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CrimeFormer 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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Judge denies bond for Omarion Owens on new escape charge, moves his trial up to Dec. 7
TEXARKANA, Texas — Judge John Tidwell of the 202nd District Court on Thursday denied bond for Omarion Lamon Owens on a new escape charge…
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Escaped Bowie County inmate Omarion Owens captured after overnight manhunt
TEXARKANA, Texas — A Bowie County inmate who escaped from custody while being treated at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System on Wednesday night was…
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Accused Texarkana shooter escapes custody at CHRISTUS St. Michael; police searching St. Michael Drive area
TEXARKANA, Texas–Officers from at least eight agencies are searching for a man accused of firing more than 60 rounds into a Texarkana home after…
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One person detained after man shot at Stuckey Street apartment complex
TEXARKANA, Texas — A man was taken to a hospital and one person was detained after a shooting Wednesday afternoon at an apartment complex…
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Nashville man, woman charged after drug task force finds cocaine and guns within reach of children
NASHVILLE, Ark. — A Nashville man and woman each face a charge carrying a possible life sentence after drug agents searching their home found…
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Police seek 18-year-old in River Crossing Apartments shooting; 17-year-old suspect was shot by robbery victim
Texarkana, Texas, police are searching for an 18-year-old man accused of shooting a man multiple times during an armed robbery early Friday at River…
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Bond revoked for former employee accused of stealing $400K from Texarkana business
TEXARKANA, Texas — One of two former Orr Marine employees accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from the company over a period of years…
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Miller County death row inmate Andrew Sasser asks federal judge to reconsider ruling that kept his sentence in place
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Lawyers for Andrew Sasser, who has been on Arkansas’ death row since a Miller County jury condemned him in 1994 for…
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Two men airlifted to Little Rock after shooting at River Crossing Apartments in Texarkana, Texas
Two men were seriously wounded and airlifted to Little Rock hospitals after a shooting early Friday at River Crossing Apartments on College Drive, the…
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Arkansas Supreme Court revives Texarkana man’s challenge to Christmas Day murder conviction
TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday revived a Texarkana man’s bid to challenge his capital murder conviction after the petition he…
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Currency exchange leads to robbery arrest at Texarkana business
TEXARKANA, Texas – A robbery charge has been leveled against a man who allegedly attempted to walk out of Vero’s Latino Store with an…
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Texarkana, Texas, man, 18, charged after 17-year-old shot in the head at Rosehill Ridge apartments
TEXARKANA, Texas — An 18-year-old Texarkana, Texas, man is in the Bi-State Jail on an aggravated assault charge after a 17-year-old was shot once…
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Welfare check leads to large drug bust in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, Texas–Bowie County sheriff’s deputies conducting a welfare check on Shady Pines Road earlier this month ended up arresting a man who was allegedly…
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Man wanted on probation warrant charged with kidnapping, domestic battering in Miller County
TEXARKANA, Ark. — A 39-year-old man who had been wanted since August for violating his probation in a Miller County domestic battering case is…
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Nashville teen charged with drug and gun felonies after search turns up two loaded guns, pound and a half of marijuana and psilocybin
NASHVILLE, Ark. — An 18-year-old Nashville man is facing a charge that carries a possible life sentence after officers searching his home found two…
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In court this week: Child sex abuse cases, fatal DWI crash on Bowie County dockets; infant death case in Miller County
TEXARKANA — Bowie County’s two felony courts return to the Bi-State Justice Building on Monday and Thursday with 150 case settings between them, and…
Obituaries
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Erin Elizabeth Draper
Erin Elizabeth Draper passed on October 22, 2026, at the age of 42. She was born on October 3,1984 in Fallbrook, CA. Preceded in…
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Tracy Deen Davis
Tracy Deen Davis, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. He was born on September 4, 1963, to Wanda and Jimmy T.…
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James Terry Kindley
James Terry Kindley, age 73, of Queen City, Texas, died Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at his residence.
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Sue Lynn Matthews
Sue Lynn Matthews, age 78, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2026. She was born on April 21, 1948.
Business
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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…
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Investing Made Easy?
By David Ashby, CFP®, CPA, Mustard Seed Wealth Management A current TV commercial pictures a husband and wife having a brief financial discussion as…
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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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Texarkana Arkansas superintendent tells lawmakers one employee skipped verification in $286K email scam, was fired
LITTLE ROCK — A single employee who failed to follow existing verification procedures is responsible for the $286,213 lost to an email scam at…
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Erin Elizabeth DraperOctober 23, 2026
Nashville man, woman charged after drug task force finds cocaine and guns within reach of childrenOctober 23, 2026
Police seek 18-year-old in River Crossing Apartments shooting; 17-year-old suspect was shot by robbery victimOctober 23, 2026
Bond revoked for former employee accused of stealing $400K from Texarkana businessOctober 23, 2026
Tracy Deen DavisOctober 23, 2026
Miller County death row inmate Andrew Sasser asks federal judge to reconsider ruling that kept his sentence in placeOctober 23, 2026