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St. Amant named to commission

By DON TREUL editor@bullardnews.com
The city has a new commissioner. The Bullard City Council approved the appointment of Derek St. Amant to the Bullard Planning and Zoning Commission at the regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8. St. Amant has lived in Bullard for five years. More...

Alfred announces bid for JP office

By DON TREUL editor@bullardnews.com

The Justice of the Peace race just started. Gary Alfred announced at the Bullard Area Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, that he will run for the Smith County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, seat held by Judge Paul Fisher. More...

BISD to broadcast game

Bullard High School will feature the school’s first Internet live broadcast of a football game Friday, Sept. 18. The pre-game show, including an interview with head coach Jim Taylor, will start at 6:45 p.m. More...

F.Y.I.

The Friends of The Bullard Community Library third annual Golf Tournament to benefit the Bullard Community Library will be Monday, Sept. 21, at Eagle’s Bluff Country Club. More...

News

VFD to host 30th anniversary celebration

The Lake Palestine East Volunteer Fire Department will host its 30th anniversary celebration Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Cherokee County Livestock and Exposition Center, Southwest Loop 456, in Jacksonville. The celebration will be from 11 a.m. More...

Clayton receives music award

Stephen F. Austin University sophomore, Noah Claytor, a former Bullard High School student, received the $1,500 Music Merit Scholarship. More...

A mission accomplished:

Business opens to help others
By DON TREUL editor@bullardnews.com

Good deeds come in all shapes and sizes. For Jackie Kirgan, she wanted to help elderly women stay active. “It was my ministry,” she said. More...

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School News

Panther Prowl

Guest Column by Bullard High School Newspaper Journalists
By TEJA KING

I can recall nearly three years ago in ninth grade when I was merely writing a newspaper story for an English assignment, and little did I know it would be the beginning of one of the biggest changes of my life. More...

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Curious

Like most 4-year-olds, Alex Vences was curious about the fire truck parked outside the restaurant his parents will manage. More...

BISD student assaulted on school bus heading home

By DON TREUL editor@bullardnews.com

School officials are investigating an alleged assault on one of the school’s buses this week. More...

County clean up program extended

County officials announced today that they will extend the duration of the County-Wide Clean Up Event by one week, due to the program’s success so far. The event which was originally scheduled to take place Sept. More...

Sports

Go Teams Go!

Football: Bulard High School 7, Athens, 14; JV Cancelled; 9th 47, Athens 7. Brook Hill 47, San Augustine 7. Volleyball: Bullard High School def. Mineola 25-17, 25-19, 25-18; JV played in Carthage Tournament Championship game. More...

Lady Panthers post victory

M.D. ‘Doc’ Smith news@bullardnews.com

BULLARD - The Bullard Lady Panthers made a three-game sweep in three different ways to take down the Mineola Lady ‘Jackets by scores of, 25-17, 25-19, and 25-18, in volleyball action at Panther gymnasium last Tuesday night. More...

Lady Guard battles TKG; sweeps Lakehill

M.D. ‘Doc’ Smith news@bullardnews.com

The Brook Hill Lady Guard warmed up for their district opener with a hard-fought loss to T.K. Gorman last Tuesday night. Brook Hill won the first two games, but could not hold back a Lady Crusaders comeback. More...

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