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Marshall Police Department and City of Marshall host City Hall in the Park/ Back to school cookout

August 15, 2016

The Marshall Police Department along with the City of Marshall is jointly hosting an event at the City Park located at 615 Valleloma St. Marshall, TX. The event is titled City Hall in the Park and Back to school cookout. The event will be held on August 17th 2016 from 6pm-8pm, weather permitting. If the event is rained…

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MAVERICK SPECIAL: A Day Of Progress Lasts A Lifetime For Skinner Family

June 30, 2016

By David Weaver MISD Public Relations Madison Skinner is just like any other seven-year old child in the summertime. She likes to swim, much like her older sister, Molly Michael, who is already swimming competitively as she prepares to enter the fourth grade at South Marshall STEM Academy. Madison, or Madie, as she is more…

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Jessica Bayless Named MISD Special Ed Director

June 28, 2016

MARSHALL – Marshall ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Jessica Bayless as the district’s new Director of Special Education during a special-called meeting Monday afternoon in the Pat Smith-Gasperson Board Room. Bayless comes to MISD from Cumberland Academy in Tyler, where she served as Special Programs Director since August of 2013. Bayless earned…

Reminder that the Marshall PD/ Harrison County DWI Task force will be out this holiday weekend.

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Marshall PD and Harrison County Sheriff’s Office create DWI task force

The Marshall Police Department and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office have formed a DWI Task Force in response to recent DWI related fatalities in the North East Texas Region. The DWI Task Force will be out in full force during the July 4th weekend in order to insure that our community has a safe holiday…

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Update on Incident that occurred on 6/24/16 in the 2000 block of Sledge St.

June 27, 2016

Man found unresponsive in 2000 block of Sledge St. On 6/24/16 at approximately 7:01 PM, Marshall Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the 2000 block of Sledge St in reference to an unresponsive male lying in the front yard. It was reported that the victim, Demarcus Perry, had been shot. Mr. Perry was transported to…

The current scoreboard in the west end of Maverick Stadium will be replaced this summer with a new, state-of-the-art scoreboard and video screen which will be operated by MHS students involved in MHS Career and Technology classes.

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Lease Agreement With Booster Club Leads Way To New Scoreboard For Maverick Stadium

MARSHALL – Marshall ISD’s Board of Trustees on Monday approved a lease agreement with Marshall Maverick Football Booster Club, Inc., for the naming rights to a new video scoreboard which will be installed in Maverick Stadium and ready for use in time for the Mavs’ first home game against Longview in September. The action during a…

Members of the Texas delegation, including MISD Board President Helen Warwick, with Texas Sen. John Cornyn.

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MISD Board President Reflects On NASB Advocacy Institute Experience

MARSHALL — Helen Warwick, MISD Board of Trustees President, recently returned from a summer trip to Washington, D.C. But this was no sightseeing vacation. As usual, Warwick was visiting the nation’s capital to discuss some of her favorite topics – Texas school board advocacy and, more importantly, the Marshall Independent School District. Warwick was selected…

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NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE MISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES

June 23, 2016

A Notice of a Special Board Meeting of the MISD Board of Trustees to be held on Monday, June 27, 2016 @ 12:00PM is now available on the District’s web site. The Agenda and Notice can be found by going to the District’s Website (www.marshallisd.com) and clicking District > School Board > Meeting Agendas > Monday, June 27, 2016 at 12:00 PM. It is of course always physically posted at the Administrative Building as required….

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MISD’s “iLearn: Wired for Success” Summer Program Off To Strong Start

The temperature outside definitely screams summer, but things are really cool inside classrooms at South Marshall STEM Academy during an innovative approach to Marshall ISD’s summer school for some students in MISD’s LEP (Limited English Proficiency) and Special Education programs. Pre-K through Kindergarten LEP students, along with Special Education K-5 students, have been involved in…

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Pineywoods News is alive and well and the future is bright!

June 22, 2016

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Tony Juays. Let me give you a brief history of the site, tell you a little about myself and give you my vision for the future of the site. Becky Holland and myself launched this site at the end of March 2016. Initially I was…