June 23, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Allied Waste to sponsor The Wall at RWB Festival

Allied Waste is the corporate sponsor of The Wall, an American veterans traveling tribute memorial, which will be featured at this year’s Red, White & Blue Festival, Nov. 6, in Bullard. More...

Celebration scheduled

Bullard’s annual Blast in the Sky Fourth of July Celebration will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, July 2, at Bullard High School. More...

Helping hands —

Volunteers from Chapelwood United Methodist Church in Houston are in- Bullard to perform local service work in collaboration with Bullard-area churches through Friday, June 25. More...

News

Smith County Tax Assessor named President of state TAC Association

Smith County Tax Assessor Collector Gary Barberwas sworn in as the President of the Tax Assessor Collector’s Association (TACA) of Texas this month during the annual TACA conference in Abilene. More...

MEALS ON WHEELS

Wednesday, June 23 Spaghetti and meat sauce Green beans Tossed green salad Wheat bread Apple cobbler Thursday, June 24 Breaded fish filets Crowder peas Zucchini medley Cornbread Peach cup Friday, June 25 Meatballs and gravy Rice Green beans Wheat More...

ET Quilters’ Guild to meet July 8

The Quilters’ Guild of East Texas will present checks to three local organizations at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, July 8. More...

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School News

Bullard, Flint students receive A&M degrees

Diplomas were awarded to a record 6,250 Texas A&M University graduates during spring commencement ceremonies. Among those receiving degrees were: Ellawyn J. Baker, of Bullard, who received a bachelor of science, biology degree; John P. More...

Bullard, area students named to A&M honor roll

Texas A&M University named two Flint students among its honor students for the spring semester, recognizing them for outstanding academic performance. Katy S. More...

School supplies available

Bullard Intermediate School will offer pre-packaged school supplies for the 2010-2011 school year. Costs will be $48.80 for fifth grade w/o trapper keeper; and $37.80 for sixth grade w/o trapper keeper. More...

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BISD Trustees approve faculty salary increases

By DON TREUL
editor@bullardnews.com

The Bullard Independent School District Board of Trustees approved 2010-2011 salaries during the regular monthly meeting Monday, June 21. More...

The Little Train —

The Bullard Community Library hosted Story Time Monday, June 14, with John Garbutt with the Texas State Railroad reading the story, “The Little Train That Could.” The library will host Story Time at 2 p.m. More...

Police chief fires officer

By DON TREUL
editor@bullardnews.com

Bullard Patrolman Steven Morris is no longer working for the Bullard Police Department. According to Bullard Police Chief Gary Don Lewis, Morris, 27, was terminated as an officer Monday, June 14. More...

Sports

Vintage motorcycles set to race at Cactus on Saturday

M.D. ‘Doc’ Smith
news@bullardnews.com

BULLARD - Cactus Speedway, the newly surfaced 1/5 mile circle track is going to have speedy competition and some old school motorcycles running Saturday at 2 p.m. More...

East Texas Spirit soccer tryouts upcoming; check eligibility dates

East Texas Spirit Soccer Club is holding open practices during the month of June, and will hold tryouts for team formation July 1-3 for the following age groups: Girls born August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2000 will have open practices June 21, 23, More...

BULLARD GOLF NOTES

LGA Play Day Format: Low Score Par 3s The Challenge at Eagle’s Bluff, 18-Holers — Gross: 1, Marilyn Bishop, Ginger Faulk, Beth Nevius, Kit Wade. Net: 1, Charlott Mapes; 2, (tie) Sarah Johnson, Beverly Wheeler. More...

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Opinion

Checklist Charlie:

Media, microphones and messages
By CATHY PRIMER KRAFVE

Never trust me with a microphone. Close friends know better. But I recently got handed a mike at the last minute because the real MC was double booked. Oh yeah! Woo woo! The best part was the crowd was heavily loaded with media people. More...

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