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Red River reaches The Boll Weevil

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THIS POST IS FROM MAY OF 2015. THE RIVER IS NOT CURRENTLY FLOODING. The Red River at Fulton, Arkansas is on the rise.  As of 1:00 p.m. Sunday the river was at...

Red Cross Opens Shelter in Texarkana

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Richmond Road now closed at FM 1397

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No Sign of Water Receding Before Early June

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The Red River continues to rise as many vital area roads remain closed.  A drive from Texarkana to Ashdown now takes an hour instead of the usual 15 minutes due to the closure of...

Bowie County opens flood command post

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Bowie County officials have established a flood command post just north of town off of Richmond Rd. using the Texarkana, Texas Police Department mobile command post. Bowie County Emergency Management Officials along with Bowie County...

Alternate routes due to flood closings

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U.S. Highway 71 in Little River County High water on U.S. Highway 71 north of the Red River has closed a section of the route north of the Texas state line. The closure includes 2.47...

Highway 71 Index Bridge Closing

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Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department has shut down all lanes of Highway 71. Water level predictions indicate the road will be closed through at least June 2. For alternate routes see...

Thursday Red River flood road closures

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U.S. 259 Pecan Point N. of Dekalb - CLOSED Currently at forecast high of 34.8.  Forecast to remain above 34 feet past June 1. // U.S. 259 and Highway 8 both remain closed due to high...

Search for Little River County man continues on flooded Red River

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Search crews have spent all day looking for a missing Little River County man after his parents were rescued this morning in the community of Richmond around 15 miles west of Ashdown, Arkansas. According to...

Albert Pike among Arkansas swimming areas closed due to E. coli threat

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A number of swimming areas in Arkansas have been confirmed closed due to an E. coli threat. According to the Arkansas Health Department the rainfall has washed lots of natural E. coli from runoff...

TxDOT closes U.S. Highway 259 as water continues to rise

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According to officials TxDOT has closed U.S. 259 north of DeKalb, Texas due to water crossing the roadway on the Texas side approaches to the bridge. Highway 8 is also closed at this time....

Miller County Establishes Around the Clock Flood Command Center

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Miller County officials have set up an around the clock flood command center in Garland, Arkansas. Officials held a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the command center answering questions for reporters and around 50 concerned...

Woman Indicted for over $100,000 worth of Forged Checks

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A woman has recently been indicted in the Texarkana Division of the Eastern District of Texas, for bank fraud charges of more than $100,000 and is scheduled to appear in court next month. Beginning...

Two in custody after high speed chase through Wake Village, Nash, and Texarkana

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https://youtu.be/8eVCVa-j05Y A man and woman are now in custody after leading area law enforcement on a high speed chase that reached 100 mph going through Wake Village, Nash, and Texarkana. The chase started when a Wake...

All Red River bridges remain open at this time

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As the Red River continues rising area authorities are watching the situation closely.  TxDOT is monitoring all bridges around the clock. Pecan Point - U.S. Route 259 - CLOSED Currently at 33.98 feet rising to 34.3...
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