Community Corner
🌱 Where new gas wells are going in around Marshall this month
Be sure to catch Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards Festival on the Marshall Patch calendar
Cheers Marshall! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where new gas wells are going in around Marshall this month
- How a former Brook Hill star powered ETBU's Marshall home win
- Marshall federal court hands down 12-year sentence in meth trafficking case
Also on today's calendar: Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards... and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm or two; very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 71.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Drilling report: Sept. 13-19. 2026 (news-journal.com) — Energy companies are stepping up drilling and completions around Marshall, with multiple new gas wells permitted about eight miles southeast of town and others completed west and southeast of the city. If you live or work near these Harrison County sites, expect continued oil-and-gas traffic and activity as operators tap the Haynesville Shale. 
• Brook Hill's Smith scores twice in ETBU win (kltv.com) — A strong night of women's soccer unfolded right here in Marshall as ETBU beat Centenary College 3–1, powered by two goals from former Brook Hill standout Caroline Smith. Several East Texas players logged big minutes, and ETBU now turns its focus to hosting Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday.
• Morris County man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas (gilmermirror.com) — From the federal courthouse in Marshall, officials announced a 12-year prison sentence for a Daingerfield man convicted of supplying over a kilogram of methamphetamine for street-level dealing. The case, part of Operation Take Back America, underscores ongoing federal efforts centered in Marshall to combat regional drug trafficking and related crime across East Texas communities.
📸 Around Marshall
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marshall
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★ Featured events ★
- Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards Festival →
Memorial City Hall Performance Center, 110 E Houston St, Marshall
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Golf - Girls Varsity
Sulphur Springs Country Club, 511 Country Clb Rd, Sulphur Spring
9:00 am - MHS Band Marching Contest
Marshall ISD Mineola, TX 75773, USA - Cross Country at Mount Pleasant ( Var, JV, and JH)
Mount Pleasant High School
8:00 am - Golf - Girls Varsity
Sulphur Springs Country Club, 511 Country Clb Rd, Sulphur Spring
9:00 am - Shenandoah →
Bear Creek Smokehouse, Marshall
6:00 pm - Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards... →
Memorial City Hall Performance Center, 110 E Houston St, Marshall
7:00 pm - MHS Fall Art Show
Michelson Museum of Art, 216 N Bolivar St, Marshall
4:00 pm - Football - 7th Grade vs Hallsville
Bobcat Stadium, 2 Bobcat Ln, Hallsville
5:00 pm - Volleyball - Var/JV @ Whitehouse
Whitehouse High School, 901 E Main St, Whitehouse
5:00 pm - Cross Country at Lindale (Var and JV)
Lindale High School
8:00 am - Myrtle the Therapy Dog
Marshall Public Library, 300 South Alamo, Marshall
10:30 am
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
📣 Marshall Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Cass/Marion counties: State Highway 49 is open!
The roadway between State Highway 155 and FM 729 has been closed while crews have rehabbed this stretch. Please use caution if you travel in this… (Nextdoor )
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Marshall. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Marshall. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marshall here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jefferson
- Jefferson Lions Club helps three displaced local families (ktalnews.com)
- 3 Indiana locations make the USA TODAY 10BEST list for haunted destinations (pal-item.com)
- Longview's Tubb earns top volleyball honors (news-journal.com)
Longview
- CHRISTUS Health holds ribbon cutting and blessing for new cancer center in Longview (kltv.com)
- Longview Lions Club rebuilds after membership drops from 100 to four (kltv.com)
- 'United We Rise': Greater Longview United Way launches fundraising campaign (news-journal.com)
Ok Marshall! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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