Sign up now for Watermelon Idol, the premiere singing contest in the Ark-La-Tex region! Watermelon Idol is live again this year at the Hope Watermelon Festival at Hope Fair Park. The contest is limited to 20 entries that will be…
Habitat for Humanity Texas (Habitat Texas) has just announced the nominees for 2021 Affiliate of the Year. “I am pleased to announce that Habitat Texarkana has been nominated for Affiliate of the Year, to be recognized at the Lone Star…
Sparklight®, a member of the Cable One family of brands, recently awarded a $5,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity Texarkana through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund, which launched in January 2021. Through this program, the company awarded more than $100,000…
TexAmericas Center has moved up in the rankings for national industrial parks and is now No. 5 (previously #8) in the Business Facilities’ 17th Rankings Report, an annual assessment of economic development leaders. The category for industrial parks reflects the…
This Saturday, July 31st, Texarkana College is hosting an enrollment event from 11 AM – 2 PM to help students register for fall classes and apply for TC’s new scholarship of up to $2,000. There will be food and fun…
The Texarkana Regional Airport Authority received an $884,722 grant to support new air service. Funding will be used for a revenue guarantee, marketing, start-up cost offsets and fee waivers for service to Houston Texas’ George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) on…
A&M Texarkana professor and former city council member Brian Matthews will host a campaign kick-off for his candidacy for Texarkana, Texas Mayor from 6-8 p.m. on July 29 at Twin City Church of Christ, 2101 Texas Blvd. in Texarkana, Texas.…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana received a contribution in the amount of $75,000 from TEXAR Federal Credit Union in support of the university’s scholarship fundraising campaign during its 2021 anniversary celebration. The university is celebrating 50 years as an institution of higher…
Historic Washington State Park recently received on loan a Gatling Gun on display in the B.W. Edwards Weapons Museum. Curator Josh Williams and Weapons Curator Ernie Cox will be available to visit with visitors on Saturday, July 31 if they…
Important back-to-school dates for Texarkana Independent School District parents and students have been announced. Texas High School Freshman Orientation, known as Tiger Camp, will be held on Tuesday, August 3 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Sullivan Performing Arts Center &…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) will hold multiple New Student Orientations to help students “Rock” the fall semester! Students can choose from orientations on each campus on the dates listed below. Hope Campus New Student Orientation Options: Morning Evening…
To better serve residents, the Texarkana Texas Office of Vital Statistics is scheduled for vault renovations this summer. This renovation project will require the office to be temporarily closed to walk in business for approximately two weeks. The office will…
The Pleasant Grove ISD Board of Trustees approved Kristen Giles for the position of Pleasant Grove High School Principal at their regularly called board meeting on Thursday, July 22. Giles has been with the Pleasant Grove Independent School District for…
Mrs. Brigette Biley-Olatunji, a math teacher and math department chair at Arkansas High School, was recently named as an Arkansas Teacher of the Year Regional Finalist. The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced the twelve state finalists in a press release issued on Thursday, July 15.…
TexAmericas Center has been awarded an $864,550 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to construct new rail facilities and refurbish those currently in operation. The EDA grant, which will be matched with $216,138 in local…
