Among new things to consider as the May election approaches are questions that some of you may want to ask our candidates.

Bullard Banned News is prepared to host a public forum for the candidates to answer these questions. A time and date are not yet set, but we will keep you informed through this column.

The forum will allow candidates the opportunity to answer your questions and the chance to set themselves apart from other candidates on the ballot.

Every question answered by the candidates will be 100 percent of-the-cuff. The candidates will have no prior knowledge of the questions.

Each candidate will answer every question submitted.

So far Bullard has two mayoral candidates and three council member candidates.

None of the school Board seats are contested at this point.

If you have a question for the candidates please call Kathryn Penrose, Bullard Banner editor, at 903-894-9306. You may also email Kathryn at Kathrynpenrose@gma il.com or at editor@bullardnews.co m .

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Lt. Weston Amaya, a member of Bullard First United Methodist Church, stationed in Samarra, Iraq, has a platoon of men to help overview the city, Particularly the schools, Weston has picked a school with 800 students in a poor section of the city and asked that the people of Bullard make a contribution of regular school supplies, as well as black or white socks. Monetary donations are also being accepted to purchase supplies and pay for shipping costs. For more information, contact Pat Martin at 903-894- 6778.

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Bullard Community Library is still collection items for Love Your Library Month. Items collected so far include post-it notes, toilet paper and paper towels, stationary, pens, pencils and other office supplies. The Friends of Bullard Public Library hope that raising supplies will off set expenses for these items, thus stretching purse strings for the library building fund and expediting the new library facility that has been planned for so long.

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The Mission House is in need of volunteer staff. If you have the time please give it to those in need.

The Mission House Health Clinic is open 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month.

The Food and Clothes Closet is open 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month and 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Fourth Tuesday of the month.

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Moms In Touch meets 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Bullard Properties, on the corner of Main and Phillips Streets.

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Smith County Commissioners' Court meets 9 a..m. each Monday at the Smith County Courthouse Annex.

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Cherokee County Commissioners' Court meets at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month at Cherokee County Courthouse.

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Bullard City Council meets 6:30 p.m., the second Tuesday of each month. Come out and see what is happening in the city and where your tax dollars are headed.

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Bullard ISD Board of Directors meets the third Tuesday of the month.

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Bullard Area Kiwanis Club meets Noon Tuesdays at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center. So far this month the Kiwanis Club has inducted five new members and heard from a multitude of speakers.

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Bullard Area Rotary Club meets 6:30 a.m. at Keipersol. The rotary Club this month has heard from speakers on topic such as economic development and the future of local sports programs.

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Bullard Elementary and Primary Parent Teacher Organization will hold Bingo night from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday Feb. 27 at the Primary School Cafeteria.

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Please call or stop by the paper with calendar events, news, or story ideas.

No new is too big -- or too small, so we want to hear from anyone who knows anything.