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CrimeMan 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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Bowie County early voting running 27% ahead of 2022 midterm
Southwest Center is the busiest of the county’s three early-voting sites. Early voting runs through Oct. 30
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Former Bowie County jailer charged with helping Omarion Owens escape from hospital
TEXARKANA, Texas — A former Bowie County jailer was arrested Friday on a charge of permitting or facilitating escape after investigators said he helped…
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Rotary clubs honor nine Texarkana-area first responders as 2026 officers of the year
The Rotary Clubs of Texarkana named nine police officers, firefighters, state troopers and a LifeNet crew member as their 2026 Public Safety Officers of…
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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…
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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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Texas Deer, Turkey and Quail Seasons Open Soon With Strong Forecasts
Quail season opens Nov. 1 and the general white-tailed deer and fall turkey seasons open Nov. 7, with Texas Parks and Wildlife forecasting a…
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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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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.
Crime
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Ashdown man charged with aggravated assault after police review his own video of neighbor confrontation
ASHDOWN, Ark. — An Ashdown man who handed police his own video of a September confrontation with a neighbor has been charged with aggravated…
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De Kalb Double Homicide Capital Murder Trial Ongoing
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A jury of seven men and five women have heard two days of testimony in the capital murder trial of a man…
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Chirping fire alarm leads to discovery of hidden bathroom cam, arrest
NASH, Texas–A chirping smoke detector led to the discovery of a hidden camera in a home’s bathroom police say was installed in January 2025…
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Inmate Allegedly Had Quarter Pound Of Marijuana In Bowie County Cell
TEXARKANA, Texas–Officers allegedly recovered more than four ounces of marijuana stashed in an inmate’s laundry bag during a shakedown earlier this month at the…
Obituaries
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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,…
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Kenneth E. Moton
It is with great sadness that the Moton family announces the passing of Kenneth E. Moton of Texarkana, Arkansas. Arrangements are pending and will…
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Texarkana Obituaries
Richard Alan Presley
Richard Alan Presley, age 71, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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Edward Angelsberg
Edward Louis Angelsberg, 79, passed away on October 26, 2026, at a local hospital. He was born on August 29, 1947, in Richmond, California,…
Business
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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…
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Motor repair company sues shuttered Hope bakery and its parent over $19,870 in unpaid invoices
HOPE, Ark. – A Tennessee industrial repair company has become the latest supplier to take the closed Hope Baking Company and its Massachusetts parent…
Education
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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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UA Hope-Texarkana Academic All-Star Joe Phillips Recognized at Arkansas Community Colleges Annual Conference
Joe Phillips, the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Academic All-Star for the 2026–27 academic year, was recognized for his outstanding academic achievements and campus…
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TASD names Suzie Tyler and Samuel Stuckey IV as 2026-27 Distinguished Alumni
The Texarkana Arkansas School District has named Suzie Tyler, Arkansas High School Class of 1960, and Samuel A. Stuckey IV, Booker T. Washington High…
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SWEPCO Foundation Establishes $25,000 Endowed Scholarship at Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas – The SWEPCO Foundation presented a $25,000 check to the Texarkana College Foundation Wednesday to establish an endowed scholarship fund that will…
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Rotary clubs honor nine Texarkana-area first responders as 2026 officers of the yearOctober 29, 2026
Man said he threw a dropped wallet out his truck window; police found it inside, TTPD saysOctober 29, 2026
Bowie CO Allegedly Allowed Inmate To Escape, Provided Cuff KeyOctober 29, 2026
Pleasant Grove teens wash cars to build computer lab at Cambodian schoolOctober 29, 2026
Texas Deer, Turkey and Quail Seasons Open Soon With Strong ForecastsOctober 29, 2026
UAHT-UAM Partnership Gives Working Arkansans a Path to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree Close to HomeOctober 29, 2026