TAPD Hosts Shop with a Cop
Texarkana Arkansas Police Department held their annual shop with a cop event Tuesday morning. Things were a little different due to COVID-19 but over 100 kids got presents.
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Former TISD employee pleads not guilty to sexual misconduct involving three students
A former teacher’s aide with Texarkana, Texas, Independent School District pleaded not guilty Monday to three felonies in Bowie County. Ashlyn Faye Bell, 24, is charged with two counts of improper relationship between educator and student and a count of…
Texarkana COVID-19 Update Monday, November 30, 2020
Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports 49 new cases since Friday, November 20, 2020 for a total of 2,540 positive COVID-19 cases, with 100 deaths. The Department of State Health Services is reporting 1,797 recoveries. Cass County added 30 new…
Freeze Warning Issued for Texarkana
A freeze warning has been issued for the Texarkana area from midnight tonight until 9 a.m. Monday morning. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 are expected. The warning encompasses portions of southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas. Generally speaking,…
Man arrested for Miller County residential burglary
On Monday, November 16 Miller County Deputies responded to a residential burglary call in the Genoa area of Miller County. Reports indicated that a suspect forced entry into a residence and took several firearms and other items of property. Miller…
Pandemic puts trial on hold for woman accused of punching deputy over speeding ticket
A jury trial slated for the end of the month for a woman accused of punching a Miller County deputy because of a speeding ticket has been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Susan Renee Johnson, 54, is…
Two Arrested for Armed Robbery of State Line E-Z Mart
On November 22, 2020 around 2:00 am, Texarkana Arkansas Police Department was dispatch to an aggravated robbery at 5400 N State Line Ave, EZ-Mart. The caller advised the suspect was armed with a handgun and demanded the money in the…
Taco Trip Expands Indoors
Taco Trip has moved out of their food truck and opened and indoor location. Taco Trip is owned by Damian Urieta and wife from Mexico City and Pueblo respectively. The two have operated the Taco Trip food truck at the…
Woman arrested for punching officer over pot belly pig
A Hooks, Texas, woman was taken into custody Monday after she allegedly struck a police officer in the face with a closed fist. Hooks Police Officer Cole Ogden and two Public Works Department employees were attempting to detain the pig…
Arkansas Governor Announces 11 p.m. Closing for Businesses Licensed to Sell, Serve Alcohol on Premises
LITTLE ROCK NOV. 19 – In the continuing effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Arkansas Health Department has issued a directive that Arkansas businesses that are licensed to sell and allow consumption of alcohol on their premises must…
11-year-old Killed in Accidental Shooting
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed in an accidental shooting Wednesday evening. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the 600 block Warren Thomas Road around 9:20 p.m. in reference to…
LaSalle Corrections to no Longer Run Bowie County Correction Center
On November 9, 2020, Lasalle Corrections decided to exercise discretionary authority to terminate without cause contractual agreements regarding the management of the Bowie County Correctional Center. Termination of the agreement is effective February 12, 2021. Lasalle Corrections is an established…
Man pleads not guilty to threatening witness
A Texarkana man accused of threatening a witness in his brother’s robbery and kidnapping case this year was in court Monday on a charge of obstruction. Lajonta O’Neal, 25, was indicted for obstruction and retaliation by a Bowie County grand…
Texarkana Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Connection with Hope Area Drug Trafficking
David Clay Fowlkes, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that on November 12, 2020, James Earl Bradford, 61, of Texarkana, Arkansas, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison, followed by four years of…
Texarkana man sentenced to over 17 years for distributing child porn
A Texarkana man was sentenced Friday to over 17 years in federal prison for the distribution of child pornography. Troy DeWayne Daniels, 32, appeared with Texarkana attorney Jeff Harrelson for sentencing Friday morning in downtown Texarkana before U.S. District Judge…