Rollover Accident Highway 71 North
5:00 P.M. Monday | Texas DPS and Bowie County Fire responded to a rollover accident on Highway 71 at 549. The cause is unknown and according to a first responder there were no serious injuries.
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Abandoned Car on Richmond Rd. Bridge Returns Stolen
1:00 P.M. Monday | TTPD responded to multiple calls of an abandoned car in the left turn lane from Richmond Rd. to Mall Dr. When the plates were ran the car came back stolen. According to TTPD the car was…
Early Morning Head On Collision Closes Highway 82
6:00 A.M. Monday | A head on collision on U.S. 82 near Leary had U.S. Highway 82 closed for almost an hour early Monday morning. First responders from Nash, C5, Bowie County Sheriff, & LifeNet responded to the scene of…
Major Accident MLK & Summerhill
11:00 P.M. Saturday | Texas Police, Fire & LifeNet responded to Summerhill Rd. & MLK Blvd. to a multi vehicle major accident. LifeNet transported at least one person to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries.
FLAG DAY HAS A LONG AND DETAILED HISTORY
The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America’s birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin…
Single Car Rollover Accident Highway 59
Saturday 10:30 A.M. | liberty eylau volunteer fire department, Texas DPS, and LifeNet responded to a single car rollover accident on Highway 59 at 2516. According to first responder on scene the driver may have been suffering from a medical…
TxDOT Weekly Roadwork Report June 15
Bowie County IH 30 – At Weaver Creek Relief repairing bridge. US 59 – At FM 989 reconstructing intersection replacing asphalt pavement with concrete. Traffic restricted to one lane each direction. Expect traffic delays. FM 2240 (Moores Lane) – in…
Texarkana Chamber Announces New President
Press Release From Texarkana Chamber TexAmericas Center Executive Director Bill Cork has been named as the sole finalist for the position of CEO/president by the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The Board is entering into employment contract negotiations with Cork,…
Highway 59, Moores Ln, & Galleria Oaks All Finishing Soon
Three major road construction projects will be wrapping up construction in the next few weeks. Texarkana drivers have been dealing with delays on Moores Lane and Highway 59 for months now as construction crews widen the roadway. According to Marcus Sandefur,…
TTPD Arrest 2 For Alleged Trespassing at Northgate Inn
4:00 P.M. Thursday | Police received a call from a guest at Wyndham Suites that people were seen breaking into and stealing copper from the hotel. Five TTPD units responded and spent about an hour searching the abandoned hotel building.…
TTPD: Two Arrested For Felony Possession of Marijuana
TEXARKANA, Texas–Texarkana, Texas Police arrested a pair of suspects on June 11th, 2014 at approximately 10pm for possession of Marijuana over 5 pounds but under 50 pounds. On June 11th, 2014 at approximately 9:15pm, Officer Kody Edwards performed a traffic stop, on a…
More Pictures From Hostage Takedown
Shots Fired On State Line Leads to Arrest
TTPD was on the way to help serve a warrant on Eric J. Phillips with the US Marshals Office. On the way to serve the warrant officers spotted the suspect on State Line and attempted to stop him in the…
NYT: In Texarkana, Uninsured and on the Wrong Side of a State Line
The New York Times ran an article Sunday about The Affordable Healthcare Act and how the “law is altering the economic geography of the county. Arkansas accepted the Medicaid expansion but Texas did not.” From the article Arkansas accepted the…
Arkansas Republican Primary Run-Off Election for Attorney General
Today is the state-wide Run-off Election for the Republican Primary candidate for Attorney General for the State of Arkansas. The Run-off election is between Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling. The Republican winner of the run-off election will take on Democrat nominee Nate…