A former guard at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana received five-years of probation last week for having sex with an inmate. According to information presented in court, on June 1, 2014, Chares, while employed as a Bureau of Prisons…
Susie Clark of Evening Shade (Sharp County), Arkansas, first visited the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas’s diamond site, 33 years ago with her mother and grandmother from Germany. A return visit with her husband over the past week was…
A 16-year old DeKalb High School student was arrested Monday for bring a loaded gun to school. According to officials the student was busted after he used snap chat to send the picture to a fellow student who then reported…
CHRISTUS St. Michael Foundation announced the establishment of four new nursing scholarships today at Texarkana College. The new CHRISTUS St. Michael Nursing Scholarship will be available beginning in the 2015 Fall semester. The scholarship will provide $1,000 per semester to…
According to Texarkana, Texas Police they were contacted today by citizens who received electronic messages threatening their arrest if they failed to contact an unnamed law enforcement agency. Law enforcement agencies do not typically communicate their intent to arrest a…
12:15 p.m. Monday | Texarkana, Arkansas first responders were on scene of a two vehicle accident in the 400 block of Realtor Ave. in front of El Chico mexican restaurant. According to radio traffic there were no injuries and no…
Texarkana, Texas City Council is conducting a public hearing tonight regarding the extension of Gibson Lane to Kings Highway. The council will vote on May 26 to use funds generated from revenue in the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1.…
9:15 p.m. Sunday | Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department extricated a woman from a single vehicle accident on Rondo Rd. just south of U.S. Highway 67 Sunday night. The vehicle was heading northbound on Rondo when it left the roadway for a…
10:40 p.m. Saturday | Nash Police and Volunteer Fire Department were on scene of a single vehicle rollover accident involving a 2 year old child on Cantrell Street. The accident occurred at the corner of Cantrell Street and Kay Street…
9:30 a.m. Saturday | A fire heavily damaged an apartment at RoseHill Ridge Apartments in the 1200 block of Stuckey Street Saturday morning. According to fire radio traffic a neighbor could see flames coming from the apartment and a person…
Texarkana area police were kept busy responding to motorists stalled in deep water on area roads Friday evening. Heavy rains moved through the Texarkana area leaving multiple roads flooded. As of 11:30 p.m. the water is receding on most roads and…
The national weather service has issued a flash flood warning for the Texarkana area until 12:15 a.m. According to the alert at 9:18 a trained weather spotter reported flash flooding across the area. Two inches of rain have already fallen…
On Friday April 24, Mount Pleasant Police Department Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for 26 year old Megan Williams of Mount Pleasant for Sexual Assault of A Child, a 1st degree felony. Previously on April 7th, Mount Pleasant Police Department…
The National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) recognized Texas High School student publications with top awards during their National High School Journalism Convention on April 16-19 in Denver, CO. The Tiger yearbook took First Place, out of a field of…
A New Boston, Texas man was shot in the leg during an argument in the 600 block of Blanton Street. Texarkana, Texas Police were called to a shooting at that location at approximately 3 p.m. this afternoon. When officers arrived…
