July 1, 2009 / Front Page

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Par partners attend Evian LPGA Masters

Putting partners, Mal and Beverly Burklow, are headed off on another adventure - this time to the 2009 Évian LPGA Masters. The Couple vacations in Évian every year for Beverly's birthday. More...

News

Smith tax accessor-collector TACA honored

Smith County Tax Assessor-Collector Gary Barber was recently honored at the annual Tax Assessor Collectors Association (TACA) of Texas conference when he was presented with the prestigious President's award. More...

Oak Grove Bible Church 2nd Annual Women's Conference with special speakers slated for July

Oak Grove Bible Church is having their 2nd annual Women's Conference on July 18, 2009 from 9:30am until 2:30pm. Registration is free and will be from 8:30am until 9:30am. This years conference is entitled "Experiencing Peace". More...

Scouts return from Philmont adventure with lots of stories

"...after a short rest at Comanceh, it was time to push forward to the top of Mt. Phillips. By now we were all in pain. The only thing keeping us going was each one's desire not to let the other down. More...

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Home & Garden

Cheap ways to make life extra special: banana bread, other treats

By CATHY KRAFVE special to Bullard Banner News

"Do you like banana bread," asked my young, bubbly friend. Is this a trick question, I thought. "I'm baking those tiny banana bread loaves for all the people I love on Saturday," she explained. More...

History they didn't teach you in school: Courthouse Tragedy

By BRUCE STANTON Special to Bullard Banner News

"I don't think I'll go to the meeting. I've heard enough speeches," Tom told his sister Sue and brother John. "Come on, Let's go. It will be the quietest one we've had," John convinced him. Bad idea. More...

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SUMMERTIME

One of the things that makes East Texas such a great place to live is the roadside fruits vegetables that be found along the twists and turns of the country roads that take East Texans home. More...

"Blast in the Sky" Friday

By KATHRYN PENROSE editor@bullardnews.com

O Say can you see…Blast in the Sky. Bullard get ready for the city's annual Independence Day celebration - Blast in the Sky - 6 p.m. Friday, July 3 at Bullard High School. More...

F.Y.I.

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. More...

Sports

ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TRACK AND FIELD

Bullard High Sdhool's Minta Spears and Bailee Callens were both recently named to the UIL Class 3A Academic All-State Track and Field team. More...

Kipp sisters named to all-state softball squad

M.D. 'Doc' Smith news@bullardnews.com

AUSTIN - Although East Texans dominated the Class 3A, 2009 Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Softball Team, the TSWA released last Saturday. Nominations were taken from coaches around the state and then voted on by the TSWA. More...

GOLF NOTES

2009 Tyler Junior College 'Circle of Honor' Tournament at Eagle's Bluff Country Club, Bullard 1, Ken Dance, LeAnn Riley, Tim Drain, Danny Palmer, 63; 2, Mike Richardson, Herb Richardson, Joe Rhodes, Jack Sweeney. More...

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