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…
A recent donation to the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Industrial Maintenance Technology program is not only being used to educate new students but is also carrying on a family tradition. Stephanie McCoskey recently donated a Clausing Colchester Collet lathe…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A jury of six men and six women was chosen Tuesday at the Bowie County courthouse to decide the case of a man accused of continuously sexually abusing a young girl. Rickey Willis, 55, allegedly was dating…
Atwoods Ranch and Home will soon be open for business in Nash, Texas. According to a sign posted on the door the store will be opening around October 20 with the grand opening occurring October 24. The new store will…
The Chillee Bean, a new restaurant in Texarkana, Ark., opened for business last week on Broad Street. Along with coffee and snow-cones the restaurant also serves salads, wraps, burgers, and breakfast sandwiches. The Chillee Bean is located at 3425 E.…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on October 6, 2018 at a residence located on the 800 block of Bowie St. At 2:28 AM, Officers were dispatched to a report of a…
A 78-year-old man with a felony conviction for terrorizing pleaded guilty in Texarkana federal court Thursday to illegally possessing 118 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Robert D. Whittington III was indicted earlier this year for felon in possession…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Barry Telford Unit inmate who knocked a correctional officer unconscious with one blow earlier this year was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday for aggravated assault on a public servant. Bryan Austin White, 27, was…
Two people have been arrested in connection to a robbery that occurred at the Handi Pak convenience store on Buchanan Loop Rd. on September 23. According to Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, “two black males had entered the store and robbed…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Texas prison inmate was found guilty of aggravated assault on a public servant Tuesday afternoon by a jury in Bowie County. Bryan Austin White, 27, is facing 15 to 99 years or life in prison at…
Fields of Faith, sponsored by Red River Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will be Wednesday, October 3 at Hawk Stadium at Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana. Gates open at 6:15 p.m. and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. Students from…
