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MARSHALL, Texas – Marshall ISD earned a fifth straight Met Standard rating with the release of the 2017 state accountability rating as determined by the Texas Education Agency. Included in the overall district rating was the fact that nine of the district’s 11 campuses in the 2016-2017 schools earned a Met Standard accountability rating.
A search warrant executed by the Marshall Police Department’s SWAT Team resulted in 5 arrests and the confiscation of various drugs. On Tuesday, August 15 at approximately 6:00 a.m., members of the Marshall Police Department SWAT team executed a search warrant at a home in the 1300 block of East Fannin Street, as part of
MARSHALL, Texas – Marshall High School’s volleyball team capped a promising first week of the season on Saturday with a Gold Bracket appearance in the Van Tournament at Van High School. The Lady Mavs’ performance in Van gave them a 3-4 mark in their first week under new coach Kayla Green, which equals Marshall’s entire
The 2018 Wiley College baseball team increased its depth in the middle infield and pitching by signing Overton High School graduate Bailey Martin Tuesday in Alumni Gymnasium. Martin played second base and pitcher for Overton High School and helped them to an undefeated Class 2A District 19 season. Overton advanced to the Class 2A Regional
MARSHALL, Texas – Yolanda Martin, who has served as assistant principal at Marshall Junior High School since 2015, has been named the new principal of MJHS following a recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Jerry Gibson during a Special Called Meeting of the Marshall ISD Board of Trustees on Monday. “We are extremely excited to have Mrs. Martin
BRIDGE TO BE REPLACED ON CR 1113 SOUTHEAST OF MARSHALL Replacement of washed out bridge will reopen road A washed out bridge crossing Quapaw Creek on Harrison County Road 1113 southeast of Marshall will be replaced this coming year, according to plans approved in July by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). “We will be
The Marshall Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a woman who was captured on surveillance video using stolen credit and debit cards. On July 22, 2017 at approximately 11:59 a.m., a woman entered the Central Perks Café located in the 200 block of N. Washington Ave. Once inside the business, the woman went
The Marshall Police Department is investigating an attempted theft of an ATM that caused extensive damage to a local business. On Tuesday, July 18 at approximately 5:42 a.m. two individuals drove up to the EZ Mart in the 2500 block of W. Pinecrest Drive and attempted to steal the ATM from the business. Surveillance video
MARSHALL, Texas – Due to the delay in substantial completion of the new Marshall Junior High School, Marshall ISD has revised its 2017-2018 school calendar to push back the first day of school to Monday, Sept. 11, for all campuses. The revision to the school calendar was approved Monday by the MISD Board of Trustees during their regular
Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business and discussed tax reform and healthcare efforts in Congress and the Senate. He stressed the need to do both these before August. He commented on the disaster which is Obamacare and noted, “It is not so much that it is bureaucrats deciding what is best for
The Marshall Police Department is asking for the public’s help with locating a man who is considered armed and dangerous. Quantravious Markez Miles, 19, is wanted for one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of forgery (both third degree felonies) and one count of misdemeanor theft. The aggravated assault charge stems
Derailment knocks out column supporting bridge July 7, 2017 US 59 has been closed in Jefferson following the collision of two trains near the railroad overpass. The collision cause some of the rail cars to derail and knocked out one of the support columns on the west side of the overpass. The collision occurred around 10:50
“Washington bureaucrats in cubicles should not be deciding the fate of our waterways, nor should they be allowed to completely and arbitrarily control the economic fate of landowners even to the point of ending their ability to make a living. Unelected bureaucrats have, for years, been enviously dreaming of the day they could control American
MARSHALL, Texas – Marshall ISD has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with Pine Tree ISD regarding an exchange of services in the respective districts’ Special Education departments for the upcoming school year. The MISD Board of Trustees approved the MOU as presented by Jessica Bayless, MISD Director of Special Education, during the
A Notice of a Regular Meeting of the MISD Board of Trustees to be held on Monday, June 19, 2017 @ 5:30 PM is now available on the District’s web site. The Notice and Agenda can be found by going to the District’s Website (www.marshallisd.com) and clicking District > Board of Trustees > Meeting Agendas > Monday, June 19, 2017 at 5:30 PM. It is of course always physically posted
