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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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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,…
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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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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 paramedic as their 2026 Public Safety Officers of the…
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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…
Crime
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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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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…
Obituaries
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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,…
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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…
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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Dr. Robert Clark GreenOctober 30, 2026
131 years ago tonight: Texarkana’s night with the heavyweight champOctober 30, 2026
Max Weldon JonesOctober 30, 2026
McCurtain Memorial Hospital CEO Brian Whitfield resigns; CFO Kena Allen named interim CEOOctober 30, 2026
Arkansas High Class of 1991 marks 35th reunion with Pig Pantry donationOctober 30, 2026
15th Annual Hiring Red, White & You! Hiring Fair Brings 100+ Job Openings to Texarkana Nov. 5October 30, 2026