to take the college admission and placement exam must register before March 5.
More ...

Eslicker a finalist for National Merit Scholarship
      The Brook Hill School had three students from the Class of 2010 as Commended Scholars in the National Merit Scholarship Program, including Megan Troxell, Kyle Tabler and Jamee Eslicker.
More ...

AARP driver safety meeting slated
      There will be AARP Driver Safety courses March 8 in Tyler, and March 15 in the Lindale area. All classes are from 1 to 5 p.m. To register for the March 15 class, call (903) 882-6111 and for the March 8 class, call (903) 533-1228.
More ...

City meeting rescheduled
      The regular Bullard City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, was rescheduled to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 16. For information, call (903) 894-7223.
More ...

Needs a home
     Walker is a 2-year-old walker coonhound mix, who has been at the Humane Society of East Texas for about a year and desperately needs to be adopted by a loving family.
More ...

Meals on Wheels
      Wednesday, Mar. 10 Sliced turkey Baked sweet potato Green beans Wheat bread Peach cup Thursday, Mar. 11 Chicken spaghetti Broccoli Wheat bread Apple cobbler Friday, Mar. 12 Pepper steak/gravy Mashed potatoes Mixed vegetables
More ...

Landowner seminar set for March 27
      The Texas Forest Service will host a seminar to help landowners manage their forested property from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton. Participants will need to RSVP by Friday, March 19. Call (903) 657-0511.
More ...

Smiths celebrate 67th anniversary
      Robert Lee (Bob) Smith and his wife, Minnie Lee Smith will be celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary on Sunday, March 14. The couple were married by the Justice-of-the-Peace in Shreveport, Louis., March 14, 1942. There will be a reception for the Smiths on Sunday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Southern Oaks Baptist Church reception room.
More ...

Geneaology meeting slated for March 13
      The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the East Texas Genealogical Society will sponsor the 10th annual Family History Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, in the church building located at 1617 Shiloh Road in Tyler. The fair will be free and open to the public (a light lunch will be provided.). Registration will begin at 8:30 am.
More ...

Smith County grand jury issues indictments for Flint, area residents
      The Smith County grand jury in the 7th Judicial District Court, handed up 37 indictments on Thursday, March 4, including: William Wright, 39, Flint, for theft, on Nov. 15; Jennifer Grimes, 27, 16629 CR 15, for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, on Dec. 16;
More ...

Candidates file for city, school races
      Chris Green filed as a candidate for the Bullard Independent School Board of Trustees, Place 6. Todd Thoene filed as a candidate for the Bullard City Council. Information and photos for both candidates will be published in the March 17 issue of the Bullard Banner News.
More ...

KE Bushman’s hosts Village of Tyler benefit celebration
      BCFS’s faith-based residential community, Breckenridge Village of Tyler celebrated “A Night to Remember” at the KE Bushman’s Celebration Center with more than 800 attending. More than $46,000 has been raised for the special campus for developmentally disabled adults, and additional donations continue coming in daily.
More ...