Early Voting Begins Today
Bowie County, Texas Deadline to Request an Absentee Ballot: Friday Oct 26, 2018 at Bowie County Courthouse in New Boston. Early Voting October 22 – November 2 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.…
Field Walsh
Field is Owner and Editor of TXKtoday.com. Field has 13+ years experience covering news in Texarkana.
Battle of the Bridge: A Rivalry as Natural as the Red River
Halfway between Texarkana and Hope, Arkansas, stands the iconic Red River Bridge. On Friday night, October 26 the “Battle of the Bridge” rivalry, sponsored by the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT), will be inaugurated between Arkansas High School and Hope…
Man Arrested After Stabbing E-Z Mart Clerk During Armed Robbery
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Oral Shorter Jr., 19, of Texarkana Texas for Aggravated Robbery and Unauthorized Use of Vehicle this afternoon. Shorter stabbed the convenience store clerk with a screwdriver during the robbery, causing non-life…
Man accused of killing dog with rock
A Texarkana, Ark., man accused of killing a small Terrier with a rock was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge Monday. Russell Littles, 27, allegedly called Lifenet on Monday morning seeking help for a dog that wasn’t breathing, according…
Man Arrested Following Armed Robbery
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Malik Warren, 18, of Texarkana Texas for Aggravated Robbery on Thursday evening. Warren was one of two men involved in the robbery of a business in the 2300 block of New…
Five Texas High School Choir Students Earn Placement in All-Region Choir
The Texas High School Varsity Choir participated in the Region IV All-Region Choir auditions at North Lamar High School in Paris, TX on October 6, 2018. Those students earning placement in the Region IV All-Region Choir are: Jose Velasquez, 3rd…
Judge denies accused drug trafficker’s request for release
An accused drug trafficker with a long history of similar convictions was denied a request for bond by a federal judge in Texarkana at a hearing Thursday. Randy Caldwell, 40, appeared with Hot Springs attorney Morse Gist for a detention…
Arrests made in Gander Mountain copper theft
Thanks to a tip Texarkana Texas Police have made two arrests in connection to the theft of copper from the Gander Mountain building. Detective Cody Harris was able to solve the case and made two arrests yesterday. Richard Jenkins, 49,…
Texarkana home sales volume up, median home prices increase in third quarter of 2018
Oct. 18, 2018 – AUSTIN, Texas – Texas home sales and home prices increased in the third quarter of 2018, while the Texas housing market continued to show signs of normalization, according to the 2018-Q3 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released…
Probation revoked in dogfighting case
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…
Newly Remodeled Richmond Rd. Chick-fil-A Opens Thursday
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…
Two men indicted in highway racing death
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…
Police searching for suspected counterfeiters
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…
Nash Elementary School Earns Leader in Me Lighthouse School of Distinction from Franklin Covey
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…
Father accused of murdering son set for trial next month
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…