Erin Rogers

Erin Rogers

Parity Disparity

The lawsuit that was filed in December 2017 on behalf of 86 Texarkana, Arkansas, citizens asserts that the City of Texarkana, Arkansas, is neglecting to pay its officers’ parity, despite a 0.25% sales tax that has consistently been collected since…

TTPD Investigating Weekend Shootings

TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating reports of three separate shootings that occurred over the last weekend.  None of the injuries were thought to be life threatening.   Officers responded to a report of a shooting…

Dr. Hoang, A Hero to Hearts

Thomas Hoang, M.D., CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic-Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon, is a humble hero, a mender of hearts.  Hoang is only one of two surgeons in Texarkana currently, operating on 100 hearts in only 7 months since joining CHRISTUS ST. Michael…

Saving Leo’s Life

Thanks to the “dog alarm” from Melinda Dixon’s pets at her home in Genoa, Arkansas, she found Leo.  What she thought was an old matted rug that blew up in her bushes, was actually an emaciated black retriever covered in…

TAMU-T Hires New PATH Program Director

TEXarkana, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana has hired Mr. Doneyne Smith as the director for the new PATH Program. The Personal Achievement Through Help Project (PATH) is a program that establishes mentorships targeting African-American male students to encourage and support…

TAMU-T Hosts Etiquette Dinner

  TEXarkana, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s Office of Career Development will host an American Etiquette Dinner on February 8 in the Tri-State Iron & Metal Atrium, University Center 3rd Floor, on the A&M-Texarkana campus, 7101 University Ave., Texarkana, Texas.…

Tackle Your Taxes!

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is now accepting 2017 income tax returns and the deadline is April 17, 2018.  Our friend, Mary Harris, local Jackson Hewitt Tax Service franchise operator, offered some useful information for those filing. The following questions…

The Heart of a Harman, Pt.2

Having a family comes with many unexpected surprises, but Kutter Lane Harman is keeping his parents on their toes more than most.  Born with a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a condition where the left side of…