City of Malakoff

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Malakoff City Administrator Vincent Bailey Jr. (left) introduces Malakoff’s new fire chief, Brian Horton, to the Malakoff City Council at their Oct. 20 meeting. Horton, who was previously the Ferris fire chief and the emergency management coordinator for Ferris and Ellis County Emergency Services District No. 5, also was a firefighter/driver in Athens for 21 years, as well as serving as assistant chief in Canton for 10 years. “I’m glad to be back in East Texas,” Horton told the council.
 

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Crowds line Terry Street in Malakoff as the Jan. 6 parade honoring the Malakoff Tigers’ 2023 football state title winds its way through town.

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Malakoff coaches ride the float that shows off Malakoff High School’s ag department replica of the state championship trophy.