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HistoryShot down over North Korea, home through Panmunjom: a Lewisville-born airman who taught Texarkana-area kids math
George Barmes was shot down over North Korea in 1953, came home through Panmunjom and later taught math in Foreman, Fouke, Hooks and Redwater.
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Man Found Hiding In Alley After Texarkana Police Chase Ends In Crash
The driver who ran from a crash at New Boston Road and Texas Boulevard after a chase that began in Arkansas has been captured.
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3 arrested after stray bullet hits 9-year-old girl in Hope shooting
Hope police say a girl was hit by a stray bullet when people in a vehicle and a yard exchanged gunfire Sunday on East…
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Two charged with murder in Blanton Street killing; police say 19-year-old was a random target
TEXARKANA, Texas — Texarkana, Texas, police have arrested two people in the shooting death of 19-year-old Fran’Davion Smith, who was killed Monday night in…
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Wellons Real Estate Helps Landowners Buy, Sell and Build the Outdoor Property They Want
Wellons Real Estate offers full-service land brokerage and land development for families and landowners across the South, including Zach Flanagan’s Bodcau Creek 320 listing…
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Veterans Day 2026: Free meals and deals for veterans in Texarkana
Chili’s, Texas Roadhouse, Applebee’s, Denny’s, Golden Corral and more are offering free meals Wednesday, Nov. 11. Here’s what’s available at Texarkana locations and what…
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90 years ago, Texarkana women built a monument to the men who didn’t come home
In November 1936, a women’s group called the Texarkana Memorial Unit put up a World War I monument in Sheppard Park honoring the dead…
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Texarkana, Texas, council approves West Broad lights and flight school lease, overrides planners on South Eighth Street rezoning
The Texarkana, Texas, City Council voted Monday night to put $200,000 toward new lights on West Broad Street, cleared the way for Texarkana College…
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Texarkana College flight school, $200,000 in downtown lights on Texarkana, Texas, council agenda tonight
Texarkana College would lease the old airport terminal for a flight school, and West Broad Street would get 16 new light poles, under items…
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He walked into the wrong recruiting office in Texarkana at 17 and ended up in Tokyo Bay: Navy radioman Howard Stone
Howard Stone was 17 and wanted to join the Coast Guard when he walked into the recruiting office in Texarkana, Texas, in the spring…
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CCC at 14, Okinawa at 18, then 45 years with Arkansas Power and Light: Navy seaman Thomas Dew
Thomas Dew was 14 when he lied about his age to get into the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. The government paid him $27…
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Bowie County man charged with felony animal cruelty in shooting death of family dog Vegas
A Bowie County man is charged with a felony in the shooting death of Vegas, a family dog whose owner offered a $1,000 reward…
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CPKC Holiday Train returns to Texarkana Nov. 29 with free concert
The lighted CPKC Holiday Train stops at the West 4th Street crossing Sunday, Nov. 29, 4:45 to 5:15 p.m., with Magic! and MARIS. Bring…
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Probation report says Texarkana man beat woman, dragged her from home before kidnapping arrest
TEXARKANA, Ark. — A state probation officer’s report filed this week gives the first account in court records of the Oct. 13 attack that…
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Letterman murder trial postponed as defense seeks release of ailing 60-year-old
TEXARKANA, Ark. — The trial of a Texarkana man charged in his wife’s 1991 shooting death has been taken off the November calendar, and…
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De Kalb Man Accused Of Threatening Stranger With Crossbow
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A De Kalb, Texas, man has been charged with a felony for allegedly pointing a crossbow at another patron in the parking…
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Capital Murder Charge Dropped In 2022 Edwards Street Killing After Hung Jury
TEXARKANA, Ark.–Miller County prosecutors have dropped a capital murder charge against a man accused in the August 2022 shooting death of Bonderic Nard on…
Obituaries
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Patricia Ann Maddox
Richardson Hill Funeral Home in Texarkana, TX: View the obituary for Patricia Ann Maddox.
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Charles Franklin Mayes, Sr.
Charles Franklin Mayes Sr. was born on May 19, 1934, in the Cuthand community of Northeast Texas, in the Clarksville/Bogata area, to Claude Cotnie…
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Thomas Glenn Russell
Thomas Glenn Russell born June 14, 1951 in New Boston, Texas was embraced by the open arms of his Lord and Savior on the…
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Kathy Ann Phillips
Kathryn Ann Phillips, age 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Business
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Decisions, not data: Texarkana startup PIVOT Intelligence builds AI for basketball
Founded in 2026 by three Texas A&M University-Texarkana baseball players, PIVOT Intelligence is developing a decision-intelligence platform to help basketball coaching staffs turn data…
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PeopleFund brings small business loans, grants to Texarkana with Amber Keith leading local effort
The nonprofit lender is hosting a free Nov. 5 event at Texas A&M University-Texarkana and plans an office in The Assembly Line.
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Pickers Self-Service Auto Parts Takes 50% Off All Auto Parts in Two-Day Customer Appreciation Sale
Pickers Self-Service Auto Parts is taking 50% off all auto parts, excluding batteries, Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, at 5512 E. Ninth…
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Hyatt Studios Texarkana makes it official with chamber ribbon cutting
TEXARKANA, Texas — Hyatt Studios Texarkana celebrated its ribbon cutting with the Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, drawing a big crowd outside…
Education
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Texarkana College celebrates first-generation students at ‘Built for This’ luncheon
Texarkana College, where about 66% of students are first-generation, honored those students Thursday at its “Built for This” luncheon and awarded TRIO scholarships.
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Texarkana ISD honors three Distinguished Alumni today
Texarkana ISD is honoring Melva Hildreth Flowers, Jim Pendergast and Dr. Loretta Rhodes-Sanders as its 2026 Distinguished Alumni with a day of events Friday,…
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Redwater places fourth at state as Texarkana-area bands head to UIL, ASBOA marching finals
The Redwater High School band placed fourth in the state Wednesday night at the UIL 3A State Marching Band Championship in San Antonio. It…
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Texarkana ISD’s Christiane Irvin receives Region 8 Recognition Award at Texas Assessment Conference
Texarkana ISD Coordinator of Accountability and Assessment Christiane Irvin was named the Region 8 Recognition Award recipient by the Texas Statewide Network of Assessment…
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- Veterans Day 2026: Free meals and deals for veterans in TexarkanaNovember 10, 2026
90 years ago, Texarkana women built a monument to the men who didn’t come homeNovember 10, 2026
Texarkana, Texas, council approves West Broad lights and flight school lease, overrides planners on South Eighth Street rezoningNovember 9, 2026
Patricia Ann MaddoxNovember 9, 2026
Texarkana College flight school, $200,000 in downtown lights on Texarkana, Texas, council agenda tonightNovember 9, 2026
Charles Franklin Mayes, Sr.November 9, 2026