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BACK TO SCHOOL

Libby Luscombe, daughter of Laura and Aaron Luscombe, opens the door to Bullard Primary School and her first week of kindergarten. More...

Coffee Break: Abbiatti Q&A

Cathy Krafve
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The Bullard Banner News takes a moment to get to know its business community. Sandra Abbiatti is this week’s featured guest. She owns A Wishing Well at 207 Main St. Q: Where did you grow up and what brought you to Bullard? More...

Judge sets bond at $350,000 for ex-police officer

Cathy Krafve
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District Court Judge Jack Skeen set bond at $350,000 for a former Bullard police officer charged with sexual assault of a child. Steven Wayne Morris, 27, 716 W. Tyler St., was arrested on Aug. More...

News

Poker Run to benefit MDA Sept. 4

LAKE PALESTINE
Staff Reports

FLINT — The Lake Palestine Poker Run, an annual event that benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Jerry Kids, is scheduled for Sept. 4. Boaters from across East Texas are expected to participate in the day-long, family event. More...

Bullard SBC to host MOPS program

Bullard Southern Baptist Church is scheduled to host its MOPS program starting Sept. 7. More...

Registration begins for September CARE

Registration has begun for Abortion Recovery Bible studies scheduled for September. More...

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School News

BULLARD BELLES

The Bullad Belles hand out registration forms during Bullard Elementary School’s “Meet the Teacher.” From left are Jordann Parks, Katelyn Barrett, Ashleigh Barton, Lahanna Miguez and More...

Belles sponsor lock-in training seminar

The Bullard High School Belles will sponsor a lockin training seminar on Sept. 11, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the high school. The event is for Baby Belles, girls in kindergarten to the 5th grade who are interested in performance. More...

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Bullard officials advance on treatment-plant project

Cathy Krafve
news@bullardbanner.com ——————

Bullard officials are preparing to “move ahead” with building a new waste- water treatment plant after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality removed the last legal hurdle blocking construction. More...

New art teachers united by vision at Brook Hill

Cathy Krafve
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While their classrooms couldn’t be more different, Brook Hill’s two new art teachers are united by vision and purpose. More...

Bullard children learn leadership at national club

Cathy Krafve
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The room is quiet — surprisingly so — as kids work diligently to finish homework or listen as tutors explain tricky subjects in gentle whispers. More...

Artists’ group attracts international talent to Noonday

Cathy Krafve
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NOONDAY — More than 20 artists, many of them professionals, have covered their tables inside the Noonday Civic Center with piles of sturdy watercolor paper, brushes, water, and paints. More...

Sports

Saturday opening day for Youth football

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2010 Football season opens with top talent at classics in East Texas showcases

M.D. ‘Doc’ Smith
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The East Texzas area loves it’s football, and between Tyler and Bullard, football fanatics have some tough decisions on the opening wekend to start the season with a usual holiday feast. More...

2009 District Final Standings

(All teams included in new realignments) District 20-3A *(2)Palestine (4-1)(6-5) *(3)Brownsboro (4-1)(8-2) *(1)Athens (3-2)( More...

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Opinion

For at least one week, world revolved around Bullard

CHECKLIST CHARLIE

The world revolved around Bullard, Texas, this week. For those of us who love this sleepy little community, any little ripple in the pond matters. More...

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

Examining whereabouts of Texas’ most famous graves

A reader called a few days ago, asking where John Wesley Hardin, one of East Texas’ most famous outlaws, was buried. His call brought up the question of where other famous people are buried in Texas and elsewhere. More...

Consider Jowell for judge

We are entering a critical contest for the office of county judge of Cherokee County. Two of the candidates are well known because of their service in city and county offices. More...

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