Police chief to share how PD has improved community relations, then ask for new cars
April 29, 2016
From Staff Reports, [email protected] MARSHALL – Close to his second-year anniversary since becoming the chief of police for the City of Marshall Police Department, Jesus “Eddie” Campa is scheduled to share with commissioners at a special-called meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, how MPD has been able to establish better relationships within the community….
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The lake at Pirkey Environmental Park will host about 150 special needs students on May 6.
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Fifth annual fishing event for special needs kids set for May 6 from tri-county area
April 26, 2016
By Becky Holland, [email protected] PINEY WOODS – Brandy Branch Lake, in the Pirkey Environmental Park, will play host to an expected 150 special needs students from Harrison, Marion and Panola counties Friday, May 6. This will be the second year that the event, sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and others, will take…
Read More about Fifth annual fishing event for special needs kids set for May 6 from tri-county areaMPD’s crime scene officer says being female PO means you work harder
By Becky Holland, [email protected] WASKOM – Nikki Gillard, Crime Scene Officer for the Marshall Police Department, grew up in the family-oriented community of Waskom. The mother one son, Gillard attended Waskom High School and graduated from the East Texas Police Academy in Kilgore. Gillard, 31, who is engaged to be married, is also the co-coordinator…
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MISD could possibly be under the guidance of a new permanent school superintendent by end of school year.
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Marshall ISD board narrows superintendent search to 8 candidates
By Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – Nearly two months after the announcement that Marshall Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Marc Smith accepted the position of superintendent of schools for the Duncanville Independent School District, the Marshall ISD Board of Trustees are ready to begin the first round of interviews of candidates to fill the position….
Read More about Marshall ISD board narrows superintendent search to 8 candidatesSheriff’s Office takes two burglary of habitation, two theft and two assault reports
From Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Harrison County, Texas – The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office reports the following incidents to have occurred in Harrison County since April 21. A report was taken April 21 concerning a residence that had been broken into in Marshall. A Longview resident reported that a gun was stolen from a vehicle…
Read More about Sheriff’s Office takes two burglary of habitation, two theft and two assault reports Marshall Police Department has four female officers, and Officer Jessica Chiles is one of them.
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MPD female patrol officer credits children with her career choices
By Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – Marshall Police Department’s Officer Jessica Chiles, 32, credits her children with her career choices. “I became an officer because it was a calling, and something that was in my heart,” Chiles said. “My kids influenced me because I want a better – safer place for them to grow up…
Read More about MPD female patrol officer credits children with her career choices On National Night Out, Sarah Hodges was pinned during her promotion ceremony by her mother.
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MPD’s only female sergeant shares thoughts on being a woman police officer
April 25, 2016
From Becky Holland, [email protected] MARSHALL – In 1845, the first women to be hired by the New York City Police Department were called ‘matrons.’ Today, it seems the police organizational attitudes toward women in the police force have changed. Yet, since 2004, women accounted for less than 15 percent of all sworn law enforcement roles…
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From Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Jay Webb HARRISON COUNTY – The Caddo Lake dump site on FM 2198 will be opening for extended hours on Saturdays and Sundays beginning April 30, 2016. The hours are from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. All dumpsters at the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge that have been in…
Read More about Caddo Lake dump site extends hours East Texas Baptist University student Erin Miller of Lumberton helps a group of school children learn a new song. A team of nine students from ETBU spent their spring break in Belize ministering in partnership with Hope Springs Water. The Athens, Texas based ministry has a mission to provide safe water, sanitation, and public health education to developing countries
ETBU Students Help Provide Clean Water in Belize over Spring Break
By Mike Midkiff, ETBU Public Relations MARSHALL – A team of nine students from East Texas Baptist University spent their spring break in Belize ministering in partnership with Hope Springs Water. The Athens, Texas based ministry has a mission to provide safe water, sanitation, and public health education to developing countries. “The purpose of the…
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April 22, 2016
FROM HARRISON COUNTY SHERIFF’s OFFICE Lt. Jay Webb CADDO LAKE – Harrison County Floodplain Administrator, John Paul Jones and Assistant Floodplain Administrator Amy Franks, discussed the process to repair properties in the weekly disaster update for Harrison County. The procedure required is for the owner of the property affected to contact the Harrison County floodplain…
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