Rodeo Queen
     Courtesy Photo Bullard High School student Casey Brooks became the Miss Bogata Rodeo Queen for 2008-2009. She is the daughter of Hirlen and Linda Brooks. Also the granddaughter of Bonnie Williams and James and Lucinda Brooks, all of Bullard.
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Transitional housing assistance available for evacuees
      AUSTIN, Texas - The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of Texas, will activate its transitional sheltering initiative to allow eligible Ike evacuees from Texas, who cannot return to their homes, to stay in hotels or motels until it is safe for them go home.
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Bullard High to serve spaghetti to raise funds
      Bullard High School UIL Academic teams will be hosting a spaghetti dinner at the Bullard High School cafeteria on homecoming night, Friday Oct. 3, 2008. Serving times will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale for $5 at the middle school office or at the door. Only 250 tickets will be sold. Reservations can also be made by calling (903) 894-6533 ext. 2236.
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Fireproof
      A six week sermon series on marriages and relationships starts 11 a.m. Sept. 21st (Nursery and Children's Church available) The class will also be taught in the "Couples" Sunday School Class (10:00am) at Grace Fellowship Church, just North of the four way stop in Flint.
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Youth Rally 'Harvest Fest '08' starts in Jacksonville
      2008 brings about the sixth annual Harvest Fest. Harvest Fest 2008 is a free Christian youth rally held in Jacksonville, Texas. It will begin at 6:00 on September 27 at Jacksonville's Tomato Bowl. This year's lineup includes Dove award winning - KJ-52 and two East Texas bands - Considered Rubbish and Mud Creek Revival.
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Agricultural groups organize help for Hurricane Ike's
      Texas AgriLife Extension Service and a number of state agencies and associations, including Texas Farm Bureau, have joined to create a resource staging area, feed collection and transportation network to address the immediate needs of cattle and horses victimized by Hurricane Ike.
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Roof collapses in Troup
     Photo by Charlotte Smith with the Tri County Leader A Troup hardware store lost the roof to its lumber yard due to Hurricane Ike winds on Saturday.
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Water break
     Courtesy Photo The City of Bullard workers fix a water pipe on State Highway 69 just hours before Hurricane Ike came through Bullard.
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