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Community connection: ETBU students organize Fall Festivals for Marshall ISD schools
East Texas Baptist University’s Learning and Leading classes recently organized and hosted the 14th annual Fall Festivals for ...
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‘Let’s hope for rain’: East Texas counties issue burn bans, but rainfall in forecast
Counties across East Texas are imposing burn bans as dry conditions persist, but hope is on the horizon ...
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Harrison County Pct. 2 JP Crawford announces bid for reelection
Harrison County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Demisha Crawford has announced she will run in the March ...
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Voters to decide if Texas constitution should say citizenship required to vote
Texas voters will have the opportunity to vote this fall on a proposed amendment to the state constitution, ...
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Paxton to investigate ‘radical leftist violence’ at UNT after Kirk killing
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into the University of North Texas for failing to ...
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Dry conditions spur Marion County to impose burn ban
Marion County has implemented a burn ban that prohibits open fires and outdoor burning in its unincorporated areas. ...
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East Texas Yamboree returns to Gilmer this week: What to know and where to go
It’s the sweetest time of the year in East Texas: The East Texas Yamboree returns Oct. 15 to ...
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‘Service is a gift’: ETBU honors two students with Bob and Gayle Riley Servant Leadership Award
East Texas Baptist University recently recognized the “dedication and Christ-centered service of two outstanding students” during a special ...
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Texas GOP censures five lawmakers, rejects banning anyone from primary ballot
The Texas GOP has voted to censure five of its own in the Texas House yet stopped short ...
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Police: Juvenile arrested after Marshall ISD school threat
The Marshall Police Department has arrested a juvenile in connection with threatening statements made toward a Marshall ISD ...
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Mistrial declared in Hallsville capital murder case involving father, son
The capital murder trial of a man charged in the June 2023 deaths of a father and son ...
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East Texas death row inmate granted stay week before execution
The state’s highest criminal court granted Robert Roberson III a stay Thursday morning — exactly one week before ...
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East Texas high school band director resigns, citing opposition to Ten Commandments law
Carthage ISD band director Johnnie Cotton has resigned citing opposition to a new Texas law that will require ...
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Stallard: Pick your heroes carefully
I grew up in East Tennessee, and of course we all knew about Davy Crockett and the Alamo ...
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Former Hallsville mayor again welcomes law enforcement to National Night Out event
Former Hallsville Mayor Charlie Dawson again invited law enforcement, local judges and neighbors to his home this week ...
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Marshall law enforcement, first responders engage with residents at National Night Out
It was a community affair Tuesday as the Marshall Police Department held its annual National Night Out event ...
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‘Let’s Go Viral’: Marshall’s FireAnt Festival returns this weekend for 43rd year
For one weekend of the year, a pest becomes the star of one of Marshall’s flagship events. The ...
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‘It all started in Marshall’: Boogie Woogie 2025 celebrates Lead Belly’s musical, cultural legacy
For Alvin Singh, his recent trip to Marshall for Boogie Woogie 2025 was a “full turnaround moment.” Sing, ...
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Panelists at Longview event say solving state’s water crisis will be costly, time-consuming
Texas’ ever-growing economy and population mean it needs more water, but the current water supply wouldn’t meet the ...
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Moore: Doodlebug, doodlebug
“Doodlebug, doodlebug, come out of your house. Your house is on fire and your wife has gone South.” ...
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From farmers market booth to brick and mortar: Marshall man realizes restaurant dream
David Porter’s journey in the restaurant business that started at age 16 has finally led to him owning ...
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Texas selects company that will help develop its school voucher program
Texas’ chief financial officer has named the organization that will help the state build the school voucher program ...
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‘Country music brings people together’: Texas Sounds festival in Marshall recognizes international artists
Marshall welcomed global talent this past week at the Texas Sounds International Music Awards. The festival was in ...
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Q&A: It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month – here’s what to know, how to get help
Each year, leaders of organizations such as the Women’s Center of East Texas speak about the causes, signs ...
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East Texan unearths rare 500-carat gem in his front yard
A Carthage man may have unearthed one of the rarest gemstones in the world — not in a ...