TEXARKANA, Texas–A former Texarkana Texas Independent School District substitute teacher is facing five felony counts of injury to a child involving five autistic and non-verbal kindergarten-age children whom she allegedly slapped, yanked, screamed at, and pinned to the wall with…
Kathryn Ann Bray, age 61, of Fouke, AR, and formally of Broken Bow, OK, passed away on December 13, 2025, at her residence. Kathryn was born on November 24, 1964, to her late parents, Jerry and Kaye Kellum. Kathryn was a devoted and proud educator who spent more than 30 years serving students as a S...
Cora Francine Orr, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in Texarkana, Texas on Saturday, December 13, 2025. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Francine was born on November 20, 1932, to David Vaughn and Stella Elizabeth (Rexroat) Moore. On Apri...
U.S. Army Veteran Calvin Farley, 83, of Hooks, Texas, passed away on December 10, 2025, in Texarkana, Texas. Calvin was born on November 2, 1942, to Carl Farley and Beulah Crowell Farley in Redland, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held…
Dave A. Voth, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025,. He was born on January 7, 1957, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to the late John and Edythe Voth. He was preceded in death by the greatest in-laws anyone…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Springdale, Ark., man accused of stealing and cashing a check for more than $9,000 from a Nash, Texas, business’ mailbox last year is currently being held in the Bowie County jail on a theft charge, according to court…
Story updated December 19th with additional details on Johnston’s past legal and financial records. TEXARKANA, Ark–A former K-9 officer with the Miller County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with theft of property over $5,000 but under $25,000, according to court…
Bobbie White, 96, of Hooks, Texas passed away on December 11, 2025 at a local hospital. She was born on December 22, 1928 to Hosea and Grace Rutherford in Anna, Texas. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband Billy…
With deep love and profound sadness, we celebrate the life of Joyce Marie Pooler, who gained her angel wings on December 10, 2025. After a long and courageous battle with respiratory illness, Joyce now rests in peace, free from pain, free from struggle, surrounded by the serenity she so greatly dese...
Mary Jeanette Smith, age 87, of Texarkana, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in an assisted living facility surrounded by her family. Jeanette was born on August 4, 1938, in Delhi,…
William Leon Power, age 77, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with Dementia. He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church and Paul’s bible study class. Leon’s personality brought warmth and joy to everyone he encountered. H...
Johnny Edward Smith, age 63, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in a local hospital. He was born on December 22, 1961, in Naples, Texas. He retired from Red River Army Depot and the United States Air Force, where he dedicated so much of his...
Ray Whitney, 82, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 7, 2025. Ray was born on February 26, 1943, in Silsbee, Texas, to Herbert Jackson Whitney II and Ethel Mae Yount. He grew up in Silsbee and later made Texarkana, Texas his home. His work took him across the globe—three ...
Wende Jo Dahl, age 58, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away surrounded by love and remembrance. Monday, December 8, 2025, at her home. Wende was born on November 20, 1967, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She devoted her life to caring for others,…
Margaret Inez Everett-Lindsey, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on December 8, 2025. She was born on July 29, 1940, in Hartford, Michigan, to William Shock Traver and Florine Louise Hammond Traver. A woman of steadfast faith,…
