During the June 25, 2019 regular session of the TISD Board of Trustees, excitement filled the room, followed by a standing ovation from attending staff, as they approved the 2019-20 budget featuring a new teacher pay scale from $43,000 to…
THURSDAY, JULY 4 Light Up the Village – 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at King Park in Wake Village, Texas. •Food and entertainment begin at 6 p.m. •Fireworks at 9 p.m. Sponsored by the City of Wake Village EDC. Freedom…
Saturday, June 29, is the annual “Sparks in the Park” event which will be held at the Four States Fairgrounds. Over 30,000 people are expected to attend the event. Due to the new roadway configuration around the Four States Fairgrounds,…
Texarkana, Texas Police arrested Jeremy Griffin on Saturday night after an elderly lady found him hiding beside the bed inside her bedroom. Officers Ben Thomes and Daniel Linn were dispatched to the house in the 400 block of W. 29th…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana will be holding its 30th annual Young Writers’ Workshop from July 15-26 on the university’s Bringle Lake Campus. The camp is a collaborative effort between the East Texas Writing Project and A&M-Texarkana’s English Program, and is open…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) will have four separate New Student Orientations to choose from this year. Students can choose from morning or evening orientations on each campus on the dates listed below. Hope Campus Morning New Student Orientation…
Randy Sams Outreach Shelter held their annual ladies Spa Day on Tuesday, June 18. It was a day of renewal, rejuvenation,confidence boosting, and encouragement for the ladies who attended. The purpose of this day was to help them feel better…
The Pleasant Grove High School Showstopper Officers attended Encore Officer Camp in Frisco, Texas June 7-10. Their camp routine performances were given blue ribbons by the judges for attaining the highest level of achievement in the rating system. The officers’…
Ten years ago, Lura Dell Clark, a Texarkana resident, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She often had a hard time breathing without any exertion or reason to feel short of breath. A week after being diagnosed, she saw an…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana officials and students will host Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush for a breakfast and tour of the university on Tuesday, June 25th. Bush, grandson of President George HW Bush, will be in Texarkana to meet with…
CHRISTUS St. Michael is looking for compassionate and experienced nurses to fill a number of positions, and will be holding walk-in interviews throughout the entire month of June. This is the first time for CHRISTUS St. Michael to try this…
In June Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 21 to stop the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to Texans younger than 21, except for those in the military. The law will take effect on Sept.…
Equality Texarkana, a locally based non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for and defending the rights of those of the LGBTQ community, as well as anyone who is affected by inequality, will be hosting their annual Day of Pride event on…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) is preparing to launch a new bladesmith school this fall to celebrate and preserve the art of bladesmithing and the birth of the famous Bowie Knife in Arkansas. UAHT has worked closely with Historic…
Texarkana Independent School District’s Tiger Bookmobile is getting ready to roar through Texarkana for their Summer Tour 2019. The unique, one-of-a-kind mobile literacy unit gets children wild about reading. The primary focus of the bookmobile is to help prevent summer…
