February 22, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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New-look BEDCO holds first meeting

board re-boot
Kyle Harris
kharris3@patriots.uttyler.edu
Bullard’s Economic Development Corporation held its first meeting since a nearly total re-tooling on Feb. 16. More...

BLACK HISTORY OBSERVANCE

Lorraine Christopher speaks to the congregation of New Hope Baptist Church on Feb. 12 during the church’s month-long celebration of Black History. More...

News

Key Club appoints officers for 2012-13

Bullard High School’s Key Club recently completed the appointment of its new team of officers for the 2012-13 school year. More...

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School News

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Eighth grade students at The Brook Hill School have been studying acids, bases, and pH levels. They have been learning about hydronium and hydroxide ions and how the acids and bases form. More...

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On Friday, Feb. 3, 17 Brook Hill Middle School Choir students competed at the Texas Music Educator's Association Solo and Ensemble contest on the campus of Robert E. Lee High School. More...

Bullard band sending 34 students to state contest

The Bullard High School Band won 88 First Division Gold Medals at the Region XXI U.I.L. Solo & Ensemble Contest on Saturday, Feb. 4 on Stephen F. Austin State University’s campus in Nacogdoches. More...

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Clay Thompson to try for council seat

Kyle Harris
kharris3@patriots.uttyler.edu

With three seats open for the next City Council term and two current council members announcing their intent to campaign for another tenure, Councilwoman Stacey Thompson has opted to not re-run, but her husband Clay has decided to try his hand at a c More...

BUSINESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Chamber salutes McCrae’s
Kyle Harris
kharris3@patriots.uttyler.edu

The Bullard Chamber of Commerce has chosen McCrae Ford of Jacksonville as its Feb. Business in the Spotlight. Owner Tim McCrae purchased his parents out of ownership in Dec. 2009, but has been a partner for over a decade. More...

Sports

Bullard girls host Icehouse Invitational

Mackey shoots 115 to medal for Lady Panthers

Bullard Varsity Girls Icehouse Invitational Oakhurst Golf Course Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 More...

Panthers end hoops season with 75-45 loss

Rachael Roeten
news@bullardnews.com

Bullard Panthers lose their final game of the season to Athen at home, 45-75, bringing their record to 11-20. No Panther broke into the double digits scoring but the points were spread around the roster. More...

Bullard powers a win

The Bullard boys powerlifters won their home meet on Saturday, Feb. 18 with a total of 50 points. The Panthers took five first place finishes and swept the 165 lb. class. More...

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Opinion

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

Sawyers and flatheads

In the Northwest, they were called lumberjacks, but in East Texas they were called “sawyers” or “flatheads.” Using crosscut saws, axes and teams of mules and oxen, they felled the timber which fed hundreds of early sawmills a More...

THE IDLE AMERICAN

Ready to roll
Don Newbury

He arrived on campus “ ready to roll,” despite never owning a vehicle in college. He had as many ideas daily as some folks do in a lifetime, some of ‘ em good. More...

FACT OF THE MATTER

Teens, why so serious?
Kyle Harris

I don’t like writing “kids these days” types of articles but there are some issues I feel I need to address this week. More...

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