Bullard News

By CASEY KNAUPP Staff Writer A Tyler man serving a 60-year-prison sentence for a drug conviction tried to escape from Smith County sheriff deputies Thursday night but was quickly captured.

By Cristin Ross cross@jacksonvilleprogress.com A Great Pyrenees dog recently found in Jacksonville is getting a second chance at health and a second chance at happiness in a good home, if the staff and ...

A man police say led them on a chase after they tried to pull him over for fake license plates is now in the Smith County jail.

City administrators believe increased tax revenues position Bullard for significant future growth as they enter the annual budget process.

If you See It you can Snap It and then Send It to KLTV. A little east Texas cowboy is in the running to be one of America's 'Most Talented Kids' by the Cartoon Network.

Volunteer fire departments preparing budgets with emergency services district funds will meet Thursday with board members to discuss budget options and changes for the next fiscal year.

A Palestine man riding his motorcycle was killed from injuries suffered in an accident on Tuesday afternoon.

Cherokee County Fire Marshal Jack White cautions citizens to take heed when using fireworks for the Fourth of July.

By CASEY KNAUPP Staff Writer A new agreement with county superintendents and the Smith County Juvenile Board approved Thursday won't change how the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program is operated.

Special to The Progress A.W. Hines announced Tuesday he is stepping down as mayor of Bullard effective Aug.

There's some serious road work in Bullard that drivers need to know about. Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Larry Krantz fills us in.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer BULLARD - Mayor A.W. Hines, after more than a year in office, announced Tuesday morning that he will resign his position effective Aug.

If you See It you can Snap It and then Send It to KLTV. In a special meeting Tuesday morning, the Whitehouse school board approved the hiring of Ryan Tomlin as the new boys basketball coach.

By CINDY MALLETTE Staff Writer The City Council unanimously approved a contract to survey Extraterritorial Jurisdiction to determine the boundaries of Bullard and Chandler relating to Tyler's city limit.

By BETTY WATERS Staff Writer The Lake Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce didn't have a home, nowhere the chamber could say that it lives and no one to answer the phone and respond to enquiries.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Todd of Alto are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Misty Todd, to Brian Townsend, son of Audrey Townsend of Rusk and Jim Townsend of Whitehouse.

EMERGENCY CALL CENTER: Jennifer Thomas works at her station as a 911 dispatcher in the Consolidated Communications Center in Tyler on Jan.

Dewayne and Donna Brown of Troup are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their son, Heath Wayne Brown, to Brittany Claire Jack, daughter of Roger and Claire Verot of Canton.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer NOONDAY - A few shovel loads of dirt tossed in the air marked the official beginning of an expansion project planned to bring better health care to East Texas residents.

Trinity Clinic-Lake Palestine will offer free carotid ultrasound and blood pressure screenings as part of today's groundbreaking event for the clinic's expansion, spokesman John Moore said.