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Marshall Firefighters: Please Stay Safe in COVID-19 Response

April 3, 2020

To protect medically vulnerable citizens and conserve community resources in the COVID-19 pandemic response, the members of the Marshall Fire Fighters Association urge citizens of Harrison County to follow the mandatory shelter in place. Johnathan Wilson, president of the Marshall Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 906, said, “As we move ahead in these challenging times,…

Harrison County and City of Marshall Issue Mandatory Shelter in Place Orders

March 31, 2020

Harrison County Judge Chad Sims and City of Marshall Mayor Terri Brown confirm a second and third positive case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Harrison County. In each case, the cause of COVID-19 exposure was travel-related. County and City leadership believe it to be in the best interest to be proactive and take measures to…

MISD Student Meal Service During Closure Begins Tuesday

March 16, 2020

Marshall ISD will begin meal service free-of-charge to district students on Tuesday, March 17, during school closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The School Meal Service is FREE for any students 18 and under. Students MUST be present to receive a meal. Any student may pick up a meal from any location (listed below). All…

Walmart to reduce opening hours in order to restock shelves

March 14, 2020

Temporary Changes to Our Hours to Better Serve Customers March 14, 2020By Dacona Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Walmart U.S. “I could not be prouder of our associates and what they continue to accomplish for our customers. I don’t think any of us have been through an experience like this, and we…

Section of Loop 390 to be Resurfaced in Marshall

February 28, 2020

Highway to close to through-traffic about four months A section of Loop 390 northeast of Marshall will receive a new riding surface this summer according to plans approved in February by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). “We will be resurfacing a 2.5-mile section of the highway from US 59 to State Highway 43,” said…

Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce Welcomes the East Texas 100 Club

January 17, 2020

A Community That Cares Scores of people from the Marshall community braved the cold and misty morning to show their support to our first line responders who protect their communities, rain or shine. Stacia Runnels, Executive Director of the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce, led the event, welcoming the public and an assembly of various…

East Texas 100 Club Ribbon Cutting in Marshall, Texas

January 16, 2020

On Friday, January 17th, 2020, from 10 am until 11 am, the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce will be holding a ribbon-cutting event for its newest member, the East Texas 100 Club, along the north side of the Historic Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, TX (at Houston and N Washington). Local East Texas 100 Club board members will be…

CITY OF MARSHALL BOIL WATER NOTICE

December 19, 2019

On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, City of Marshall Public Works crews responded to a 12-inch main water line break on East Travis Street just south of Alamo Blvd. in Marshall, Texas. “In the cold weather of recent days, it is not uncommon for aging pipes to break with a shift in the soil. As this…

Welcome WATCO Transportation Services, LLC

October 31, 2019

The Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce is honored to welcome WATCO Transportation Services, LLC, one of the largest short line railroad holding companies in the U.S. with 41 short line railroads operating on more than 5,100 miles of track, as well as 31 industrial contract switching locations. WATCO’s Mechanical Services operates at 19 locations with…

MISD Police arrest suspect in connection with last week’s lockdown incidents

October 9, 2019

The Marshall ISD Police Department has made an arrest in connection with last week’s phone calls made to both Marshall High School and the district Administration Building that caused the district to enforce lockdowns at all campus buildings and schools Thursday and Friday. Quincy Earl McCollister, 17, was arrested and charged Wednesday with two counts…