The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, a program of the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, will host the 2026 Nonviolence Youth Summit on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Arkansas High School, 1600 Jefferson Avenue, in Texarkana. The…
Main Street Texarkana invites the community to celebrate the start of the Christmas season at the 42nd Annual Main Street Texarkana Christmas Parade, scheduled for Monday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. Historic downtown Texarkana will come alive with marching bands,…
LaNell Hammon Akin, age 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2026, at Little River Memorial Hospital. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on November 7, 1940, to Edith and William Hammon.
Bobby Lynn Beasley, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at his residence. He was born on April 18, 1937, in Fouke, Arkansas, to Nellie and Noel Beasley.
Neva Lorene Patterson, age 91, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, October 2, 2026, in a local nursing center.
George Allen Slaton, 95, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2026.
Martin Glen Rowton, age 74, of Genoa, Arkansas, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, in a local hospital.
Betty Ann Reel, 80, of Texarkana passed away on September 23, 2026. She was born July 13, 1946, to Richard and Mary Barylski in St. Louis, MO.
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Rebecca Ann Epps, 76, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2026. She was born on January 24, 1950, to C. D. and Martha Stiles of Clarksville, Texas.
Michael Buford Crane, 83, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away Sept. 28, 2026. Born January 23, 1943, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Thomas Crane and Margaret Oliger, Mike devoted his life to faith, learning, teaching and service.
Edwin Stephen Oden's life began in Atlanta, Texas on January 3, 1939. He passed away on September 29, 2026 at the age of 87. Steve graduated from Atlanta High School in 1957. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his
LYDIA K. AARON ARNOLD September 23, 1937 - September 21, 2026, Lydia Aaron Arnold passed away peacefully on Monday September 21, 2026, at her residence surrounded by family. She was born on September 23, 1937, to J.P. and Katherine Aaron in
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Texarkana woman accused of falsely holding herself out as a licensed private investigator to members of the Bowie County Public Defender’s Office was indicted for a misdemeanor Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury. Bessie “Bess” Elizabeth…
TEXARKANA, Texas – CHRISTUS Health Plan will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, leaving thousands of seniors in East Texas, including Bowie, Cass and Red River counties, to find new coverage before the end of the year. The Irving-based…
