Monthly Archives: May 2025
The City of Whitehouse Police Department has been awarded a federal grant of $23,955.94 through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, administered by the Office of the Governor. This funding, made possible by the U.S. Department of Justice, will provide the Whitehouse Police Department with essential resources to enhance patrol unit capabilities. […]
DPS Launches Statewide Patrols to Enforce Seat belt Use and Curb Distracted Driving for Memorial Day
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is increasing patrols statewide as part of its annual All-American enforcement campaign ahead of the Memorial Day Holiday. From May 12 through May 26, the Texas Highway Patrol (THP) will focus on enforcing seat belt laws and promoting safe driving behaviors to reduce crashes and save lives. […]
Terry Kim, Valedictorian of The Brook Hill School’s Class of 2025, has been accepted to many of the most prestigious universities in the nation, including Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Duke, Stanford, UT Austin, Johns Hopkins, Washington University in St. Louis, and Emory. After receiving multiple scholarship offers and carefully weighing his options, Terry has chosen […]
Mickey SmithETX BELL HUNTSVILLE – Oh those pesky Bullard Panthers……you never know which pitcher, or batter is gonna beat you. Rest assured, when it counts, Bullard’s new head coach has got it under control. The Bullard Panthers diamond dwellers had several heroes this past weekend, ending Huffman-Hargraves’ season in two straight wins at Huntsville ISD […]
Why Local Newspapers Still Matter: Inside of what I Hope will be the Revival of a Hometown Tradition By Shawn Larson ETX BELL For those who don’t know a lot about me, won’t know by trade, I am probably more of a social media/web guy than I was a newspaper guy. Don’t get me wrong. […]
Staff Reports WACO, Texas – NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes, a Whitehouse High School graduate, was officially inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame this month, recognizing his exceptional athletic career and lasting impact on Texas high school football. Mahomes, a 2014 graduate of Whitehouse High School, was a multi-sport athlete who made […]
Bullard, TX—Today, Bullard ISD recognized 14 teachers for earning Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) designations awarded by the Texas Education Agency. These fourteen teachers earned a TEA designation for the first time or moved up to a designation level higher than they earned last year. Funded in House Bill 3 (HB 3) by the 86th Texas […]
By Mickey SmithETX BELL SPORTS The Lady Panthers dynasty started back in 2013 when Head Coach Megan Dobrinski first started putting the program on solid ground. Unfortunately Coach D lost a brutal battle with cancer in 2020. Bring on Coach Julie Murry of whom has yet to lose a district game. Add to that the […]
By Mickey SmithETX BELL SPORTS First-year head coach, and former Bullard two-sport, all-state, Chad Sherman took the reins from Robert Ellis after four years, and compiling a 93-38 record. After four seasons as pitching coach at his alma mater UT-Tyler, and three years at Tyler Junior College pitching coach, there has been adjustments coming with […]
By Mickey SmithETX BELL SPORTS Year in and year out when it comes to high school baseball and softball playoffs, you can pretty much count on both Bullard teams are in the mix. 2025 is no different for either as both won their respective district titles. Both teams were down to last game possibilities with […]