Summer is a season for family vacations, cookouts, and time outdoors; and it’s also a time when blood donations drop sharply. In fact, donations decrease by about 20% during the summer months, creating a critical shortage for patients in need. …
The Salvation Army Red Shield Youth Center is inviting the community to “waddle into the fun” at the 2025 Hope Rush Duck Derby, taking place August 30th at 3:00 PM at Big Dam Waterpark. The event will raise funds to…
When Laking Harris left the Marine Corps after eight years and returned home to Texarkana, Texas, he felt a sense of emptiness. Having once signed a contract to fight and, if necessary, give his life for his country, he began…
Salty Boutique & Books will welcome acclaimed true crime author and retired homicide detective David Lyons for an exclusive discussion of his nonfiction book True Crime and Consequences on Saturday, August 23, 2025. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m.…
Ready to earn more, learn faster, and do more with your life? It’s time to take the next step. The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) is still enrolling for the upcoming semester, and there’s never been a better time to…
TexAmericas Center, which owns and operates the 5th-ranked industrial park and is one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the United States, has taken a major step forward in expanding its logistics and infrastructure capabilities with the arrival of…
Westside Church of Christ, located at 524 Sowell Lane in Texarkana, will hold a food distribution event on Saturday, July 19, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. The church will provide one box of food per family, and residents from…
The Texarkana Arkansas School District (TASD) is proud to announce a generous donation of 250 backpacks from Farmers Bank & Trust and the Texarkana Regional Airport. This partnership will help ensure that students start the school year prepared and ready…
New Boston Independent School District is pleased to share important updates and highlights as the 2025–2026 academic year is underway. The district remains committed to providing an exceptional educational experience while fostering a supportive and engaged community. Leadership and Staff…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana held its first-ever August commencement exercise on August 8, 2025. Currently, in an era of unprecedented growth, the university added the summer commencement ceremony to help accommodate the steadily increasing number of graduates. The new ceremony also…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana and the Bowie County Master Gardeners will host the program “Gardening for Wildlife” on Monday, August 11, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The class is free and open to the public. The class will take place…
Day & Zimmermann Lone Star LLC, a subsidiary of Day & Zimmermann, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $30,912,513 by the U.S. Army for the production of M82A1 Percussion Primers. The contract was awarded by the Army Contracting…
Hospice of Texarkana, Inc. d.b.a. Hospice of Hope has been named a 2025 Hospice CAHPS Honors Award recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of revenue cycle management services, CAHPS and bereavement surveys and advanced analytics for hospice organizations. This prestigious…
Weeks of dedication and hard work recently paid off for 31-year-old Micherre Fox, of Manhattan, NY, when she found a 2.30-carat white diamond at Arkansas’ world-famous Crater of Diamonds State Park. About two years ago, Fox decided that she wanted…
The Texarkana, Arkansas Advertising & Promotion Commission has officially launched ExperienceTexarkana.com, a new tourism website designed to highlight the best of Texarkana and provide visitors with inspiration, tools, and curated experiences to make the most of their trip to Texarkana’s…
