A man who received a five-year probation last year for unlawful animal fighting was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday. Jaquavian Jaqwon Johnson, 20, appeared with a public defender Tuesday afternoon at a hearing to address his probation status…
After an extensive remodel the Richmond Rd. Chick-fil-A will reopen on Thursday, October 18 at 10:30 a.m. After being open just shy of 15 years, Texarkana’s stand-alone Chick-fil-A closed its doors Sept. 6 for a remodeled to the chain’s newest…
A Bowie County grand jury formally indicted two men accused of causing a woman’s death while racing sports cars on Richmond Road in Texarkana earlier this year. Kalob Doyle, 26, was allegedly driving a black 2000 Ford Mustang southbound March…
Texarkana, Texas Police are searching for suspects accused of using counterfeit money at Walmart. According to police on October 7th, these three people went into the Walmart Supercenter at 4000 New Boston Road and made several hundred dollars in purchases…
Texarkana, TX – Nash Elementary School has earned recognition as a 2018 Leader in Me Lighthouse School of Academic Distinction from Franklin Covey-Education. Sean Covey cited them “as exemplars for Leader in Me Schools throughout the world.” The new Lighthouse…
A 24-year-old father facing a possible sentence of life without parole in the death of his 4-year-old is scheduled to face a Bowie County jury in November. Benearl Jermane Lewis allegedly caused the injuries that led to the March 8…
Due to low disinfectant residuals, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Central Bowie County WSC public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children,…
A Texarkana, Texas, man is accused of firing the bullet that struck his wife as she walked down an alley near the scene of a fight in January. Travon Martreas Walker, 27, was indicted for murder Friday by a Bowie…
A Texarkana, Texas, woman who claimed self-defense in the May shooting death of her boyfriend was indicted Friday for murder by a Bowie County grand jury. Tonya Ruth Barnett, 40, called police at 5:29 a.m. May 24 and reported to…
The Miller County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in identifying a man who broke into a liquor store in Garland City, Arkansas on October 12, 2018 at 1:40 am. According to the Sheriff’s Office the white male used a…
October 10, 2018, Texarkana, TX- Texarkana College Board of Trustees voted today to name Dr. Jason Smith as the lone finalist for college president. After a state-mandated 21-day waiting period, Trustees will formally vote to hire Smith as the ninth…
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) recognized Angela and Samuel Coston of Texarkana, Texas last week as the 2018 Angels in Adoption honorees for Texas’ 4th District. The Angels in Adoption program provides an annual opportunity for U.S. Representatives to…
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) legislation to fight crime using digital evidence led to the prosecution of dozens of child exploitation cases throughout Northeast Texas since it was signed into law by President Donald Trump last year. “I’m incredibly…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A serial sexual offender received an automatic sentence of life without parole Wednesday after being convicted of the continuous sexual abuse of a child by a Bowie County jury. Rickey Willis, 55, was found guilty of repeatedly…
An 18-year-old Texarkana man is accused of running through the Texarkana, Arkansas, School District football stadium parking lot with a gun following a recent high school game. Dionko Ray Horton Jr. was identified by multiple bystanders as the person who…
