MISD could possibly be under the guidance of a new permanent school superintendent by end of school year.
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Marshall ISD board narrows superintendent search to 8 candidates
April 26, 2016
By Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – Nearly two months after the announcement that Marshall Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Marc Smith accepted the position of superintendent of schools for the Duncanville Independent School District, the Marshall ISD Board of Trustees are ready to begin the first round of interviews of candidates to fill the position….
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Sheriff’s Office takes two burglary of habitation, two theft and two assault reports
From Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Harrison County, Texas – The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office reports the following incidents to have occurred in Harrison County since April 21. A report was taken April 21 concerning a residence that had been broken into in Marshall. A Longview resident reported that a gun was stolen from a vehicle…
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Marshall Police Department has four female officers, and Officer Jessica Chiles is one of them.
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MPD female patrol officer credits children with her career choices
By Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – Marshall Police Department’s Officer Jessica Chiles, 32, credits her children with her career choices. “I became an officer because it was a calling, and something that was in my heart,” Chiles said. “My kids influenced me because I want a better – safer place for them to grow up…
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MPD’s only female sergeant shares thoughts on being a woman police officer
April 25, 2016
From Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – In 1845, the first women to be hired by the New York City Police Department were called ‘matrons.’ Today, it seems the police organizational attitudes toward women in the police force have changed. Yet, since 2004, women accounted for less than 15 percent of all sworn law enforcement roles…
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Caddo Lake dump site extends hours
From Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Jay Webb HARRISON COUNTY – The Caddo Lake dump site on FM 2198 will be opening for extended hours on Saturdays and Sundays beginning April 30, 2016. The hours are from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. All dumpsters at the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge that have been in…
Read More about Caddo Lake dump site extends hours East Texas Baptist University student Erin Miller of Lumberton helps a group of school children learn a new song. A team of nine students from ETBU spent their spring break in Belize ministering in partnership with Hope Springs Water. The Athens, Texas based ministry has a mission to provide safe water, sanitation, and public health education to developing countries
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ETBU Students Help Provide Clean Water in Belize over Spring Break
By Mike Midkiff, ETBU Public Relations MARSHALL – A team of nine students from East Texas Baptist University spent their spring break in Belize ministering in partnership with Hope Springs Water. The Athens, Texas based ministry has a mission to provide safe water, sanitation, and public health education to developing countries. “The purpose of the…
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Still the place to go, Neely’s on Grand will celebrate 89 years
From Staff Reports, [email protected] MARSHALL – Getting a ‘Brown Pig’ from Neely’s on Grand has been a tradition for numerous generations of east Texans for nearly 89 years. The restaurant is still going strong as the place to get barbecue and hometown conversations. Though time has caused many changes in Marshall – with fast-food restaurants…
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MISD approves contract with Sedalco as GC for Crockett project
April 22, 2016
FROM MARSHALL ISD David Weaver, PR/COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER MARSHALL – David Crockett Elementary, the final new construction project in the MISD Legacy 2017 building program to be put out for bid earlier this spring, has been awarded to Sedalco Construction Services out of Fort Worth. MISD’s Board of Trustees approved the selection of Sedalco for the…
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MISD announces 2015-2016 Campus Teachers of the Year
FROM MARSHALL ISD David Weaver, PR/COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER MARSHALL-Marshall ISD presented its 2015-2016 Campus Teachers of the Year during Monday’s regular April meeting of the MISD Board of Trustees. The Teachers of the Year were selected by their campus peers at each respective school in MISD. The honorees now become eligible for consideration to represent the…
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Update on Flood disaster at Caddo Lake
FROM HARRISON COUNTY SHERIFF’s OFFICE Lt. Jay Webb CADDO LAKE – Harrison County Floodplain Administrator, John Paul Jones and Assistant Floodplain Administrator Amy Franks, discussed the process to repair properties in the weekly disaster update for Harrison County. The procedure required is for the owner of the property affected to contact the Harrison County floodplain…
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