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A Community That Cares Scores of people from the Marshall community braved the cold and misty morning to show their support to our first line responders who protect their communities, rain or shine. Stacia Runnels, Executive Director of the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce, led the event, welcoming the public and an assembly of various
On Friday, January 17th, 2020, from 10 am until 11 am, the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce will be holding a ribbon-cutting event for its newest member, the East Texas 100 Club, along the north side of the Historic Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, TX (at Houston and N Washington). Local East Texas 100 Club board members will be
On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, City of Marshall Public Works crews responded to a 12-inch main water line break on East Travis Street just south of Alamo Blvd. in Marshall, Texas. “In the cold weather of recent days, it is not uncommon for aging pipes to break with a shift in the soil. As this
The Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce is honored to welcome WATCO Transportation Services, LLC, one of the largest short line railroad holding companies in the U.S. with 41 short line railroads operating on more than 5,100 miles of track, as well as 31 industrial contract switching locations. WATCO’s Mechanical Services operates at 19 locations with
The Marshall ISD Police Department has made an arrest in connection with last week’s phone calls made to both Marshall High School and the district Administration Building that caused the district to enforce lockdowns at all campus buildings and schools Thursday and Friday. Quincy Earl McCollister, 17, was arrested and charged Wednesday with two counts
Marshall ISD Police and other law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the source and circumstances of Thursday’s series of threatening phone calls made to both Marshall High School and MISD Administration Building, according to Superintendent Dr. Jerry Gibson. The incident caused the entire district to go on lockdown status for nearly two hours Thursday but
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s Completion Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 is touring the Union Pacific system throughout 2019 to commemorate the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary. The Big Boy’s return to the rails is the product of more than two years of meticulous restoration work by the Union Pacific
Traffic to be detoured to US 80 and Loop 390 Motorists who normally travel US 59 between US 80 and SH 43 North will need to find an alternate route on Sunday, Sept. 22. Union Pacific Railroad will be closing the highway to through-traffic on this date to make repairs to the railroad crossing. Traffic
Tony Juays of Juays Photography joins a prestigious group as a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) Tony Juays, CPP of Juays Photography in Marshall, Texas has earned the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) designation from Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Juays earned this designation after completing an intensive program that measures his artistic and technical competence. Professional
The City of Marshall and Republic Services will host a “Free Disposal Day” event from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 14, that will allow Marshall residents to dispose of acceptable materials free of charge at the city convenience station, located at 2300 Five Notch Road in Marshall. Normal recyclable products will also be
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will conduct third quarter 2019 water distribution sampling on Monday, Sept. 9. The testing is conducted to ensure that the city’s water is in compliance with required TCEQ standards. After the sampling is complete and due to low chlorine residuals in the distribution system, the city will convert chloramines
A small bridge crossing Caney Creek on Airlite Road (County Road 4311) west of Marshall will be replaced this coming year, according to plans approved in August by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). “We will be replacing an old bridge crossing Caney Creek with a concrete structure that will handle all legal loads of
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Don’t mess with Texas® and Buc-ee’s are teaming up to fight litter in Texas. Beginning in August, drivers in Texas will see billboards featuring two iconic Texas-born brands, TxDOT’s “Don’t mess with Texas” and Buc-ee’s, along major travel routes to remind drivers to keep trash inside their cars until their next stop at a Buc-ee’s
For the first time in 11 years, no Marshall ISD campus is rated as academically unacceptable or improvement required with data released this week by the Texas Education Agency.Overall, the district has received a “C” grade in the state’s new grade accountability system, and all campuses in MISD have been rated as “Met Standard,” which
As millions of Texas children return to school this month, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reminds motorists and parents to take precautions to prevent traffic crashes and injuries in and around school buses. Last year, there were 765 traffic crashes in Texas school zones, resulting in 1 death and 15 serious injuries. The most common
Marshall ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the 2019-2020 school year academic calendar during Monday’s regular March meeting held in the Pat Smith-Gasperson Board Room. The first day of school in MISD will be Monday, August 26, 2019, with the last day of classes being May 28, 2020. In-between, students and staff will enjoy breaks in
Marshall ISD’s Board of Trustees approved Superintendent Dr. Jerry Gibson’s recommendation to unfreeze the teacher salary schedule for the 2019-2020 school year during a special called meeting Thursday morning. The action means that teachers in MISD will receive pay according to their appropriate years of experience on the salary scale, or “step,” next year after
