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MHS culinary arts students place in competition.

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MHS Culinary Arts places second at SFA competition

April 22, 2016

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…

The Boys and Girls Club of the Big Pines is excited about this honor for its executive director, Bryan Partee.

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Local Boys & Girls Club exec accepted to Harvard

April 18, 2016

From the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Pines The Boys & Girls Clubs of America has partnered with Harvard business school to create an awesome training opportunity for Club leaders throughout the world. Bryan Partee, Executive Director of the local Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Pines was selected as one of…

Gabrielle Besch Named as ETBU’s 2015-2016 Senior Girl Call-Out

MARSHALL – East Texas Baptist University’s oldest, most honored tradition returned for its 69th year on Friday, April 15, 2016, naming the 2015-2016 Senior Girl Call-Out. The ceremony was held on the front lawn of Marshall Hall. This year’s Senior Girl Call-Out is Gabrielle Besch of Bonham. Miss Besch is an Elementary Education major with a…

Wiley College to present Geneva Reed Veal

April 13, 2016

From KMHT-103.9 News Partner to PWN MARSHALL – The Lee P. Brown Criminal Justice Institute will present “A Conversation with Ms. Geneva Reed-Veal, The Other Side of Justice” on Thursday, April 14 at 11 a.m. in the Julius S. Scott Sr. Chapel on campus. The program is being presented as part of Criminal Justice Week…

From left, MISD Officers Joe Arledge, MISD Chief Chad Wilhelm, MISD Police Secretary Bettye Linfield, MISD Officers Billy Hart, James Johnston and Ronnie Roge, are pictured after Linfield was honored as being an employee of the week.

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MISD Chief of Police reflects on first two years, focuses on security measures

By Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – In October 2014, Marshall Independent School District’s new police chief, Chad Wilhelm, fresh on the job, stood on the campus of Marshall High School, and reflected on what he felt would be a key factor in the success of a school police department. “From my own experience, I have…

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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ETBU Debate finishes season ranked sixth in nation; Blackman finishes second nationally

April 8, 2016

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…

MHS Band wins in sweepstakes

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….

ETBU Department of Theatre Arts Presents Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses, April 14-17

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…

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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ETBU crowns new queen

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…

ETBU School of Christian Studies Hosting T. B. Maston Lecture Series on April 13

April 6, 2016

MARSHALL – The East Texas Baptist University School of Christian Studies is hosting the T.B. Maston Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 13. The speaker is Dr. Roger Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics, at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. A luncheon will be held from 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. with the…