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(L-R) Descendants Pastor David Hill (TX), Rev. LJ Tisdale (SC), Sharon Styles (CA), Angela Shaw Ross (NM), and Toni Kirk (TX) with the Kingstree, South Carolina monument. Photos courtesy of Sharon Styles

Angela Shaw Ross, descendant of Anthony Shaw, Sarah Bradley, Joe Shaw and David Bradley, shares her story at the Kingstree Monument Unveiling Ceremony.

Sharon Styles, descendant of Harvey Shaw and Bess Shaw, addresses the crowd at the Kingstree Monument Unveiling Ceremony in May 2025.

Shaw Family Descendants: Piecing History Together, Seeking Other Descendants of 435 Freedman Who Migrated from South Carolina to Falls Co. in 1867

Wed, 01/21/2026 - 5:39am

Shaw Family Descendants: Piecing History Together, Seeking Other Descendants of 435 Freedman Who Migrated from South Carolina to Falls Co. in 1867

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This is the memorial marker that Black Pearls of Genealogy (BPoG) placed in Kingstree, South Carolina last year, where the journey began for 435 freedmen, women and children, who traveled to Falls County Texas in 1867 for a new life. Photos courtesy of Da

A similar memorial to the one pictured here will be installed in Marlin (exact location and date to be determined) to highlight the brave journey more than 400 freedmen, women and children made in 1867, traveling over 1,000 miles to seek out a new place t

Second of Two Markers Will Memorialize Freedmen’s Journey from South Carolina to Texas in 1867

Wed, 01/14/2026 - 7:23am

Black Pearls of Genealogy Seeks Support and Spreads Awareness

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Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Falls County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) expressed a public thank you to Walmart and the City of Bruceville-Eddy for stopping by to show appreciation on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Friday, Jan. 9. Photos courtesy of Sheriff’s Connect app

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Wed, 01/14/2026 - 7:23am

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

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Check out these discount holiday prices from 100 years ago! These pages are from Marlin’s paper, The Daily Democrat, published on December 4, 1925. What I wouldn’t give for prices like those in today’s world. Photo from microfilm files at West Waco

Marlin News, 100 Years Ago

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:01pm

Marlin News, 100 Years Ago

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The Giving (to Seniors) Tree at Marlin Democrat

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:01pm

The Marlin Democrat is working to make Christmas a little brighter for senior citizens in our community and wants your help.

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