Shortly after J. Hamp Willis founded Helen in 1900 (later renamed Kingston) … one of the first things Mr. Willis and the town folk wanted wasaschool.OnNovember1, 1900, a collection was taken to build a schoolhouse for the town of Helen. That school was completed on April 15, 1901. The new school building was a two-story, woodframe building.

The National Sand Bass Festival is set to kick off June 1. The week-long festival is an annual event that Marshall County residents look forward to each year.

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The Order of the Eastern Star, an organization composed of both men and women that is a dedicated to charity, truth and loving kindness. It endeavors to improve the quality of life of its members and the community in which it serves through charitable activities and community service.

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The Texoma Fire Auxiliary will be having a Mexican Pile On Saturday, June 1. It will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Texoma Fire District CommunityCenterlocatedat 10978 Parkview in Kingston. It is south of the Texoma State Park near the Rooster Creek Bridge. Follow the signs to the location. Adults are an $8.00 donation and children 10 and under are a $4.00 donation.

The Marshall County Health Department is sponsoring the Annual Baby Crawl on June 8. It begins at 11:00 a.m.

In December 1976, the production crew for the top 10 rated, Six Million Dollar Man television show was preparing to shoot a scene for episode eighteen of season four, entitled “The Carnival of Spies.” The show starred Lee Majors in the title role as former Air Force test pilot Steve Austin, whose body, after a spectacular plane crash, was bionically rebuilt withhigh-powered,high-tech gadgets that made him “Better than he was before. Better . . . stronger . . . faster.”