December 12, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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RECORD TURNOUT

Chamber votes in new board members, officers
By Lori Mellinger editor@bullardnews.com
In what proved to be a record turnout, the Bullard Chamber of Commerce elected officers and new board members last week. More than 50 people attended, with ballots totaling about 42. This is out of a membership of about 115. More...

High school roundtable talks testing

By Lori Mellinger editor@bullardnews.com

Bullard High School continued its series of roundtable discussions on Monday addressing a matter that seems to be on everyone's mind - testing. More...

Acts of Service

From left Yasma Smith, Nathan Wong, Logan Kirkpatrick and Edwin Link take part in Brook Hill's annual service project. More...

BULLETIN BOARD

! Bullard RE/MAX is collecting coats and canned food at its office at Bullard Crossing to benefit Mission House. Contributors get a chance to win dinner for two and a limousine ride. More...

News

Bullard's Jones earns a service scholarship

Jeremy Jones of Bullard is the 2007 fall semester recipient of a service scholarship at The University of Texas at Tyler, Dr. Lou Ann Berman, assistant vice president for student success, announced. More...

Showing Compassion

November at Bullard Elementary was full of character building. Students learned about "Compassion" and how important it is to care about other people's feelings. More...

Melissa Gilbreath weds Jeffrey Barker

Melissa Dawn Gilbreath and Jeffrey David Barker both of Whitehouse were united in marriage on Oct. 27, 2007, in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at the Castle on the Lake in Jacksonville. The ceremony was performed by Judge James Morris. More...

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School News

Achievers

The students colored a festive Thanksgiving turkey. The winners from Alto elementary are: Jordan Tucker a kindergartener in Ms. Mason's class, Todd Duplichain a kindergartener in Ms. Cleveland's class, Lauren Clevenger a kindergartener in Ms. More...

Honor Rolls

Bullard Intermediate School -- Second Six Weeks Fifth Grade All A Caitlin Adams Kirby Bickerstaff Hayley Buskell Kristin Conant Dominic Constante Abbey Covey Branay Crayton Georgia France Mindy Gear Katie Gilbert More...

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Bullard EDC sets meeting; corrects last

By Lori Mellinger editor@bullardnews.com

While Bullard Economic Development Corporation held its first meeting last week, it will now have to reschedule it - in Bullard City Manager Larry Morgan's opinion - to "err on the side of caution. More...

Christmas Wishes

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BULLARD'S BEST

High school listed recognized in `Texas Monthly'

Bullard Independent School District joins a handful of other Smith County school districts with a campus on the list of "Best Public Schools in Texas," a feature of the December 2007 issue of "Texas Monthly" magazine. More...

LETTERS TO SANTA

The Bullard Banner News is soliciting your children's letters to Santa for publication. Please drop them off or mail to our office, 114 N. Houston St., Bullard, 75757, or e-mail to editor@ bullardnews.com. More...

Sports

Lady JV sweeps tourney

By Kelly Griffith-Fields news@bullardnews.com

The junior varsity Lady Panthers ruled the Spring Hill Tournament recently. The girls started by defeating Texas High 28-6. Ashlee Shidler led the girls to victory by scoring 16 points. More...

Guard falls short at `Classic'

-- Photo courtesy of Carly Sharawi Spencer Denmon claims two points for the Guard in the Brook Hill Classic Tournament held recently. The Guard faced Lutheran first and were defeated in an upset of 56-57. More...

Signed up

-- Bullard Banner photo by Kelly Griffith-Fields Coaches and parents join in support of Amber Braaten as she commits to play tennis for Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Fla. More...

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Opinion

Reader adds ideas for hospital help

I love it when I hear from readers, so here's a little something from my e-mail box. Dear Checklist Charlie, I appreciated reading your recent article about hospital visits. More...

North on Pulaski, East on Chicago

To Taddeo Cousins We Go. It happens every year at Christmastime. While listening to Karen Carpenter sing "I'll be home for Christmas," I drift off into a kaleidoscope of past holiday memories. By the time she sings "Christmas Eve will find me . More...

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