Covering Marshall, Texas and surrounding communities
April 26, 2026
Education
FROM MARSHALL ISD David Weaver, PR/Communications Officer MARSHALL – Marshall ISD will host its 2016 Kindergarten Roundup on Wednesday, May 25, from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the district’s Administration Building at 1305 E. Pinecrest. Kindergarten Roundup provides parents the opportunity to register their children for kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year. Parents or…
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FROM THE MARSHALL POLICE DEPARTMENT Officer Justin Mills, Public Information Officer MARSHALL – Chief Jesus “Eddie” Campa and the Marshall Police Department are seeking the community’s assistance to locate one of our agency’s most wanted fugitives. MPD is seeking any information related to Patterson Cato and his current location. Cato is wanted by the Marshall…
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MHS culinary arts students place in competition.
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FROM MARSHALL ISD David Weaver, PR/Communications Officer MARSHALL -Marshall High School Culinary Arts students attended a competition at Stephen F. Austin State University on April 15 and came home with a second-place finish in the “Mystery Box Challenge” event.MHS Culinary Arts, under the direction of Mrs. Dina Blaylock, finished second at the competition held as…
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From Staff Reports, [email protected] HARRISON COUNTY – David C. Barnette, 55, has been a deputy with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office since 2012, and like most law enforcement officers, he doesn’t like attention. “Anything that we do here is a combination of teamwork – everyone from the dispatchers to the jailers to the deputies on…
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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARSHALL – Candidates in the race for the District 5 place are ready for election day. Vernia Calhoun was first elected to the seat in 2014. A 1970 graduate of the old Pemberton High School in Marshall, Ms. Calhoun furthered her education in Dallas at Draughon’s Business College, and retired after 30…
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From Staff Reports, [email protected] MARSHALL – The Piney Woods News attempted to contact each of the candidates for political office in Marshall, Hallsville and other areas that the PWN covers via emails and social media. As we understand the candidates have busy schedules, we submitted questions to two candidates via email.. One of whom responded…
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With the agreement to give some money toward a building made by Marshall City Commissioners, the question is where the rest of the money will come from.
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From Staff Reports, [email protected] MARSHALL – A Facebook question was posted by Piney Woods News Editor Becky Holland concerning what the citizens felt about the decision of the Marshall City Commissioners to allocate $400 thousand for a new animal shelter. As mentioned in a previous article, a proposed plan for a new shelter was estimated…
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From Staff Reports, [email protected] MARSHALL – Tuesday night, there were mixed emotions when the City of Marshall Commissioners voted to allocate $400 thousand for an animal shelter for the city of Marshall. What has been a hot topic for months now within the community saw a partial light at the end of the proverbial tunnel…
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From Staff Reports, [email protected] MARSHALL – The Bowie Street 12 – the abandoned puppies that were thrown outside a car window late Monday night during the rain storm in the 1600 block of East Bowie Street – are doing well. The puppies – believed to have been just a few hours old and possible Pitbulls…
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MARSHALL – It has been a long time coming, but tonight the city commissioners in Marshall approved allocating $400K to assist in the process after the first of year for a new animal shelter in Marshall. According to those attending the meeting, discussions were held concerning totally funding the project, but it was brought up…
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