Bullard News

The following is a letter of appreciation from the First United Methodist Church in Bullard to those who helped them raise funds for an East Texan's upcoming liver transplant: We were so pleased at all the wonderful people who showed up to support our efforts to raise money for Steve Kimble's upcoming liver transplant.

For years, Jacksonville string luthier Scott Becker of the Becker Violin Shop has been battling an illness that has baffled doctors and, to this day, remains a mystery.

People who were evacuated from homes on East Emma Street in Bullard and a nearby child day care center have been permitted to return following a report of a natural gas leak this morning.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Red, White and Blue Festival preparations are under way in Bullard.

The Premiere Day Care facility for children was being evacuated at 8:45 a.m. CST today due to a suspected gas leak nearby.

Police say the Bullard and Flint Fire Departments have responded to a gas leak at 504 West Emma Street in Bullard.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer BULLARD -- The Zurn family Halloween display started with four or five tombstones, a mummy made out of paper mache and chicken wire and a few other decorations.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer BULLARD -- A Tyler man died Friday after he fell at a First Baptist Church construction site on Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Bullard.

By BRIAN PEARSON Business Editor Cole Frisby dabbled in private-investigation work before plunging into his true passion: ponds.

By BRIAN PEARSON Business Editor It started as what was jokingly referred to as a "blind date," with representatives of the Tyler Morning Telegraph and television station KYTX CBS 19 newsrooms gathering for a September retreat at a rural restaurant.

A Hallsville woman is facing federal bank robbery charges, stemming from an Oct.

A motorcyclist is dead following a two vehicle accident Thursday at 6:10pm. DPS reports 48-year-old David Pritchard of Bullard was attempting a left turn when he rode into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

By KELLY GOOCH Staff Writer BULLARD -- From a petting zoo and car show to carnival rides and arts and crafts vendors, the 11th annual Red, White and Blue Festival will be filled with fun activities for the whole family.

Progress staff reports news@jacksonvilleprogress.com BULLARD - Jennifer Denise Moore, 35, was arrested Tuesday afternoon for the Oct.

Thunderstorms with strong downburst winds caused a lot of damage across parts of East Texas early Friday morning.

Bullard Police Department officers and other law enforcement officials are investigating a Texas National Bank robbery in Bullard.

By Nathan Straus nstraus@jacksonvilleprogress.com Bullard police officers and other law enforcement officials are investigating a Texas National Bank robbery in Bullard.

Law enforcement officials throughout southern Smith County are searching for a 2000 brown pickup truck, make and model unknown, that reportedly was used as the getaway vehicle after an armed robbery at the Texas National Bank branch in Bullard this morning.

By BRIAN PEARSON Business Editor BULLARD -- The Moore Farm barnyard noise crescendos in a raucous, high-pitched chorus, but the racket has nothing to with livestock or poultry.

The city of Bullard will be celebrating Texas Wine Month with the Kiepersol Estates Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp.