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JOIN YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS TO HELP CLEAN UP YOUR COMMUNITY REMINDER – QUARTERLY CLEAN SWEEP (roadside litter/debris removal) SATURDAY – SEPTEMBER 30th 9 AM – 1 PM Where: Meet in lot across from Bar-B-Q Express Elysian Fields Ave. at Elmore Street Cleanup Area: From East Houston southward to Pinecrest-east of South Garrett-west of Hwy 59 Route Assignments: 9:00
After an impressive debut, Alexia Souza wins Red River Athletic Conference Setter of the Week Monday for September 11-17. Souza made her debut Friday against the University of the Southwest. She came off the bench and recorded 37 assists – an average of 9.25 per set – to help the Lady Wildcats to a four-set
MARSHALL, Texas – The Marshall Maverick Speech and Debate team opened the fall season this past weekend by competing in the Mabank Speech and Debate Angel Invitational held at Mabank High School. Marshall’s Alexis Alexander, Deshona Jernigan, Haley Hurd and Joseph Maglaris represented Marshall in Cross-Examination Debate. Hurd and Maglaris finished in sixth place out
Football history State Champions: 1990 5A Division I State Champions State Finalists: 1990 (5A), 2004 (4A), 2005 (4A) State Semi-Finalist: 1926, 1928, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005 State Quarter Finalists: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1945, 1949, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015 Area: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1945, 1949, 1988, 1989,
With the opening of the brand new Marshall Junior High School this week there has been a lot of controversy about the traffic flow. We have read many social media posts about how long people had to wait in line to drop off their kids or even pick them up. So we would like to
MARSHALL, Texas – Eight Marshall FFA officers attended the Waskom Leadership Summit Wednesday where they were involved in leadership conferences for local, state and national officers of the FFA Organization. The purpose of the summit was “to inspire these officers to lead the Marshall FFA in a positive direction and give them the knowledge of how to
Congressman Louie Gohmert (TX-01) talked to Stuart Varney on his Fox Business program regarding the ‘political realignment’ and President Trump’s new negotiating tactics. He stated, “If the president hadn’t used this new alignment you are talking about – to get the debt ceiling, to get the short-term CR, we would be haggling about the debt
AUSTIN – Effective Sept. 1, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Texas Driver Handbook was revised and transitioned to a printable, online-only format. Handbook revisions include information on texting while driving and several other clarifications passed by the Texas Legislature during the 85th Legislative Session. Additionally, the handbook includes practical suggestions on what the public
Longview Public Library will be closed to normal operations on Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st, and will only be open for the Haunted Library from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM each night. Due to the cost of materials and the size to which Haunted Library has grown, the Friends of the Longview Public Library
The Wiley College men’s soccer team was at full strength and took advantage of two corner kicks in a 2-0 victory over St. Gregory’s University Friday. Dwight Pope returned to the lineup after missing the first two games. He scored the Wildcats’ first goal in the 16th minute with a header off Abraham Castilla’s corner
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
