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Calling All Descendants!

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 7:33pm

In January 1867, 435 freedmen, women and children left Kingstree, South Carolina to travel by train, ship, and train again to land in Marlin/Falls County, Texas, where they hoped to build a better life for themselves and their families. In June of this year, a monument will be installed in Marlin to memorialize the names of every traveler who made this brave journey. Descendants of the Shaw family, Sharon Styles and Angela Shaw Ross, are on a mission to reveal as many family connections as possible ahead of the ceremony, through genealogical tools and research. If you recognize any of the names on this list as your ancestors, or think a name sounds familiar and might be a relation, please contact Sharon, Sharon.kay@sbcglobal.net, or Angela, honey_be_2001@yahoo. com.

Black History Month Honoring our Founder, Bishop Richard Allen

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 7:33pm

Richard Allen was born a slave and had a vision of being a free man. He worked on his own time cutting wood, doing odd jobs, and by the time he was 20 years old, he had enough money to buy his freedom. In his own words, “in spite of having a relatively good master, I had it often impressed upon my mind that I should one day enjoy freedom, for slavery is a bitter pill”.

City Facebook Page Changed to Information Only

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 7:33pm

A Regular Meeting of the Marlin City Council was held Tuesday, February 11, 2026, at 6 pm, Mayor Susan Byrd presiding. Council members present were Terence McDavid, William Roe, Cecil Sparks, Joe Mark Taylor, and Morris Watson, Jr. Council member Scottie Henderson was not in attendance. The minutes of the regular January 13, 2026 meeting and Special Called January 15, 2026 meeting were approved.

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