Covering Marshall, Texas and surrounding communities
April 23, 2026
Marshall
Overall Male Open Results: 1st William Songock of Shreveport, Louisiana with a time of 16 minutes-21.9 seconds 2nd Nathan Hall of West Monroe, Louisiana with a time of 16 minutes-42.7 seconds 3rd Hugo Silva of Henderson, Texas a time of 16 minutes-45.7 seconds Overall Female Open Results: 1st Sarah Deller of Gladewater, Texas with…
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From the desk of Eric Neal
As we begin the inaugural “From the desk of Eric Neal” blog, I want to clearly state my intentions for writing this blog. I will not be writing this blog to use as a political tool. I will not be attempting to stir controversy or promote my viewpoints on political issues. Rather, I am undertaking…
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Education
DALLAS – The No. 11 Wiley College men’s basketball team pulled away early in the second half to pick up its 10th win of the season in a 75-57 victory over Paul Quinn College Friday. In a first half that featured seven ties and eight lead changes, Wiley College held a 29-28 advantage. Though the…
Read More about No. 11 Wildcats take control in second half to tame TigersFrom the desk of Eric Neal
For quite some time I have considered the idea of writing a blog about the city from the perspective of a current City Commissioner. One thing that I have learned in the last two years of being your mayor is that a lot of what we do in city government is either so boring…
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Doc Halliday Columns
Have you ever been the lone dissenting voter? Perhaps in a small organization you belong to you refused to vote along with the majority. I have certainly been in that position. The votes I was involved in were less than a couple of dozen votes against my single vote. Today I will write about a…
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Doc Halliday announced Sunday evening December 4th that he is running for the City Commission District 4 seat. The announcement was made at a private Christmas party with about 85 friends. William “Doc” Halliday will be seeking his first elective office. Doc is retired after a varied career, but is actively engaged in numerous activities….
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Marshall
Marshall Police Chief Jesus “Eddie” Campa has named Lieutenant John Johnson as the department’s latest MVP. On multiple occasions, Lt. Johnson has gone above and beyond the call of duty for Marshall residents. On November 19, Lt. Johnson was one of the responding officers to a call regarding a deceased person. He arrived on the…
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People
The deadline to file for a place in the May 2017 election for City Commission is still several weeks away, however the incumbent City Commissioner for Marshall’s District 4 is announcing that he is seeking re-election. Commissioner LaDarius Carter has announced his intention to continue to serve. “There has been some confusion about my intention…
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Byron E. Butts became the Executive Director of the Twelve Way Foundation at the beginning of November. Byron was born in Riverside, California but has been a resident of Marshall since he was nine months old. Mr. Butts is himself a graduate of the Twelve Way program. He is also a U. S. Navy veteran…
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Marshall
Happiness Abounds! Schedules have aligned and the Wonderland of Lights Parade is ON! Saturday, December 10 at 6:00 is the date and it will be a great day in Marshall. The Wonderland Car Show and Christmas Market will be from 11:00 – 4:00 followed by the fabulous parade at 6:00. Santa, Frosty and all the…
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