Monthly Archives: March 2025
Watch the skies this week for an exciting astronomical event. On the night of March 13th to the early hours of March 14th, 2024, we will witness a breathtaking astronomical event: a total lunar eclipse, often referred to as a Blood Moon. What is a Total Lunar Eclipse? A total lunar eclipse happens when the […]
The local libraries are in full swing as we get ready for spring planting! At the Cameron-J. Jarvis Troup Municipal Library, on Saturday, March 15th, a master gardener will be giving a talk at 10:00 A.M. This event will provide valuable information about plants that can thrive in East Texas’s unique climate, including how to […]
Bullard, Texas – The Bullard Independent School District (BISD) Board of Trustees has officially called for a school board election to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025. This election will determine the representatives for Place 6 and Place 7 on the Board, as the current terms for these positions are set to expire. The […]
WHITEHOUSE, Texas – Whitehouse ISD students have officially received over $1 million in grants through the Whitehouse ISD Education Foundation. At this year’s Wildcat Den event, emcees James Wansley and Maegan Schneider announced that the foundation had already invested $988,563.82 into Whitehouse ISD. The plan was to award $34,000 in new grants, but after reviewing […]
Several long-time Smith County employees were recognized during Commissioners Court on Tuesday, February 25. Lorri Robertson was honored for 25 years of service to Smith County. She began working part-time in the Hot Check Division in 1999. She soon went full-time for the County Clerk’s Office in the Criminal Division, where she worked for about […]
BULLARD, Texas—Bullard High School sophomore Chloe Morman is making waves in the art world after her piece, Pain of Pulling Away, was chosen for the 2025 National Art Honor Society (NAHS) Juried Exhibition. Morman, who is enrolled in the school’s Advanced Placement Drawing class, entered her work into the highly competitive NAHS Juried Art Contest. […]
Smith County residents who suffered property damage due to Tuesday morning’s storms are being asked to report them the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Smith County Emergency Management Coordinator Brandon Moore reported that a couple of mobile homes in The Grove at Brook Hollow, located off Rhones Quarter Road, had trees that fell through them. […]