Press Release

Press Release

2020 Watermelon Festival Concert Finds Virtual Home

Hope, Ark. – Local legends, “South Down Main,” will headline a virtual concert experience in the first-ever (and hopefully only) “NOT The-Watermelon-Festival-Concert” Concert on Saturday, August 15, 2020, live from Hempstead Hall’s theater. The popular singing competition, “Watermelon Idol,” will…

TASD 2020-2021 Reopening School Plan

-From the Texarkana Arkansas School District  2020-2021 Reopening School Plan 2020-21 Learning Pathway Selection Form 2020-21 Learning Pathway Selection Form (Spanish) Frequently Asked Questions As a learning community, we are facing a global pandemic never before seen in any of…

Tiger Tail Twinkies’ Timely Return

Safe to say the world loves its Twinkies. And, let’s be honest, nobody does a comeback better than Twinkies. Hello, 2013! Well, thanks to a deal with Walmart, there’s another Twinkie comeback on the horizon. You may recall the original…

2020 State Fair of Texas Canceled

After extensive consideration of the current landscape related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the health and safety of all fairgoers, staff, business partners, and overall community, the State Fair of Texas Board of Directors has voted to cancel the 2020…