Texarkana is one of the few places in America where crossing a street can mean entering another state. For truck drivers, contractors, delivery workers and residents who regularly travel between Texas and Arkansas, the border is part of everyday life.…
There’s something pleasantly straightforward about bingo. You arrive, find a seat, get your cards sorted and soon enough you’re chatting to the person beside you about the weather, local events or whether you’ve remembered to bring a marker. For many…
Oklahoma’s new restrictions on certain online casino-style games take effect November 1, 2026. Texarkana sits outside that state, but residents on both sides of the Texas-Arkansas border can encounter the same promotions online. Claims about free entries and cash prizes…
There is a distinct comfort in the sound of a crowded room. If you grew up attending local community events, you probably remember the specific mix of noises: the low rumble of chatter, the scraping of heavy wooden chairs on…
Academic assignments can become difficult to manage when several deadlines overlap. A research paper may require more sources than expected, while an essay that initially seems straightforward can turn into a complicated writing task. In situations like these, students sometimes…
Winter never stays outside. Every pair of boots carries slush, road salt and ice-melt residue into the car, where it melts, soaks into the carpet and dries into white stains and a musty smell. Left alone, that moisture can linger…
Tucked behind the rearview mirror, a dash cam rarely draws a second look until something goes wrong. A hit-and-run, a sudden lane change or a scrape in a parking lot often comes down to one driver’s word against another’s, and…
Few gifts are as quietly useful as a portable jump starter. For anyone who commutes on I-30 or I-49, hauls a pickup to a job site or shuttles kids to school, a dead battery can strike without warning. This guide…
Texarkana has a handy habit of giving you options. One evening might call for live music and dinner downtown; the next, a low-key film, a community gathering or simply a quiet night in. Because the city sits across the Texas…
Hot Springs and Oaklawn have been at the heart of Arkansas horse racing for over a century, and the racetrack is the host of the annual Arkansas Derby. This article will cover how Oaklawn grew from humble beginnings in the…
By David Ashby, CFP®, CPA, Mustard Seed Wealth Management A current TV commercial pictures a husband and wife having a brief financial discussion as he is gathering up his golf clubs to go play a round. He’s just recently retired…
The door on New Boston Road had a keypad. Behind it, a probable cause affidavit alleges, were gambling machines at Crown Gameroom in Texarkana, Texas. According to the affidavit, which TXK Today reported on this week, an undercover operative put…
On December 21, 2022, a rule took effect in Ohio that folded three separate exclusion programs into one. Casino floors, video lottery terminal venues and sports betting apps all came under a single application. The rule left no room to…
Walk north up State Line Avenue and you change states every time you cross the street. The federal building sits in both of them at once. Shoppers here have always treated that as a convenience rather than a complication, and…
Entertainment at home has changed a fair bit. One television may now host several streaming services, a mobile phone may hold games, social accounts and shopping apps, and a family tablet can be signed into more accounts than anyone can…
