March 3, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Firefighters using funds for training

By DON TREUL editor@bullardnews.com
The Bullard Volunteer Fire Department was busy cutting two cars apart Saturday, Feb. 20. No, firefighters were not responding to an emergency at an accident scene. They were, instead, training for a possible emergency. More...

Phillips at show

Tucker Phillips won Breed Champion with his spot pig at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. More...

BISD filing to conclude

Candidates for position for the Bullard Independent School Board of Trustees may file through 4 p.m. Friday, March 8. The drawing for places on the ballot will be at 8 a.m. Monday, March 15. More...

Correction

Tiffany Kirgan serves on the PTO board at the elementary school, but does not serve as the president of the board, who is Tisha White. The Banner News regrets the error in the article in the Feb. 27 issue. More...

News

AARP to host driver safety course in March

There will be AARP Driver Safety courses March 8 in Tyler, and March 15 in the Lindale area. All classes are from 1 to 5 p.m. To register for the March 15 class, call (903) 882- 6111 and for the March 8 class, call (903) 533-1228. More...

Geneaology meeting slated for March 13

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the East Texas Genealogical Society will sponsor the 10th annual Family History Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, in the church building located at 1617 Shiloh Road in Tyler. More...

Geneaology meeting slated for March 13

Rockin’ C Ranch opened registrations for the seventh annual Dr. Robert Hood Memorial Golf Classic scheduled Friday, March 26, at Eagle’s Bluff. Proceeds will go directly towards the various programs of the camp. More...

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School News

New banners

Chris Green, area manager for Woodmen of the World, donated a Texas flag as well as an American flag to the Bullard Elementary School. More...

Elementary honor roll released

The Bullard Elementary School Honor Roll for the fourth six weeks includes: Grade 2 All “A” More...

Panther Prowl

Guest Column by Bullard High School Newspaper Journalists
By KAITLYN AHO

A lot of people don’t understand how much of a responsibility being in newspaper is and how much work we put into it. More...

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City filing deadline set

The deadline to file candidates for a place on the ballot for the city council election will be at 5 p.m. Monday, March 8. The deadline for write-in candidates to file will be 5 p.m. Monday, March 15. More...

Bullard High School students attend Model UN

A dozen Bullard High School GT/AP program students participated in the Model United Nations, sponsored by Region VII Education Service Center, Feb. 2-4 at the University of Texas at Tyler campus. More...

Library to host concert

Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher will return to Eagle’s Bluff Country Club for a special concert benefiting the Bullard Community Library at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11. More...

Sports

Brook Hill falls to Lake Country in state final

M.D. ‘Doc’ Smith
news@bullardnews.com

MANSFIELD – The third time was not the charm for Brook Hill this past Saturday, as they lost in the TAPPS Division III championship game, 73-60 to Fort Worth-Lake Country at Mansfield’s Summit High Schol Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. More...

NBC not on same network as Guard, 59-43

M.D. ‘Doc’ Smith
news@bullardnews.com

MANSFIELD — The Brook Hill Guard thrived on a 43-22 rebounding edge, scoring numerous second shots en route to a 59-43 win over New Braunsfels Chritian, in the state TAPPS Division III semi-finals at Summitt High School on Friday night. More...

Guard dominates TAPPS 4-3A all-district basketball

M.D. ‘Doc’ Smith
news@bullardnews.com

The TAPPS state runner-up, Brook Hill, placed eight players on the TAPPS 4- 3A All-District team recently released. Making the first team for the Guard were senior guards, Jeremey Chappelle and Mason Spradin. More...

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Opinion

Checklist Charlie:

1,000 reasons I love Bullard
By CATHY PRIMER KRAFVE

Back when I was a kid, you could drive any direction in East Texas and pass any number of small towns and miss ‘em if you blinked. But if you got to Bullard, you knew you’d arrived. More...

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