About Us
BCICC – Butler Community Improvement Coordinating Council
We are here to guide, support, and develop the citizens of the surrounding communities.
Board of Directors:
President – Earl Jones Jr. – Term 2021-2023
Vice President – Eddie Jones – Term 2021-2022
Secretary – Opal Oliver – Term 2021-2023
Treasurer – DorsieLynn Jones – Term 2021-2022
Assistant Treasurer – Czar Perry – Term 2021-2023
Communications Director – Rhonda Lawton – Term 2020-2022
Building Maintenance – James Durham – Term 2021-2023
Monthly Meetings are the second Saturday each month at 11 am
*Location: 1604 FM 489, Fairfield, Texas 75840
* Due to COVID, we are now offering monthly meetings by Zoom. We will post meeting info on Facebook and under the Events page.
Email: BCICCTexas@gmail.com
Website: BCICCTexas.us
Blog: BCICC.org
Follow us on: facebook.com/BCICCTexas
Our Mission
To protect our legacy by strengthening our community and it's future leaders.
History
of the
Butler School
and Community
(Borrowed from the 2000 Reunion) -Author Unknown
The Butler Community is a rural area of East Texas, located about 13 miles east of Fairfield. The surrounding lakes and rivers give home to many cattle ranchers and small farms. The community is made up of seven smaller communities whose six hundred racially mixed citizens are involved in ranching, truck farming, and gardening.
It is from these smaller communities that our school was made. Only some of us can remember back to the day when this school was created.
There was a world war being fought for the second time. It took students from Owens Chapel, Pine Top, Bethel, Shiloh and Lone Star School Systems to fill our halls. We were called Shiloh-Butler then, but before the war was over Mr. E. E. Wheat became principal and the school was renamed Butler High School.
In 1948, the school was moved to its new location and the next year, our principal, Mr. Wheat, became the first black District Superintendent. Agriculture and home economics departments were added that year and we became accredited by the Texas Education Agency. For the next 22 years, Butler lived a proud life as a learning institution.
The hub of community activity centers on the E. E. Wheat Community Center. The center is centrally located and serves as a setting for a wide range of pursuits. These include social and educational programs as well recreational and cultural programs such as free health screening, health seminars, nutrition training, arts & crafts, War on Drugs, and tutorial help for students having problems with their studies.
There has been no school in the community since 1972 when Butler High was integrated with the Fairfield ISD. This is where our children attend school today.
The center is also used for precinct voting, community choirs, family and school reunions, meetings of the Butler Volunteer Fire Department and the Butler Water Board. The center also is home to weekly Meals on Wheels and various club organizations.
In addition to the center in the community there's a grocery store, volunteer fire department, auto shop, machine shop, children's home, and nine churches.
How you can help
Donations
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Join the BCICC
We are always looking for people motivated in keeping our legacy alive. Join the BCICC today help preserve the legacy and be a solid foundation for our community. It takes us all.
Upcoming Events
Storms and Covid won't keep us down. Check to see the Events we have planned for 2022. Precautions to keep everyone safe will be our utmost concern
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