The Marlin Democrat

07/01/2026

The Texas heat has officially arrived, but your garden doesn’t have to suffer.

The Texas heat has officially arrived, but your garden doesn’t have to suffer. While traditional cool-season crops are finishing their growth, it is time to embrace the sizzle with tough,

06/30/2026

Three Chilton ISD BBQ Club teams brought home Top 20 honors from Nationals.

Three Chilton ISD BBQ Club teams brought home Top 20 honors from Nationals last week.

06/29/2026

On Thursday, June 4, the Marlin Economic Development Corporation continued its Dine & Dash Summer Bash series with 50 free barbeque sandwiches from DQ’s BBQ.

06/23/2026

Dr. John Barrett, former Marlin Economic Development Corporation 4B Director, was recently recognized at a Marlin City Council meeting.

06/19/2026

The screwworm battle is likely to last a while.

When his father decided to retire back in 2019 after 50-plus years in the seed business, Dr. Richard Myrick said he had just one question for his dad: After so many years out in the field, what did he think were some of the greatest advances in agriculture?

06/18/2026

The 24th Annual Marlin Lions Club Car Show was held on Saturday at the courthouse square.

The 24th Annual Marlin Lions Club Car Show was held on Saturday, June, 13 at the courthouse square. St. Joseph Catholic Church of Marlin and Mo Espinoza Fence Co. were proud sponsors of the car show.

06/15/2026

The Community Garden Club of Marlin is the oldest registered and continuously operating garden club in the State of Texas.

The Community Garden Club of Marlin is the oldest registered and continuously operating garden club in the State of Texas. Ida Pauleen Linthicum formed the club in 1923 and served as its first president, sparking a legacy of civic volunteerism that has spanned over a century.

06/12/2026

The Marlin Economic Development Corporation has kicked off a new summer series.

The Marlin Economic Development Corporation kicked off a new summer series on May 30.

06/11/2026

The nation’s first cases of New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas.

Confirmation of nation’s first cases of New World screwworm came last week when animal health officials detected suspect lesions on the umbilical cord of a young calf in Zavala County, just west of Uvalde.