Monthly Archives: May 2015
Red River flood warning continues with more rain forecast across area
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYzaSs6RpI0
The National Weather Service is warning that a major flood event could develop over this Memorial Day weekend and the last week of May.
At 8:00 a.m. Friday the National Weather Service reported the Red...
TxDOT Weekly Roadwork Report May 24-30, 2015
Bowie County
IH 30 – From Morris County Line to FM 44 and from SH 98 to Arkansas State Line, repairing pavement and installing new guard rails. Various lane closures.
US 82 – From IH...
Family-Owned Gastropub Loves “Being A Part of Happy Times”
If you are looking for southern American, chef-inspired pub food, homemade brews and signature cocktails, Pecan Point is the place for you.
Founded Oct. 27, 2014, this company was built from the ground up by...
House fire at E. 35th and Beech
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Carry the Load walks through Texarkana
Carry The Load came through Texarkana today. Carry The Load is a memorial walk designed to bring back the true meaning of Memorial Day.
The relay came down Miller County Road 54 to Arkansas Highway...
Two women walk away from Bowie County Women’s Center
Two women walked away from the Bowie County Women's Center in the 100 block of Plaza W. Wednesday evening.
According to Police Leeanna Shereace Bell, 24, and another woman walked away from the Bowie County...
Homeless Man Arrested for Walmart Bomb Threat
A homeless man was arrested this afternoon following a bomb scare at a local grocery store.
According to Texarkana, Texas Police Public Information Officer Seargant Mike Jones officers were called to the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market...
Police searching for gas station robbery suspect
A Texarkana, Texas convenience store was robbed at gunpoint this morning by a masked assailant.
According to Texarkana, Texas Police Public Information Officer Seargant Mike Jones, at approximately 10:20 a.m., officers were called to the...
Texas Reports First West Nile Case of 2015
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the state’s first case of West Nile illness this year and reminding people how to protect themselves from the mosquito-borne virus that causes it.
A patient...
Richmond Rd. Walmart Market evacuated after man claims to have bomb in backpack
UPDATE - The store has reopenend and the backpack was found not to contain a bomb. read more
2:15 p.m. Thursday | Texarkana, Texas Police and Fire have evacuated Walmart Neighborhood Market on Richmond Rd....
Texas A&M University System Offers New Medical Benefit
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, today announced a new medical benefit — not currently available to any other university system in the nation — to make...
Weather Service Warns of Major River Flooding by Sunday
The Red River at Pecan Point near DeKalb, Texas, is expected to rise into the major flood zone level at 30.4 feet by Sunday morning, according to NOAA hydrologic predictions.
The river is expected to...
Richmond Rd. Shamrock Station Robbed at Gunpoint
10:20 a.m. Thursday | A masked man held up the Shamrock gas station at gunpoint in the 800 block of Richmond Rd. Thursday morning.
Texarkana, Texas Police were quickly on scene but...
DEA Announces Largest-Ever Prescription Drug Operation
DEA and federal prosecutors today announced unprecedented enforcement action across the states of Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in an effort to reverse the horrible effects produced by the trafficking and abuse of pharmaceuticals. ...
DPS Urges Texans to Continue Monitoring Dangerous Weather
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging Texans to remain vigilant and closely monitor weather conditions as severe storms are expected to continue impacting the state this week and through...