The University of Arkansas at Hope will host an ACT Prep workshop for high school juniors and seniors on Saturday, December 2, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the U of A Hope campus. This workshop will offer…
The Program for Learning and Community Engagement at Texas A&M University-Texarkana will welcome noted NASA space engineer and science fiction writer B. Gentry Lee to campus Thursday, Nov. 9, for a presentation titled “A Passion for Knowledge,” at 7 p.m.…
The Style Studio in Texarkana donated over 150 haircuts to those in need yesterday, November 6, 2017. The stylists were stationed in Pocket Park downtown where free food, clothes, blankets, hygiene kits and more were donated. Sponsors included Style Studio,…
An estimated twenty-two American veterans commit suicide, every day. The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, a veteran outreach organization that focuses on severely-wounded veterans, is asking for help to bring awareness to this epidemic. On Sunday, November 5th, 2017, the…
The face of volunteerism has changed a lot over the last several generations. Community outreach is more inclusive and service oriented-it’s a way to be creative and have fun while doing so. Women, younger and younger, are finding new ways…
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education Director Maria Markham has announced the reopening of the ArFuture Grant Program. “Some students may have missed the deadline last summer for ArFuture,” said Markham. “Not all students begin college in August,” she added.…
There are over 1,500 children from 900 families who are participating in the Angel Tree Program in Texarkana this year. The program provides new clothing, shoes, necessities and “wish list” items to thousands of children. Anonymous donors adopt little “angels”…
They might be a small group, but their personalities accommodate their lack of size. Bugle is a group comprised of Susannah Linnett, Bryan Jefferies, and Alex Rain, all of which have extensive backgrounds in media. For the last two years,…
November 1, 2017 – During the Arkansas Association of Middle Level Education (AAMLE) Fall Conference held in Hot Springs, AR, on Tuesday, October 31, North Heights Junior High was announced as the Arkansas 2017 Shannon Wright Award recipient. AAMLE presents…
The Junior League of Texarkana presented Julianna Bowen of St. James Day School with a Teacher Take Wing Grant for a Brooding project, where students will be able to care for chickens from egg to maturity. The brooding kit will…
Applications for students entering the 2018-2019 Kindergarten Class at Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering School are being accepted now through Wednesday, December 20. Applications are available for download at www.txkisd.net or at the TISD Central Office, 4241…
Christal Sutton’s racing arena sits on an innumerable amount of land on the outskirts of Texarkana, down a long, long dirt road adorned with patches of ponds and rolling hills. There you can find her horses, mini ponies, dwarf pony,…
Natives of Texarkana have been dining at Fat Jacks for well over thirty years. The establishment offers a wide range of seafood and American dishes, but is best known for their oysters, beer, burgers and lively atmosphere. The walls of…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Fine Arts Club is sponsoring a military service member holiday care package drive. The care packages will be sent to deployed Arkansas Guardsmen and Reserves from the Texarkana area. All donations must be delivered to…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is proud to announce the establishment of the Christa Shockley Memorial Endowed Scholarship. Christa, a former, beloved student at the U of A Texarkana campus passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017. This endowment was…
