6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (534+ words) Published 5:45 am Monday, February 16, 2026 By John Godwin, Special to the News Messenger Editor's note: In celebration of Black History Month, this is part of a series of stories about significant people and events in Marshall and Harrison County. Heroes came…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (611+ words) Published 5:45 am Tuesday, November 11, 2025 A World War I sailor from Marshall who disappeared in 1918 along with his ship now will be remembered with a military headstone at Algoma Cemetery. Louis Adolphus Smiley enlisted in the Navy at the age of…...