MAUD, Texas — A Maud couple is facing child endangerment and more than a dozen animal cruelty charges after Bowie County investigators say a search of their Church Street home uncovered emaciated animals living in filth and a malnourished infant…
Margaret “Mitzi” Splinter Smith, 74, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on July 13, 2026. She was born on July 26, 1951. Mitzi devoted 25 years of her life to nursing, a calling she carried with steady compassion and a truly…
Mark Alan Bryant, 74, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on July 13, 2026.
Rickey Kevin Barnett, 66, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2026, at a local nursing home.
TEXARKANA, Texas — Two people were arrested early Sunday morning after Texarkana Texas police received multiple 911 calls about a man and woman driving around pointing guns at people near West 10th and Bowie streets. The weapons turned out to…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — On July 13, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department responded to a robbery call at Farmer’s Bank & Trust on Arkansas Boulevard. Dispatch advised that the ATM was being serviced when…
TEXARKANA, Texas — The Texarkana College Testing Center has been selected as a regional testing site for medical residents through a new partnership with Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM). A recently executed Memorandum of Understanding authorizes…
United Way of Greater Texarkana is proud to kick off its annual “Stuff the Bus” campaign, an initiative started in 2011 aimed at ensuring every child across more than 35 area schools have the tools they need to succeed on…
Freida Mae Gage passed on July 12, 2026, at the age of 76 after a long battle dementia. She was born on October 23, 1949 in Hope, AR. Member of Beech Street Baptist Church. She loved sewing and cooking and…
July 13, 2026 TEXARKANA, Texas — The Texarkana Independent School District Board of Trustees announced today that Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker has accepted the position of Superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools in Chesapeake, Virginia. Dr. Brubaker will continue to support…
John Keith Rutledge, 83, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on July 10, 2026, with his beloved wife of 65 years, Judy Rutledge, by his side, surrounded by the love of his family.
NEW BOSTON, Texas — A Bowie County grand jury has indicted a Texarkana man accused of causing skull fractures in a set of 3-month-old twins last month. Michael Jerome Cridell, 22, faces five to 99 years or life in prison…
TEXARKANA, Texas — The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Athletic Department is moving from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) into membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. The official word came at around 9:50 a.m. CST with…
Joseph Russell Groves II, 51 of Texarkana, TX passed on June 10, 2026. He was Born on August 25, 1974 in Clarksville, TN. Joey was a avid Ohio State Buckeye fan. He is preceded in death by his father, Joe…
Nina Jane Couch, 93 of Texarkana, TX passed away on July 10, 2026 at a local hospice. She was born on June 23, 1933 in Texarkana, AR. Mrs. Couch was a member of Wake Village First Baptist Church and a…
