Harrison County News

The 4-H Home School Club kids and parents cooked and served chili lunches Friday at the Harrison County Extension Office to raise money for the Michael Turner family of Uncertain.

One week from today will be Thanksgiving Day. Come to think of it, every day should be Thanksgiving Day with all the good fortune we have in America as you compare to other parts of the world.

Loving, sweet, adorable, funny, innocent, loyal and intelligent is how I would describe "Max a Million." What woman wouldn't want a companion like that in her life? I knew I wanted Max A Million, a poodle/terrier mix nicknamed Max, the first time I laid eyes on him when checking my e-mail from the Humane Society of Harrison County to place in the ...

It's a big boost to Harrison County's economy. BP America opens its new East Texas and north Louisiana Operations Center in Hallsville.

The mission is to provide smoke alarms for rural residents in hopes of saving lives.

A Harrison County jury found a 42-year-old Jefferson man guilty of burglary of a habitation at a trial held Monday in the 71st District Court.

In response to Marshall News Messenger coverage, Harrison County Judge Richard Anderson said Thursday the Harrison County Airport Advisory Committee is not subject to open meeting laws.

Breaking news out of Harrison County where rescue crews are searching for 27-year-old Antoinne Chisum of Linden.

"Raise the bridge, my friends are sailing by." I see the names of so many friends in the obituaries, and there are so many memories.

A 24-year-old Hallsville woman was shot in the shoulder and a 23-year-old Hallsville man severely beaten early Thursday after two women went to his residence to continue an argument over a man.

Wednesday marked the four-week point before the opening day of this year's version of the Wonderland of Lights.

Heavy rain and the threat of flooding Thursday prompted Gov. Rick Perry to deploy 12 military personnel and five vehicles to Longview.

During the 2009 Texas Extension Education Association State Conference in San Angelo recently, Harrison County members were awarded the Outstanding County Education Award.

We would hope a reasonable compromise can be worked out between the Marshall school district and the Harrison County-Marshall Joint Airport Advisory Board regarding proposed ordinances governing zoning around the Harrison County airport.

The State Fair of Louisiana is under way in Shreveport, La., and we are too close not to spend one or more days at the fair.

It wasn't just storming outside Monday. It was also storming inside the Marshall High School.

Harrison County Commissioners will consider approving a contract with Burns Architecture Inc.

Early voting begins Monday for three issues on the Nov. 3 ballot. Harrison County voters will vote on 11 Constitutional amendments, while voters in specific precincts will consider the creation of an Emergency Services District 6 and how Karnack ISD will spend its wealth.

Released by Julie Tucker with the Cowboy Church of Harrison County: The Cowboy Church of Harrison County, 1361 FM 450 S, Hallsville, Texas, will host an Open House at their new meeting facility on Sunday, November 1, 2009.

Harrison County Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson was arrested for driving while intoxicated at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Holcomb Road, south of Marshall, by the Harrison County Sheriff's Department.