Dam Road closed from FM 2148
Dam Road at Lake Wright Patman is closed to the public for access from FM 2148 due to roadway repairs, to access the Project Office or the Dam area you must use the access road off of U.S. Highway 59.…
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Texarkana Chamber announces new president & CEO
Michael Malone has been named president and chief executive officer of the Texarkana U.S.A. Chamber of Commerce, according to board chair Cory Floyd. Malone previously served as chamber president in Winchester, Virginia. Malone will be responsible for directing the Chamber’s…
Boy Scout collecting dog food for Eagle Scout project
Troop 16 Boy Scout Dawson Hervey started work on his Eagle Scout service project Saturday morning by building 10 dog houses for area animal rescue organizations. According to Hervey he will be collecting dog food on Saturday, February 27 at…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana MSN program makes list of ’50 Best Graduate Nursing Schools in America’
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Master of Science in Nursing program recently received recognition as one of the “50 Best Graduate Nursing Schools in America” by TopMastersinHealthcare.com. A&M-Texarkana’s MSN degree ranked 35th on the website, which serves as a guide for…
Man accused of raping Sunday school teacher pleads not guilty
A Texarkana man accused of raping his former Sunday school teacher in November pleaded not guilty to a long list of felony charges Tuesday in Miller County. Vasquez Dominique Hayes, 21, appeared for arraignment Tuesday morning with Little Rock, Ark.,…
A&M-Texarkana dean of STEM to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Dr. Donald R. Peterson, dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, to its College of…
Houston County Man Guilty of Violating Asbestos Work Practice Standards
MARSHALL, Texas – A 60-year-old Kennard, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal environmental violations, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. [su_survey] Rodney K. Beshears pleaded guilty to violating the work practice standards of the Clean Air Act today…
Miller County jury finds 67-year-old square dancer guilty of capital murder
Virginia Ann Hyatt was sentenced to an automatic term of life without parole Monday evening after a Miller County jury found her guilty of capital murder in the 2013 shooting of a fellow square dancer. [su_survey] Virginia Hyatt believed Patti…
Fire consumes duplex on Rice Street
11:30 p.m. Sunday | A fire totally consumed a duplex on Rice St. in Texarkana, Ark. Sunday night. Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department responded to the call around 11:30 p.m. Sunday evening with a Texas-side truck also providing mutual aid. No…
Rollover accident blocks E. 5th at Hickory
A two vehicle accident that left a truck on its side left E. 5th Street blocked at Hickory St. for a short time Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the accident. [AdSense-C]
Wreck blocks Richmond at Gibson
One person was transported by LifeNet with non life threatening injuries after a two vehicle wreck on Richmond Rd. at Gibson Ln. Sunday morning. The accident happened around 10:20 a.m. Sunday morning and had the northbound lanes of Richmond Rd.…
Family of man shot by officer sues city
The parents of a man who was shot and killed by a Texarkana, Texas Police officer in December of 2014 have filed suit in federal court against the city. Dennis Grigsby Jr., 35, was killed by Texas-side officer Brent Lawing…
Central Bowie County Water Supply customers under boil notice
According to a notice posted on the Central Bowie County Water Supply Company website, customers should boil water prior to consumption. According to the notice, due to loss of disinfection residual in parts of the system, the Texas Commission on…
Driver arrested for DWI after early morning crash
According to Texarkana, Texas Police Department, officers worked a wreck early Saturday morning in the 3200 block of West 7th Street. According to the TTPD Facebook page a westbound yellow Mustang crossed over to into the eastbound lane and hit…
State rests in capital murder trial of square dancer
Miller County prosecutors rested their case Friday afternoon in the trial of a 67-year-old woman accused of shooting a fellow square dancer to death in 2013. Virginia Ann Hyatt is accused of firing five shots into Patti Wheelington as she…