In an effort to assist the youth of the community, WORTH will host a denim drive through Saturday, August 26th. The drop off location is 160 East Locke St., Ashdown, AR 71822. Please contact TyRhonda Henderson at 501-804-0217 for more…
Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council’s Annual Jawbone Back to School Concert is Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Perot Theatre in Downtown Texarkana at 7:30 pm. Voted Best of Texarkana’s Band, Jawbone lives up to the title by performing…
Dr. Phyllis Deal and Lauren Hehmeyer, professors at Texarkana College, recently presented their paper “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Meet Henry David Thoreau” at the Thoreau Bicentennial Annual Gathering in Concord, Massachusetts. The July 2017 event was attended by more…
A Duck Labeling Party was held Thursday, August 10th at CHRISTUS St. Michael in preparation for the 2017 Great Texarkana Duck Race this Saturday. Volunteers labeled 12,000 ducks for this year’s race. Support of this year’s Duck Race will help…
Members of United Way of Greater Texarkana were stationed outside both Walmart Supercenters today, August 12th, to raise donations for Stuff The Bus. Mark Bledsoe, President and CEO at United Way of Greater Texarkana said the day was a success.…
Texarkana College was presented a Jobs and Education for Texas Grant check from Texas Workforce Commissioner, Ruth Hughs, for $304,006 benefitting TC Health Science Program. Courtney Shoalmire, Dean of Health Sciences, said, “We have 10 simulators, before we only had…
Governor Asa Hutchinson will participate in the “Politically Correct” Watermelon Eating Contest at the 41st Annual Hope Watermelon Festival on Saturday, August 12 at 11:30 a.m. The contest, sponsored by the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, will take place at the…
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality visits the Spring Lake Park “duck muck’ dumping site. TCEQ issued a warning to Tatum Excavating Company and asked nearby residents to monitor the environmental variables. Spring Lake Park is being dredged and TEC…
The Hope Watermelon Festival Concert on Saturday, August 12, featuring Country music star Joe Diffie, has been moved to Hempstead Hall. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and seating is limited. Hempstead Hall is located on the University of Arkansas at…
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will host concurrent credit orientations for students and parents in Hope on Tuesday, August 15th at Hempstead Hall at 5 pm and in Texarkana on Thursday, August 17th at the UA-Texarkana Administration Building Foyer at 5…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana is now recruiting the fall 2017 cohort of its newly designed online superintendent preparation program. The 12 semester credit hour post-master’s program may be completed in nine to 12 months (if summer is required for the internship)…
The East Texas Martial Arts school in Wake Village, Texas attended the World Championships in Tampa, Florida. Several students returned as world champions. Austin Singer – silver in individual patterns – bronze in continuous sparring Katie Gentry – silver in…
The Texarkana College Board of Trustees will hold two public hearings on the tax rate for the 2017-2018 year. The 2017-2018 budget will allow for an investment in current program offerings, facility modernization, and technology upgrades to respond to the…
Members of the Joint Texarkana Community Committee, City Council of the City of Texarkana, Texas and Board of Directors of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas met Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of community wide broadband for the twin cities.…
Ina McDowell, Executive Director, Main Street Texarkana has recently completed Year 1 of the 31st Annual Community Development Institute(CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas on August 4, 2017. CDI trains community leaders and economic development professionals on how to…
