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April 26, 2026
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From KMHT Radio 103.9 FM News Partner to the Piney Woods News The Harrison County Children Service Board held their annual Child Abuse Awareness Ceremony today in Harrison County’s 71st District Courtroom. State Representative Chris Paddie and Roxanne Stevenson, Executive Director of the Martin House Child Advocacy Center served as keynote speakers. Ashli Acker Dansby,…
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HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS – The following incidents were reported by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office: Deputies responded to a call on April 7 in Longview when a complainant alleged an assault by a boyfriend. On April 7, an alleged theft of a wallet was reported to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office from a Hallsville resident….
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By Becky Holland, [email protected] Piney Woods News MARSHALL – Buying and selling goods on the Internet can be a bit cursory with not a lot of details being ironed out – especially when the buyer and seller exchange information over a website or social media group before making the transaction in person. Yet, people do…
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ETBU IPDA Nationals Debate Team 1.jpg- The East Texas Baptist University Debate Team finished ranked sixth in the nation after competing in the International Public Debate Association National Championship Tournament. Pictured left to right: Bottom row, Shayne Davis, Harleigh Parrish, Dr. Cole Franklin, Heather DeVille, Andrew Franklin, and Telema Blackman. Back row, Joshua Moreno, Charles Quigley, and Sheldon McGowan.
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From East Texas Baptist University Mike Midkiff, Director of Public Relations MARSHALL, – The East Texas Baptist University debate team competed in the International Public Debate Association National Championship Tournament April 1-3 at Lee College in Baytown, Texas. Over 215 competitors from 32 universities from across the country competed in the three-day event. Four ETBU…
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From Marshall Independent School District David Weaver, PR/Communications Officer Congratulations to the Marshall High School Big Red Pride Band, which earned straight “ones” from all three judges in both Stage Performance and Sightreading at yesterday’s Spring UIL Contest held in Mt. Pleasant. The MHS Non-Varsity Band also achieved straight ones in stage performance at contest….
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FROM EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Mike Midkiff, Director of Public Relations MARSHALL – The Department of Theatre Arts at East Texas Baptist University presents Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses, on Thursday, April 14, through Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee on April 17, at 2:30 p.m. The production will be held off campus…
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The 60th Miss East Texas Baptist University Scholarship Pageant was held April 2. Pictured left to right: First runner up, Heather McGowin; Miss ETBU 2016, Brittany Smith; second runner up, Lauren McCollum; and voted Miss Congeniality, Corrie Andrews. Miss McGowin also received the Talent Award for the pageant. The Miss ETBU Pageant is sponsored by the Student Government Association and is designed to select the young lady who best represents ETBU as a Christ-like ambassador and servant leader.
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From East Texas Baptist University Mike Midkiff, Director of Public Relations MARSHALL– The 60th Miss East Texas Baptist University Scholarship Pageant was held Saturday, April 2, with sophomore nursing major Brittany Smith of Los Angeles, California crowned as Miss ETBU 2016. Miss Smith competed against 10 other contestants in the pageant held in Baker Auditorium…
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From the Marshall Police Department Justin Mills, Public Information Officer MARSHALL – James Michael Milton is wanted by the Marshall Police Department for an outstanding felony warrant for forgery of a financial instrument. Milton is described as 5’7, 153 pounds with a medium build. Milton has black hair and brown eyes with several scars and…
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Florida escaped convict, Michael Rotunno, was captured in Paris, Tennessee on April7, 2016 after he was spotted at a motel in a stolen vehicle from Hallsville, Texas. The series of events is unfolding and it appears that Rotunno made an escape from Florida law enforcement officers while being transferred to a penitentiary in Florida…
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