The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana campuses will remain closed to on-campus activity for the duration of the spring 2020 semester and will continue online/remote only methods of operation. All face-to-face college instruction will be delivered online throughout the remainder of…
The Pleasant Grove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Ashley Barker for the Pleasant Grove Middle School Principal position in their meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2020. A current Pleasant Grove High School Assistant Principal, Barker will begin her…
Ricardo Vilar, a lead bladesmithing instructor and technical advisor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana James Black School of Bladesmithing and Historic Trades, won the bladesmithing competition last night on Season 7 Episode 27 of the hit television show “Forged…
The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana is proud to announce that Allison Owen has been awarded the Honors Scholarship to attend the College. This award is $2,000 per academic year. Owen is a graduate of Emerson High School. She is…
Early giving begins this week for donors looking to support nonprofits participating in East Texas Giving Day. The 18-hour online event is officially slated for Tuesday, April 28, 2020 from 6am to midnight, but donors are encouraged to start making…
On April 6, 2020, in Cass County, Texas, Christopher Allen Wooding, 44, a former employee of the Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, pleaded guilty to the charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. In exchange for his plea of guilty,…
On Monday, April 6, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that all Arkansas schools will remain closed for on-site instruction for the remainder of the school year. TASD administrators and staff will continue to work to ensure the needs of our…
Domtar Corporation today announced that it will temporarily idle the operations of its Kingsport, Tennessee mill and the A62 paper machine at its Ashdown, Arkansas mill for three months in response to the unforeseeable business conditions driven by the COVID-19…
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced that its tire manufacturing plants in the United States and Mexico will remain closed for at least another two weeks to protect the health and safety of employees and to respond to market…
The Texas Association of Journalism Educators (TAJE) has awarded 29 Texas High School students a total of 77 of their “Best in Texas” awards for work in print and online newspapers. In addition, four students earned “Best of the Best”…
Flower Acres Baptist Church in conjunction with East Texas Food Bank has a produce truck arriving on Monday, April 6th at 3000 Flower Acres Drive, Texarkana Tx. Distribution is open to the public. The truck’s exact arrival time is pending.…
The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana is proud to announce that Michaela Barrington has been awarded the Bridge Scholarship to attend the College. This award is $1,000 per academic year. Barrington is a graduate of Fouke High School. She is…
The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana is proud to announce that Shelby Smith has been awarded the Bridge Scholarship to attend the College. This award is $1,000 per academic year. Smith is a graduate of Fouke High School. She is…
Jenna Williamson, a student at Texas High School, has been named a 2020 Coca-Cola Scholar and will receive a $20,000 college scholarship. Less than 1/6th of 1% of applicants were chosen to receive this extremely competitive award. 150 high school…
Ricardo Vilar, a lead bladesmithing instructor and technical advisor at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana James Black School of Bladesmithing and Historic Trades, won the bladesmithing competition last night on Season 7 Episode 27 of the hit television show “Forged…
