Virginia Hadaway
Virginia “Jeanie” Neff Hadaway, age 75, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in a local hospital. Mrs. Hadaway was born May 8, 1946 in Ohio. She was employed with Hadaway Paint and Body and was a member of…
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Ruth Hill
Olive Ruth Hail Hill, 87, of Ashdown, AR passed away peacefully on August 11, 2021. She was born February 16, 1934 in Chalk Mountain, TX. She was a non-denominational Christian. Ruth married Henry Lee Hill on August 29, 1949 when…
Barney L Pennington Jr
Barney Leon Pennington, Jr. age 67, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in a Little Rock, Arkansas hospital. Mr. Pennington was born February 28, 1954, in, Kaiser-Slautern, Germany. He was retired from Red River Army Depot and a…
Linda Provence
Linda Provence, age 70, of Hooks, Texas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in a local hospital. Mrs. Provence was born October 16, 1950, in Texarkana, Texas. She was a member of Everett Baptist Church and a homemaker. Linda enjoyed doing…
Michael Norman Wooten
Michael Norman “Mike” Wooten, age 68, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in a local hospital. Mr. Wooten was born July 27, 1953, in Texarkana, Arkansas and was a lifetime resident of Fouke. He was retired diesel mechanic…
Steven McComack
Steven Emrys McComack, age 4 months, gained his angel wings on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, in a local hospital. Steven was born March 22, 2021, in Texarkana, Texas to proud parents, Skyler McComack and Rachel Jones. [AdSense-C] Along with his…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Thursday, August 12th
Time Agency Type Address 00:42:02 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 133 ARKANSAS BOULEVARD TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:44:21 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT CHECK PROPERTY 735 SUMMIT DRIVE TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:56:59 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT DISTURBANCE J/O 29 S I49 HIGHWAY TEXARKANA, AR 71854…
Homicide Discovered After Welfare Investigation
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a Homicide in the 6200 block of Summerhill Place. TTPD Officers responded to a welfare check at 11:30 a.m. and found 27-year-old Jennifer Garrett dead inside the home. Her boyfriend Travis Turner was…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Wednesday, August 11th
Time Agency Type Address 00:00:18 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT OTHER E 12TH ST / GRAND 00:00:54 TA FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE VEHICLE 4833 OLD BLACKMAN FERRY ROAD TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:11:35 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS N STATE LINE AVE / TEXAS 00:18:42…
Suvella Rayburn
Suvella Rayburn, 80 years of age, died 7 August 2021. She had suffered with the effects of vascular dementia, caused by multiple transient ischemic attacks which were a result of atrial fibrillation, for over a decade. Resultantly, she resided in…
Homer Dale Mears
Homer Dale Mears, age 84 of Simms, Texas passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 in a local hospital. Mr. Mears was born July 5, 1937 in Rodessa, Louisiana to Lee and Ora Mears. He was a self employed Contract Builder,…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Tuesday, August 10th
Time Agency Type Address 00:01:48 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE ABAND 5720 FOUR STATES FAIR PARKWAY TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:02:50 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT DWI MAIN ST / 7TH 00:05:12 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT DISTURBANCE I/P 524 COLLIER STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:05:40…
Stanley Buckley
Stanley Buckley, 72, of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away August 8, 2021. He was born December 1, 1948 to Jesse and Eunice Buckley in Texarkana, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Sue Buckley, Jackie Buckley, Gary…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Monday, August 9th
Time Agency Type Address 00:00:42 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC HAZARD EAST ST / ROSE 00:04:13 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT Z*PROPERTY CHECK 324 E BROAD STREET TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:04:32 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT OTHER 500 MELTON STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:10:37 TT…
Linda Price Beason Ellis
Linda Price Beason Ellis, age 81, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, August 8, 2021, in a local hospital. Mrs. Ellis was born March 24, 1940, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Roy Price and Gertrude Honeycutt Price. She was a homemaker, a Christian,…