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Eagles halt Bulldogs run for State Championship

The Hearne Eagles halted the Marlin Bulldogs run for a State Championship on Monday night in Academy. The Bulldogs traveled to Little River Academy to take on Hearne on Monday night in the State Semi-Finals. Marlin was defeated by Hearne, losing 58-...

Rotary: Love is Key to Service

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” (Helen Keller) “National Pie Day was January 23rd,” shared Rotarian Roger Nutt, along with trivia facts at the Rotary Club meeting...

Bulldogs head on to Area round

The Marlin Bulldogs basketball team traveled to West on Tuesday, Feb. 18, to take on the Kerens Bobcats in the Bi-Distict round of the playoffs. Marlin defeated the Bobcats, winning 61-37. The game was tight in the first half as Marlin led 28-20....

UM ARMY to bring life-changing service to Marlin

United in Mission Action Reach-out Mission by Youth (U.M. ARMY), a Christ-centered organization dedicated to empowering youth through service, is thrilled to announce its Service Week in Marlin from June 15-21. During this transformative week, high...

Lady Dogs fall to LaPoynor in Area

The Marlin Lady Bulldogs girls basketball team traveled to Corsicana on Friday, Feb. 14 to take on the LaPoynor Lady Flyers at Navarro College in the area round of the playoffs. The Lady Bulldogs were defeated by LaPoynor, losing 46-31 to bring...

HEB celebrates 120 years

H‑E‑B is celebrating their 120th Birthday with an announcement for a chance to win free groceries for a year by scanning their barcode and using the H‑E‑B app to register. There was also a commercial about their birthday celebration that ran during...

News

Preserving Texas land and protecting farms

Things are heating up in our State Capitol, and I’m working each day to champion conservative legislation that secures a bright future for rural Texas.

By State Rep. Angelia Orr

Gilliam recuses herself from animal shelter case

Falls County District Attorney Jody Gilliam on March 5 filed with the 82nd District Judge, Bryan Russ Jr., to recuse her office from the case against the three individuals charged in the Marlin ani

House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding

Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported.

By Gary Borders, Capital Highlights

Opinion

Can dogs understand human language?

Do dogs savvy human language?

By Ol Jim Cathey

A cowboy always needs his trusty horse

Earlier, we explored the great importance of the part played by the horse in winning the west.

By Ol Jim Cathey

Bringing 0ur rural Texas conservatism to Austin

As thousands of bills are filed, committee meetings are underway, budget hearings are taking place, and hundreds of visitors are arriving in Austin to champion their causes, I am filled with immens

By State Rep. Angelia Orr