The Pleasant Grove ISD Board of Trustees approved Carla Dupree for the position of Assistant Superintendent of Schools on Tuesday, May 11 at their regular called board meeting. Dupree joins Pleasant Grove ISD with 21 years of administration experience, most…
The Pleasant Grove ISD Board of Trustees approved Matt Fry for the position of Director of Operations on Tuesday, May 11 at their regular called board meeting. Fry brings 17 years of experience in education to the position and will…
A DeKalb, Texas, woman has been indicted for two counts of sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child for alleged sexual misconduct with a teen girl. A relative of Kaylynn Nicole Garrett, 25, called…
A Texarkana man who was engaged in a standoff with police after barricading himself in his apartment with two young boys in March pleaded not guilty to multiple felonies Monday at a hearing in Bowie County district court. Andrew Justin…
A Bowie County grand jury has indicted a New Boston, Texas, man for 20 counts of possession of child pornography and for a charge of sexual performance of a child. New Boston, Texas, Police Department investigators began investigating James Wilson…
A Texarkana man has been arrested by the Wake Village Police Department for online solicitation of a minor. On Thursday, May 6 at approximately 1:00 p.m., Jason Roberts, 39, of Texarkana, Texas, was arrested in the 200 block of Redwater…
A man who intentionally rammed his car into another driver’s vehicle in January 2019 pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault with serious bodily injury in Bowie County. Jim Ryan Hodges, 40, is scheduled to appear before 5th District Judge Bill…
Severe weather is possible for the Texarkana area Monday evening into the overnight hours. According to the National Weather Service, very large hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts, isolated tornadoes and excessive heavy rainfall will all be possible on Tuesday from…
A Texarkana, Arkansas, man was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week in Miller County after pleading guilty to sexual assault of a child, abuse of an endangered or impaired person and abuse of a corpse. Tony Ken Hooker,…
A former Texarkana, Texas, Independent School District aide pleaded guilty Wednesday to four felonies connected to sexual misconduct with three male Texas High School students in 2019. Ashlyn Faye Bell’s sentencing trial began Wednesday before a jury of 12 women.…
In the early morning of 04/28/2021 at approximately 2:28 am, officers were dispatched to the 3100 block of Hickory Street for a call for service. While officers were on the scene, they heard gunshots in the distance that appeared to…
Loca Luna Mexican Grill has opened a second location in the Texarkana area. The new location is located at 5200 W 7th St. in Wake Village in the building that once housed Big Cheese Pizza. The location has a drive-through…
Texarkana, Texas, police have charged a local man with aggravated assault and child endangerment in connection with a shooting on Old Boston Road earlier this month. Jimmy Lee Mitchell, 33, is accused of confronting the mother of his 1-year-old son…
A man accused of filming a sexually explicit video of a 6-year-old girl is facing charges of possession of child pornography and aggravated sexual assault of a child in Bowie County. Shawn Michael Owen, 36, was arrested on the pornography…
Wadley Hospital with on lockdown for a short time Sunday evening after a man ran into the emergency room with a handgun. According to police Donte Henderson ran into the ER with a handgun and said someone was chasing him.…
