Monthly Archives: June 2015
Mother, Son indicted for allegedly trafficking heroin through Mount Pleasant
Two suspects recently arrested by Mount Pleasant Police for allegedly coordinating shipments of heroin from Mexico to the Eastern seaboard have been indicted by a federal grand jury.
According to Mount Pleasant Police...
Police ask for help identifying Lowe’s theft suspect
According to Texarkana, Texas Police Department the man pictured was allegedly involved in a theft recently at Lowe's.
Police are asking for you to call them if you recogiznie him. Contact TTPD at 903-798-3116...
Supreme Court Puts Texas Abortion Law on Hold
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Texas abortion providers and temporarily put on hold a ruling that would have closed 10 of the state's 19 abortion facilities.
Abortion restrictions...
Bowie County to issue same-sex marriage certificates once software updates
According to Bowie County Clerk Tina Petty her office intends to issue same-sex marriage license. This comes in the wake of Friday's historic 5-4 Supreme Court decision that States can not keep same-sex couples...
Gurdon, Ark. man convicted of federal kidnapping charge resulting in death
Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Kevin Bolton, age 39, of Gurdon, Arkansas, pleaded guilty today to one count of Kidnapping Resulting in Death. The Honorable Susan...
TxDOT’s ‘Talk, Text, Crash’ campaign urges driver in Texarkana to put away phone, stay...
The Texas Department of Transportation brought its “Talk, Text, Crash” campaign to Texarkana on Monday to urge drivers to put down the phone and minimize distractions or else run the risk of crashing. Across...
TAPD ramping up enforcement for Independence Day
The Fourth of July is one of America’s favorite holidays. And why not? Families and friends gather to celebrate our country with food, parades, parties, picnics and fireworks.
And yet there is a very...
Highway 71 remains closed
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Highway 71 remains closed despite the Red River cresting 5 feet below the record crest in early June.
According to the National Weather Service the Red River has crested and is now on the fall in...
Significant Weather Advisory for Bowie & Miller Counties
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for Miller and Bowie Counties.
At 12:13 a strong line of storms was 6 miles SE of Prescott to near New Boston moving SE at...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for NW Bowie County
The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for NW Bowie County until 8:30 p.m.
According to the report a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles NE of Clarksville at...
President Declares Disaster for Miller County Arkansas
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the state of Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state,...
Bowie County waiting for direction from State before issuing same sex marriage license
In the wake of Friday's Supreme Court decision that renders laws limiting marriage to one man and one woman unconstitutionally invalid counties across Texas are having to prepare to issue same sex marriage licenses...
Highway 71 closed in both directions at Red River
The Texas Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), has again closed US 59/71 at the Red River between Texarkana, TX and Ashdown, AR due to floodwaters over...
KPGG 103.9 off air due to snake in the transmitter
KPGG 103.9 The Pig is currently off air due to a LARGE cottonmouth Texas Rat Snake that had taken up residence in the transmitter.
According to Fabienne Thrash, "our engineer literally had his hands inside...
Park Visitor from Colorado Finds 8.52-carat White Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
An 8.52-carat white diamond was found Wednesday (June 24) by Bobbie Oskarson of Longmont, Colorado, at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, according to park officials. Clear white and icicle shaped, this gem is...