UPDATE: Marlin mayor says water line repaired, boil water advisory in effect until Friday

Marlin Independent School District announced on Twitter that it canceled school on Wednesday due to the water issues affecting the city.
There will be no school tomorrow (November 14, 2018) due to the water issue affecting the city of Marlin.
One Marlin resident said the water has constantly been an issue.
"I’ve been here 15 years, and I don’t drink the water," Jim House said ‘The only thing I use the water for is to take a bath and flush the commode."
"They haven’t fixed the water at the treatment plant."
Keefer said the city raised the water rates to pay for a $14 million project that will replace the city’s aging water lines.
Keefer said the city’s goal is to have everyone’s water back to normal Wednesday night.
The city of Marlin issued a boil water order Tuesday after a "major main waterline break," the city said on its Facebook page.
The city said the water line on Park Street affected the entire city.
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