Marlin News

'McLennan County sent requests to 14 vendors around the country for plans to ease overcrowding in the county's jail facilities, but Tuesday there was just one response on the table when county commissioners set ...

'Marlin-area firefighters battled a grassfire Thursday afternoon on Business Highway 6 in the Marlin industrial park.

The fashionable white frocks were fashioned entirely of toilet paper. Six dresses were displayed at the Times Square "odditorium" Thursday and three winning designers squared off for the top prize of $1,000. ...

The Marlin Rotary Club recently made a generous donation of 11 air conditioners to be distributed to needy Marlin residents through the Working for Christ Housing Rehab Project, June 23-29. These units were ...

WELCOME TO WHUP'S - Chosen as one of the top 50 BBQ places in the state, Ben Washington maintains a neat and tidy place of business as well as serving your choice of 'finger licking' good eats.

Updated: Jun 6, 2008 6:33pm Investigators are asking for your help in solving a cold case in Marlin.

'Falls County volunteer firefighter Eric Nutt, 25, was free on bond Tuesday after he was arrested and charged with arson and making a false report or alarm, the Falls County Sheriff's Office said.

The Falls County Sheriff's Office has charged a 25-year-old volunteer firefighter with arson and making a false report or alarm, according to Sheriff Ben Kirk.

Georgie Price remembers that odd plaque in her family's living room. It hung on the wall, reminding all who entered her family's home about an accomplishment - an award bearing the name of a Rosebud Lott High ...

'Two teenage brothers and their teenage cousin were arrested Wednesday after an argument over a girl turned violent.

Marlin ISD's preliminary state testing scores are in - and teachers and administration are cautiously optimistic.

Larry Barnett Russell, of Quinlan, went home to be with his Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of Monday, May 19, 2008, at the Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville.

Bulldog Soldiers secure piece of Iraqi history May 22, 2008) - 'A 13-year-old Central Texas boy was in juvenile custody Thursday after stealing two vehicles, wrecking one of them and then leading police on a ...

A 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday morning after authorities say he stole two vehicles in two towns then led Waco police on a half-hour chase through streets and fields.

Once the darlings of the automobile industry, big sport utility vehicles have become ugly reminders of gas-pump sticker shock.

“I thought I'd give them an opportunity to find out that shouldn't be done and I came back Thursday and it's hooked back up.”

Updated: Apr 17, 2008 5:59pm The city of Marlin says it's looking into a resident who they say stole electricity from a neighbor. via KCEN

“The bus driver . . . made a mistake. He just made a bad judgment call.”

A Marlin school bus driver who instructed a mentally retarded student to crawl under a stalled train in order to board the bus is no longer working for the district. via Waco Tribune-Herald

A woman who police say was struck by a driver who left without helping her was in critical condition in a Waco hospital Wednesday. via Waco Tribune-Herald

“Because neighborhood restoration is not just tearing down houses, it's in order to bring in jobs.”

Updated: Apr 10, 2008 10:10pm The Falls County town of Marlin is plagued by abandoned houses that are overgrown with brush which provides perfect breeding grounds for rodents and crime. via KCEN

“I am responsible for every child on that bus”

Riesel child reportedly told to crawl under train Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 09:50 AM From Tribune-Herald staff reporter Erin Quinn: A 15-year-old mentally retarded boy in Riesel whose family says he was told by ... via Waco Tribune-Herald