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CrimeTwo 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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Man Gets Life Without Parole In De Kalb Double Murder
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A repeat offender who murdered two people last year at a De Kalb, Texas, home was found guilty of capital murder Thursday…
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Tear gas, SWAT team used to arrest Texarkana man wanted on protective order warrant
TEXARKANA, Texas — Officers used tear gas and a SWAT team to arrest a Texarkana man who ran into his house Tuesday when police…
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19-year-old man shot and killed on Blanton Street in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, Texas — A 19-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in the front yard of a home in the 400 block of…
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Texarkana man accused of stealing boat motors near Fulton and trading them for meth
A Texarkana, Texas, man is charged in Hempstead County with breaking into a property near Fulton, Arkansas, and stealing two boat motors, then trading…
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Sanders to hold get-out-the-vote rally at Naaman’s BBQ in Texarkana on Sunday
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a get-out-the-vote rally at Naaman’s BBQ in Texarkana at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, two…
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Video shows trooper firing rifle to shoot out tires of semi that rammed police units in Hope
HOPE, Ark. — Arkansas State Police dash camera video of the Oct. 12 tractor-trailer chase through Hope is now online. It shows a State…
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Dr. Clark Green, longtime Texarkana pediatrician, dies at 66
Dr. Robert Clark Green, a pediatrician who cared for Texarkana children for more than 36 years, died Oct. 26 while in Maui, Hawaii, according…
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131 years ago tonight: Texarkana’s night with the heavyweight champ
In October 1895, a title fight chased out of Texas landed Bob Fitzsimmons in handcuffs at Texarkana, then at supper with a pet lion…
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McCurtain Memorial Hospital CEO Brian Whitfield resigns; CFO Kena Allen named interim CEO
IDABEL, Okla. — McCurtain Memorial Hospital CEO Brian Whitfield has resigned, and the hospital’s chief financial officer, Kena Allen, will run the hospital while…
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Arkansas High Class of 1991 marks 35th reunion with Pig Pantry donation
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Members of the Arkansas High School Class of 1991 marked their 35th reunion earlier this month by giving back to their…
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15th Annual Hiring Red, White & You! Hiring Fair Brings 100+ Job Openings to Texarkana Nov. 5
TEXARKANA, TX — Job seekers in Texarkana are invited to meet employers face-to-face at the 15th Annual Hiring Red, White & You! Hiring Fair,…
Crime
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Police say man fired shot at visitor, pointed gun at ex-girlfriend inside Hope apartment
HOPE, Ark. — A Sherwood man is charged with two counts of aggravated assault after police say he let himself into his ex-girlfriend’s Hope…
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Juvenile found dead after reported shooting in Stamps; State Police investigating
STAMPS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a juvenile who was found dead late Thursday after a reported fight and…
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Man said he threw a dropped wallet out his truck window; police found it inside, TTPD says
TEXARKANA, Texas — Police arrested a 23-year-old man Monday after a woman’s dropped wallet went missing from a Summerhill Road business and her credit…
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Bowie CO Allegedly Allowed Inmate To Escape, Provided Cuff Key
TEXARKANA, Texas–A former Bowie County correctional officer allegedly helped an inmate escape from a local emergency room by leaving a handcuff key within easy…
Obituaries
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Lamont Bernard Evans
Lamont Bernard Evans (54) passed away on October 20, 2026, arrangements are pending and will be announced when finalized.
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Dr. Robert Clark Green
Dr. Robert Clark Green
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Max Weldon Jones
Max Weldon Jones, age 81, of New Boston, Texas, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at his residence. He was born on February…
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John Calvin Sirmans
John Calvin Sirmans, age 90, went to be with his heavenly Father Tuesday, October 27, 2026. He was born at home March 4, 1936,…
Business
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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…
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TexAmericas Center Signs Agreement to Support Japanese Business Growth and Technology Commercialization
Texarkana, USA (October 9, 2026) – TexAmericas Center, which owns and operates one of the largest advanced manufacturing, logistics and rail-served industrial parks in…
Education
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Pleasant Grove teens wash cars to build computer lab at Cambodian school
Pleasant Grove students Daniel Ayers and Mason Fry gave half their earnings to put computers in a rural Cambodian school.
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UAHT-UAM Partnership Gives Working Arkansans a Path to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree Close to Home
HOPE/TEXARKANA, AR — For working adults who want to earn a bachelor’s degree but cannot put their careers and families on hold to move…
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5 Genoa Central FFA alumni earn American FFA Degree
Memphis Brewer, Caleb McClure, Zoe Parsons, Jeremiah White and Emma Williams are among 17 Arkansans to receive FFA’s highest degree.
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Five TASD fifth graders take the case for magnet schools to Capitol Hill
Five fifth graders from the Texarkana Arkansas School District are taking the case for their schools to Capitol Hill this week. For every one…
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Texarkana man accused of stealing boat motors near Fulton and trading them for methOctober 31, 2026
Sanders to hold get-out-the-vote rally at Naaman’s BBQ in Texarkana on SundayOctober 31, 2026
Video shows trooper firing rifle to shoot out tires of semi that rammed police units in HopeOctober 31, 2026
Dr. Clark Green, longtime Texarkana pediatrician, dies at 66October 31, 2026
Lamont Bernard EvansOctober 31, 2026
Dr. Robert Clark GreenOctober 30, 2026