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Winter Safety and Energy-Saving Tips from SWEPCO
The AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) service area could experience the impact of snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain and extremely cold temperatures during January and February, making energy-saving tips and a home emergency...
Collision at Dudley Street and East Street
January 6, 2014 | Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Dudley Street and East Street. Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department, Texarkana, Texas Police Department, and LifeNet responded.
LifeNet was tending to at least one person....
Major Accident on Highway 59 at 2148
A car and an empty log truck were involved in an motor vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 59 and 2148 Tuesday afternoon that sent two people to the hospital.
Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department responded...
A&M-Texarkana Gets $25,000 Marketing Grant and Instructor Receives Coveted Ambassadorship
January 6, 2015 | The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has recently announced that it is working in three state systems for a project aimed at promoting adoption of prior learning assessment (PLA)...
John Ratcliffe Sworn In as the U.S. House Representative
Washington, DC | Representative John Ratcliffe (R-TX) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives conducted its swearing-in ceremony for the 114th Congress, which began today at noon.
“I am honored and humbled...
Woman Sues Hopkins Ice House and Local Teen
Local bar, Hopkins Icehouse, and a teen were named in a lawsuit filed in Miller County, Arkansas last month.
Lawyers Hawley Holman and David Carter filed the suit on behalf of Serena Lindsey. Lindsey alleges...
585 Diamonds Found in 2014 | Crater of Diamonds State Park
With 2015 underway, it’s time to look back at another fantastic year of diamond finds at the Crater. By the close of business on December 31, 2014, 585 diamonds had officially been registered in...
Diabetes Class to be offered
The City of Texarkana, Texas, Parks and Recreation Department and the Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center are partnering to offer a healthy living/diabetes self-management and education series Tuesday, January 13th through Tuesday, February 10,...
Ruth Penney-Bell Sworn In As Texarkana, Arkansas Mayor
Ruth Penney-Bell was sworn in as the new mayor of Texarkana, Arkansas during Monday nights board meeting.
Penney-Bell won the November election for Texarkana, Arkansas mayor and is taking over from Mayor Wayne Smith. ...
Ken Paxton Sworn in as Texas’ 51st Attorney General
Austin, Texas | Attorney General Ken Paxton today took the oath of office, becoming Texas’s 51st Attorney General. Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Gov.-Elect Greg Abbott, Senator and Lt....
Vehicle Collides with Guardrail on I-30 Access Road
Texarkana Texas Fire Department using a saw to cut the guardrail to keep it from partially obstructing traffic.
January 5, 2015 | A vehicle collided with a guardrail on the I-30 Access Road near the...
Structure Fire on 34th and Olive Street
Texarkana, Texas Fire Department responded to a garage on fire at a house in the 3400 block of Olive Street.
Heavy smoke was coming from the detached garage when fire trucks arrived on scene. ...
Second Defendant Pleads Guilty in Red River Conspiracy Case
According to a notice of plea agreement filed in the Eastern District of Texas federal court a second defendant, Rodney Glen Cornelius, has entered into a written plea agreement with the government.
Cornelius and six...
Raising Cane’s Temporarily Closed Due to ‘Fryer Issue’
In a post to Texarkana News and Reviews Facebook user Renay Fouse said, "Emergency at Raising Canes. All are being asked to leave."
According to a Raising Cane's manager they experienced some fryer issues and...
Rollover Accident on Pavilion Pkwy [VIDEO]
Firefighters extracted one person from a vehicle after it it was involved in a traffic accident that left the truck on its side.
Texarkana, Texas Firefighters were quickly on scene and stabilized the vehicle. Firemen used hydraulic...