The Marlin Democrat

Marlin High School and HEB honored veterans during a program on Nov. 8. Everyone mingles following the program. Guest speaker Master Sergeant Rigoberto Ramirez with the USMC Recruiting Center in Waco speoke during the program. MHS student Kendra...

Day of Play

Faith, Hope and Charity: Concerned Citizens Organization for Youth, Inc. held its 16th annual Worldwide Day of Play at the FHC building in Marlin on Sept. 21. Everyone enjoyed outdoor activities and fun including pony rides.

Go Bulldogs

The Marlin Bulldogs snapped a 16-game losing streak by shutting out Rosebud-Lott on Friday night in Travis. Marlin first-year coach David Haynes Jr. earned his first victory as a head coach. The Bulldogs improved to 1-4 and 1-0 in 13-2A. Marlin...

Marlin Homecoming 2019

Donnell Solomon and Diamond McCraw were named Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the Bulldogs game with Italy on Friday, Sept. 20. Diamond McCraw is the daughter of Roshanda Massington and Brian McCraw. Diamond has been a varsity...

Commerce Street renamed BTW Parkway during ceremony

Family, friends, and members of the Booker T. Washington High School Alumni Association gathered at the corner of Live Oak and Commerce Street in Marlin on Aug. 2 for the unveiling of the newly named street. Commerce Street is now BTW Parkway in...

World-famous aviator John Proctor speaks to Marlin Rotary Club

John Proctor is world-famous aviator, and this is his Grumman HU 16C Albatross, the ultimate traveling machine. Designed in 1944, this antique 30,000-pound ex-U.S. Navy flying boat was converted to a modern yacht. “My father once told me, you can’...

News

Marlin Chamber to sell commemorative ornaments

The Marlin Chamber of Commerce is selling commemorative ornaments of historic buildings and locations in Marlin.

FCHC welcomes new doctor

Falls Community Health Clinic has announced that Dr. Russell Rowe will begin seeing patients at the Marlin Rural Health Clinic beginning Nov. 21.

Doctor to open practice at Falls Community Hospital

Jeffrey Lyle, CEO of Falls Community Hospital & Clinic, along with the Board of Directors, has announced that Michael J. Jenks M.D. has joined the FCHC medical staff.

Opinion

The west was won with tenacity and grit

A few years back, my young bride Stella and I were invited to a paid gig in the Kanab, Utah, area and we left Texas a bit early to be a part of the Arizona Cowboy Poetry Gathering.

By Ol’ Jim Cathey

June 14 was named Flag Day on Aug. 3, 1949

Early American history notes Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross as the seamstress credited with making the first American flag.

By Ol’ Jim Cathey

We all say thank you and God Bless America

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces.

By Ol’ Jim Cathey

Sports

Go Bulldogs

The Marlin Bulldogs snapped a 16-game losing streak by shutting out Rosebud-Lott on Friday night in Travis. Marlin first-year coach David Haynes Jr.