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A sneak peek at some of the features that are coming soon to TXK Today. All data is updated automatically every morning. Right now it’s just a searachable list but many more features coming soon. See it Here [AdSense-A] The…
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TAFD Responds to Fire Alarm at Buhrman-Pharr Lofts
1:00 A.M. Saturday | Texarkana Arkansas Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Buhrman-Pharr Lofts. According to fire radio traffic there was no smoke or fire visible on scene. Radio traffic indicated that an equipment room might have overheated setting…
Cool Off In A Show Cave In Arkansas
When the weather turns hot each summer, some travelers look for escapes from the heat and humidity. One way to survive sweltering temperatures is to seek shade in an Arkansas show cave.Eight properties around the state offer a chance to…
Accident Blocks 40th Street at Texas Blvd
7:00 P.M. Friday | A two vehicle accident at the corner of 40th Street and Texas Blvd. had South Bound Texas lanes closed for about 30 minutes. [AdSense-A] The cause of the accident is unknown at this time. LifeNet was…
A&P Tax Set To Be On November Ballet
69 Pages of signatures were delivered to Texarkana Arkansas City Hall today to put the repeal of the A&P tax on restaurant and hotel purchases on the ballot for November. The A&P tax is an advertising and promotion tax of 2%…
Man From Nash Senteced To Over 7 Years for Distribution of Crack
Texarkana, Arkansas – Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Leonardo Nicolas-Rodriguez, aka “Primo”, age 37, of Nash, Texas, was sentenced today on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Crack Cocaine. Nicolas-Rodriguez…
TAFD Removes Two From Accident on State Line Using Jaws of Life
2:30 P.M. Friday | Texarkana Arkansas Fire Department had to use the jaws of life to remove two occupants that were trapped inside a vehicle. Their car was pinned on one side by a sign and damage from being struck…
Alligator Killed Crossing Highway 59 Near Sulphur River Bridge
1:00 P.M. Friday | A call came from a Bowie County Sheriff Officer that there was a 10 foot alligator in the median of Highway 59 near the sulphur river bridge. A member of Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department Responded…
New Video of Song of Arkansas Released
Barrett Baber and Kenny Lamb have just completed a new video of their winning Song of Arkansas entry “A.R.K.A.N.S.A.S. Get There From Here.” As Song of Arkansas contest winners earlier this year, the duo received a recording session and video…
Six East Texans Arrested On Federal Gambling Violations
TYLER, Texas – U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that six individuals have been arrested following a lengthy investigation into illegal gambling, money laundering and drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. On July 15 2014, a…
Construction Begins on Raising Cane’s Site
On June 1 we reported that Raising Cane’s chicken was advertising for managers for a Texarkana location. It was then reported that they would be building at St. Michael Dr. & Richmond Rd. where there is currently an Exxon gas…
Drainage project will close one lane of Jonathan Street
TEXARKANA, TEXAS— The Texarkana, Texas Streets Department will be working on a drainage project on Jonathan Road between McKnight Road and Sarah Circle that will close one lane of traffic for three to four weeks. The project, which will begin…
TXK Today Now Has Searchable List of Police & Fire Calls
Our online police & fire calls for service database includes all calls dispatched by Bi-State and Miller County. At this point you can filter your data by certain criteria soon we will be adding a searchable map interface. The database…
TTPD Arrests Suspect After Hit and Run Rollover Accident
9:00 P.M. Thursday | A major accident was reported to have occurred at Robinson Rd. & S. Lake Drive causing one of the vehicles to roll over onto its side. As the accident was across the street from a fire station…