Beckworth runs unopposed for DA seat
Staff Reports
      Cherokee County District Attorney Elmer Beckworth has officially filed to seek re-election in 2008. Beckworth will be a candidate for his third term as district attorney and will be on the ballot in the Democratic Primary in March.
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Encroaching signs can be removed from rights-of-way
      Right-of-way encroachments spike during political seasons, and the Texas Department of Transportation wants to help make sure your sign doesn't get removed.
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TxDOT: FM 2493 culvert replacement under way
      Construction crews are scheduled to replace a drainage culvert on the north end of the FM 2493 or Old Jacksonville Highway project - where the project has remained unpaved - began on Monday. The culvert replacement will approximately three weeks, weather permitting.
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Engagement
Jessika Price and Chase Wood to wed
      Dennis and Kandi Price of Bullard are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jessika Allyce Price to Gregory Chase Wood, son of Greg and Michelle Wood of Tyler.
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MEALS ON WHEELS
      Wednesday, Jan. 16 Salsbury Steak Scalloped Potatoes California Blend Vegetables Wheat Bread Fresh Fruit Thursday, Jan. 17 Smoked Sausage Pinto Beans Sauerkraut Cornbread Jell-O Friday, Jan.
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Library Receives Donation
     Larry Melhart, of the Melhart Allstate Agency in Bullard, right, presents a check for $500 to Debbie Brown, left, director of the Bullard Community Library. The check was a gift from the Allstate Foundation and the Melhart Agency to support community non-profit organizations that "make communities a...
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Two census ag meets set in ET
      The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts a survey of all agricultural producers every five years called the Census of Agriculture. These surveys were mailed out to all producers who were on the NASS register last year.
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Cherokee Civic Theatre readies for `Postmortem'
      RUSK -- Cherokee Civic Theatre has announced the cast of the upcoming show Postmortem, according to Daniel "Eddie" Breen the director of the show. Assisting Breen will be Producer Camille Jones, Assistant Director Cody House, and Production Assistant Trae Gunter. The show will be stage managed by...
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E Bay Women's Club learns about bullfighting
Special to the Banner
      On Jan. 9, Bonny Edmonds treated The Emerald Bay Women's Club to a jewelry show before the gathering. During the meeting she presented the program "The Red Cape" the story of the United States' first female bullfighter. Born in 1930, in Arkansas City, Kan.
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