Honor Rolls
The Brook Hill School
      Headmaster Honor Guard Sixth grade: Jason Eslicker Jonah Gonzales Thomas Jenkins Kelsey Kilgore Robert King Hayden McMullen Jacob Monheim Hunter Scammahorn Ivy Sudduth Kemp Walker Kendall Wells Seventh grade:
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TURFGRASS CONFERENCE SET
      Feb. 7 is the date set for this year's East Texas Turfgrass Conference which will be held at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton. This conference is designed to provide practical turfgrass management advice to personnel from school districts, city parks and recreation depa...
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ETMC Tyler receives national accreditation
      ETMC Tyler has received full accreditation from the national Chest Pain Society as a Chest Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention).
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Farm bureau to celebrate `Food Check-Out' week
      RUSK - The week before Valentine's Day, Feb.3-9, join the Cherokee County Farm Bureau in the celebration of America's true love - food. Based on Agriculture Department statistics, Farm Bureau's Food Check-Out Week marks the date when average Americans will have earned enough income to pay for the...
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MEALS ON WHEELS
      Wednesday, Jan. 23 Pork Chop Blackeyed Peas Steamed Cabbage Cornbread Cookies Thursday, Jan. 24 Chicken Macaroni and Cheese Scandinavian Blend Vegetables Bread Cup of Fruit Friday, Jan.
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Tyler library kicks off after-school reading club
      Thursday afternoons this spring, Tyler Public Library offers elementary children the chance to be part of an afterschool reading club called `AfterSchool Rules!" The weekly reading incentive program is designed for children in grades kindergarten through fifth and meets each Thursday from 3:30-5 ...
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NETPA calls for Bullard student journalism entries
      To further the cause of community journalism, the North and East Texas Press Association (NETPA) will award two $1,500 journalism scholarships this spring, according to Lori Mellinger of the Bullard Banner News. The Bullard Banner News is a member of the NETPA.
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Fleming, Baker still at odds over pay increase
      A bill State Rep. Leo Berman is drafting would allow the State Legislature to interfere in local government and take control from the hands of voters, Smith County Judge Joel Baker said on Friday. "Rep. Berman is assuming that the voters in Texas counties are either unwilling or unable to communi...
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