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    Education

    Filmmaker, star of “The Great Debaters” and “Beyond the Lights,” partners with Wiley College for film school

    March 21, 2016

    MARSHALL- Monday morning, Wiley College was a top trending topic on Facebook as news of filmmaker/actor Nate Parker’s funding of a drama and film school at the historically black college. Nate Parker was in Marshall last week for the big announcement. According Parker, his hope for the film and drama school is “to cover all…

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    Marshall

    Marshall Police needs help in finding missing person

    By Officer Justin Mills, PIO, Marshall Police Chief Jesus “Eddie” Campa and the Marshall Police Department are seeking the community’s assistance to help solve one of Marshall’s long standing missing person’s cases. MPD is seeking any information related to the current location of Teresa Lanette Barnett, who went missing in August 1987. On August 7, 1987 Barnett’s husband,…

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    Members of the East Texas Baptist University Debate Team. Front row left to right: Halee Vasquez, Jayce Greer, Carrie Sparks, Harleigh Parrish, TeleMa Blackman, and Kayla Robinson. Back row left to right: Calen Walker, Charles Quigley, Cole Franklin, Shayne Davis, Josh Moreno, John Michael Greenwood, and Andrew Franklin.

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    Education

    Two ETBU Debaters Win Championships: Team Earns Second Place Victory

    MARSHALL – The East Texas Baptist University Debate Team participated in the Alvin College Classic Debate Tournament in Alvin, Texas, March 4-5, and two team members came home with a division championship. Sophomore TeleMa Blackman of Alexandria, La. won the Novice Division Championship at the tournament and was also the top-ranked speaker in the Novice Division….

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    Business

    New online website set for Piney Woods area

    March 20, 2016

    This week, a new source of news for the Piney Woods area – more specifically for Marshall, Jefferson, Hallsville and surrounding communities in Texas, was launched. The Piney Woods News will be an online community news site which will cover all local news in the cities of Marshall, Jefferson, Hallsville, and the surrounding communities. According…

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    Business

    Hallsville gets new services from Fidelity

    From Digital Journal Fidelity Communications announced earlier this year they would be offering a new full-service voice solution for residential customers in Hallsville, Texas. In a press release on Digital Journal, the new service was explained. The new voice service, MAXLine residential, normally sells for $19.99 per month, but Fidelity is offering a promotion for…

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    City of Jefferson and Marion County part of Gov. Abbott’s state of disaster

    Press Release from Governor Abbott’s Office The City of Jefferson and parts of Marion County have been impacted by flooding so much so that Governor Greg Abbott included the county and city in his state of disaster declaration. Other counties listed were:  Angelina, Erath, Gregg, Hardin, Harrison, Hood, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Newton, Orange,…

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    Pets

    Pollen, can cause Fido to sneeze too

    Toby, my Pug/Terrier/Beagle mix, is a pretty happy dog for the most part – though he has his moments of grumpiness and anxiousness. Some say he mimics my personality. He also has some other traits that I have, and many of you are suffering from right now. Toby has an allergy to pollen, some grasses,…

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    Business

    McKool Smith’s Sam Baxter named to Law 360 list

    From McKool Smith   Sam Baxter, a principal in the McKool Smith firm, was selected for inclusion in the Law 360’s inaugural list of ‘Icons of IP.’ This list honors 25 lawyers who have helped shaped today’s intellectual property landscape and have made an ‘indelible mark in the intellectual property area.’ According to a release…

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    ETBU loses one in Abilene

    From ETBU Sports ABILENE – Continuing its stretch of American Southwest Conference games, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team stumbled against host Hardin-Simmons (Texas) University, 13-6, on Friday night at Hunter Field. With its third-straight loss, ETBU goes to 12-7 overall and 3-4 in ASC games. Meanwhile, Hardin-Simmons improves to 11-6 and 5-2 within…

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    ETBU women’s tennis splits wins in last week’s matches

    March 19, 2016

    From ETBU Sports AUSTIN – Facing a tough task taking on two of the finest teams in our region, the #37 East Texas Baptist University women’s tennis team went split their matches on the day. After winning match one, 8-1, over Texas Lutheran University to improve their program best start to 9-0, ETBU took their…

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