TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

Launched in 2014, TXKtoday.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas. The TXKtoday staff byline is used for reporting done by an editor or other member of our full-time staff.

Lillian Inez Kemp

Lillian Inez Kemp

Lillian ‘Inez’ Kemp was born in Fouke, Arkansas, on July 29, 1935, and left this world on October 14, 2026, to be reunited with her parents, Clarence and Pearl Kemp (nee Lantrip), and her siblings, Eunice Kemp Kreher, Joyce Kemp Miller,...

Betty Sue Nix

Betty Nix, age 93 of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Betty was born February 25, 1933 in Texarkana. She was an employee of the Four States Fair, and spent over 50 years with the fair association, and a…

Carl Edward Rayburn

Carl Edward Rayburn

Carl Edward Rayburn, age 83, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2026. He was born in Texarkana, Arkansas to his parents, Lon and Maudie Rayburn. He dedicated over 50 years of his life to federal service; having spent 20 years in the Unite...