TEXARKANA, Texas–A Bowie County jail inmate allegedly used a razor, an electrical outlet and pieces of tissue to start a fire in his cell earlier this month because he was upset over not receiving a sack lunch. Jordan Demond Wilkerson,…
HOOKS, Texas — The Hooks City Council voted Monday night to suspend Police Chief Johnny Millwood with pay pending an investigation, appointing Officer Matlock as acting police chief in the interim. The action came after the council met behind closed…
Armed with a slideshow of weed-choked tree wells and a broken grate he called “a lawsuit waiting to happen,” downtown resident and business owner George Dotson returned to the Texarkana, Arkansas Board of Directors Monday night to ask — for…
A 26-year-old Mineral Springs man died early Saturday morning when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and overturned in rural Howard County, according to a preliminary fatal crash report from the Arkansas State Police. William E. Dixon III…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A local accounting firm that started at a kitchen table in Fouke, Arkansas, has landed on one of the most-watched business lists in the country. Sarah Berry, CPA, PLLC has been named to the Inc. 5000, Inc.…
TEXARKANA, Texas — Alzheimer’s Alliance Tri-State Area has announced the appointment of Jennifer Unger as its new executive director, a role in which she will lead the organization’s mission of supporting individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as…
Report presented to lawmakers Thursday also details a personal vacation taken in a county vehicle and an $11,106 check fraud that was caught and recovered
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Bowie County jury sentenced a man to 99 years in prison without the possibility of parole last week for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. James Augustus Brantley, 42, was convicted of molesting one of…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Lifelong Texarkana resident T.J. Wall announced Thursday that he is running for the Texarkana, Arkansas Board of Directors, seeking the Ward 4 seat in the November 3, 2026 general election. Ward 4 covers the area of the…
NEW BOSTON, Texas — Quail Tools is getting a lot more room to grow. TexAmericas Center announced Aug. 11 that Superior Energy Services, Quail Tools’ parent company, is purchasing approximately 44 acres adjacent to the company’s existing facility at the…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texas Education Agency today released its 2026 accountability ratings, and the results tell a story of measurable academic progress across Texarkana Independent School District. Every Texarkana ISD campus demonstrated academic growth during the 2026 accountability cycle.…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man accused of using a flag pole to smash windows at the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce and a private business on State Line Ave. in Texarkana in July is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail…
The Kiwanis Club of Texarkana presented a donation of $5,131.35 to Beds for Kids, supporting the organization’s continued work to provide beds and essential resources to children in need throughout the Texarkana community. The funds were raised during the 2026…
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas–A contractor hired to construct new spillway gates for the Fort Sherman Dam at Lake Bob Sandlin in Titus County claims it has suffered hundreds of thousands in damages because of defective bearings supplied by sub-contractors. Alltech Engineering…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A neighbor who saw something out of place on a Tuesday morning ended up putting four juveniles in handcuffs and recovering 18 pairs of high-end sneakers, according to the Texarkana Texas Police Department. Around 9:30 a.m., a…
