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Local News

City of Marshall continues to ask residents to conserve water as line repairs begin

The city of Marshall has announced plans to extend mild water shortage restrictions as repairs to a damaged ... Read more

Columns

Schrager: Megabills didn’t break the economy before and won’t now

Opinions of the One Big Beautiful Bill tend toward the extreme. One of its main authors calls it ... Read more

Columns

Shapiro: What happened with the Jeffrey Epstein case?

This past week, the internet was set abuzz by a memo from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and ... Read more

Top Story

Big Banana Car peels into Mount Pleasant, and folks are feasting their eyes on it

Steve Braithwaite's bright yellow Big Banana Car has captured the attention of drivers and pedestrians across the nation ... Read more

Local News

Uncertain celebrates Independence Day with annual parade

The city of Uncertain celebrated Independence Day with what’s believed to be its largest floating parade ever on ... Read more

Local News

Police reports: July 4-7, 2025

Arrests by Marshall Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff's Office and Texas Department of Public Safety Read more

Local News

Diana man indicted on indecency with a child charges

A Harrison County grand jury has indicted a Diana man on two counts of indecency with a child ... Read more

State News

Abbott orders special session on Hill Country flooding, redistricting, THC and more

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday unveiled a jam-packed agenda for the upcoming special legislative session, calling on lawmakers ... Read more

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Firefighting equipment stolen as Marshall crews battle blaze at apartment complex

It was double trouble Friday morning for Marshall firefighters — as they battled a blaze that destroyed two ... Read more

Top Story

East Texas Food Bank says Big Beautiful Bill could cut assistance, strain food pantries

The leader of the East Texas Food Bank says the federal Big Beautiful Bill Act could cause thousands ... Read more