On Friday, November 13, 2020, inmate Ronald Hovey, tested positive for COVID-19 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Texarkana in Texarkana, Texas, and was placed in medical isolation. On Friday, November 20, 2020, he was evaluated by institution medical staff…
Thanks to the community’s support, Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc. has collected about half of the donations needed to make it’s 2020 Santa Store program a success. So far about $10,000 in cash and toys have been donated. The goal set…
Chris and Sondra Townsend, of Texarkana, Arkansas, recently established the Chris and Sondra Townsend Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. “This year, on GivingTuesday, my husband Chris and I decided to give back to one of our respective…
Texarkana, AR/TX – In the interest of public health this holiday, Main Street Texarkana’s Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to put a halt on plans for this year’s Christmas parade. “There is enough conflicting information out about…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced that Dr. Melinda Arnold from Montana State University-Billings (MSUB) has been selected as the university’s next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Arnold has a distinguished career spanning more than twenty years in…
Texarkana, TX – Join the Texarkana Museums System on December 5, beginning at 3:30 p.m. for a special walking tour of stained glass installations in Downtown Texarkana, USA. This guided tour will feature the lovely works of glass art in…
The University of Arkansas at Hope will offer voice and piano lessons this spring. The lessons, taught by Haley Patillo Thompson, can be scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Evening lessons may be available upon…
Defensive Lineman (Texarkana, Texas/ Texas H.S.), the University of Oklahoma commit, will be officially honored tomorrow as a 2021 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the eleventh episode of the Road to the Dome digital series. The…
Join the Texarkana Museums System on November 28 beginning at 6:30 p.m. for a special twilight walking tour of Downtown Texarkana, USA. This guided tour will focus on historic State Line Avenue in the Original City District and end with…
TexAmericas Center (TAC) broke ground on a new speculative (spec) building to support future tenants relocating to, or growing in, the Texarkana region. The 150,000-square-foot building on 24 acres will be ready for new tenants in the summer of 2021…
LifeShare Blood Center has so much to be thankful for this holiday season. Each year more than 100,000 people from across Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas roll up their sleeves to help patients at one of the many hospitals served by…
Christmas and Candlelight December 5th and 12th, 2020; 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and while families are getting their meal plans in order, our staff is gearing up for another Christmas and Candlelight. This…
Join the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation as we participate in #GivingTuesday, a national day of generosity. #GivingTuesday is a global movement that unleashes the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. This is a…
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, the Pleasant Grove High School Pride in Motion Marching Band competed at the 2020 UIL Region 4 Marching Competition in Sulphur Springs, Texas and earned unanimous 1st division ratings. The Pleasant Grove High School Pride…
The Pleasant Grove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Natalie Reeves for the Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School Principal position in a special called board meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020. As the current Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School…
