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April 26, 2026
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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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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement today regarding his opposition to the nomination of Karen Gren Scholer to fill a vacancy on the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas: “It is my firm belief that an individual who lives and works within the Eastern District of Texas should…
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From Our News Partner, KMHT 103.9 FM In December of 2014, Harrison County deputies investigating a fiery, fatal accident on Interstate 20 near Waskom made an unusual find in the back of a big rig involved…bundles upon bundles of drug money. Sometime later Sheriff Tom McCool transported the seized money to the United States Treasury…
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By Becky Holland, [email protected] The Internet became silent for a few moments yesterday as images of country music legend Merle Haggard hit screens all across the world. On Wednesday, April 6, Haggard’s 79th birthday, he died, family said of complications from pneumonia at his home in northern California. Fans of all ages just paused in…
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