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    Halliday Announces His Candidacy For District 4 City Commission Seat

    December 7, 2016

    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 Police MVP – Lieutenant John Johnson

    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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    LaDarius Carter For City Commissioner-District 4

    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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    Interview With Byron Butts of Twelve Way Foundation

    December 6, 2016

    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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    Parade Statement – Rescheduled to Saturday, Dec 10th, 6:00 PM

    December 3, 2016

    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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    Education

    MHS “Fast Track” program opens a new world of opportunity for students

    December 2, 2016

    MARSHALL, Texas – Marshall High School’s “Fast Track” early graduation program isn’t quite two years old and already the benefits are far beyond what even administrators Andy Chilcoat and Suzan Harrison could imagine when it kicked off in earnest at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. With a population of approximately 1,300 students, give…

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    Marshall Rescue and Protection vehicle debuts

    December 1, 2016

    The Marshall Police Department recently added a Rescue vehicle to its fleet. The department acquired an MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle through the Law Enforcement Support Office, more commonly known as the 1033 program. The Law Enforcement Support Office permits the Secretary of Defense to transfer, without charge, excess U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) personal…

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    FAMILY LOSES DAUGHTER TO DRUNK DRIVER, SHARES STORY TO SPARE OTHERS FROM HEARTBREAK DURING HOLIDAYS

    TxDOT’s ‘Plan While You Can’ campaign contributes to a 9-percent decrease in alcohol-related traffic fatalities AUSTIN – The Stephens family is planning their annual holiday feast, but this year, one seat will remain empty. Their daughter Jade was killed when a drunk driver ran a stop sign and T-boned their car, just days before her…

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    Doc Halliday Columns

    Sylacauga Meteorite

    November 30, 2016

    When I was a high school student, one of my classmates wrote a research paper on the number of people killed or injured by ballast sandbags that had been dropped from hot-air balloons.  If I recall correctly there were no deaths or injuries and the paper was confined to the documents he researched.  I can’t…

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    Longview Christmas Parade December 1

    November 29, 2016

    “A Blue Christmas” will roll through Downtown Longview during the annual  Longview AMBUCS Christmas Parade at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 1.  Starting at the intersection of Green Street and Whaley Street, the parade route travels west along Whaley Street, turns south onto Horaney Street, turns east along Methvin Street, and concludes at the intersection of…

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