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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 ...