TEXARKANA, Ark. — Three people were injured in a stabbing Wednesday night in the 2100 block of Delaware Street, according to the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department. Officers responded to the call at about 9 p.m. on July 22 and found…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Emergency responders from across the region gathered Friday, July 17, for a lithium-ion battery operations course hosted by the Miller County Office of Emergency Management, training aimed at preparing crews for a hazard that is showing up…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Texarkana, Arkansas Advertising and Promotion Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to begin the process of hiring a full-time A&P director, a position commissioners said would bring continuity and accountability to a board that turns over every two…
The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 50th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival, taking place August 6–8, 2026 at Hope Fair Park in Hope, Arkansas! This year’s theme, “Golden Jubilee,” celebrates five decades of family fun, community pride, and one of Arkansas’s most beloved…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — The Texarkana, Arkansas Board of Directors will consider nearly $2.9 million in street bond spending, the city’s first artificial intelligence policy and a private club alcohol permit for a downtown Front Street address when it meets Monday…
HOPE, Ark. — Hope Baking Company will permanently cease operations on or about July 25, eliminating about 250 jobs in Hempstead County, after the company said it was unable to secure the financing needed to keep the plant open. Employees…
TEXARKANA — For 25 years, a slim green paperback told Black motorists where they could safely eat, sleep and buy gasoline in a country where choosing the wrong door could be dangerous. And for all 25 of those years, Texarkana…
TEXARKANA — The Historic Orr School, a 145-year-old landmark tied to ragtime composer Scott Joplin, could take a significant step toward new life after the Ark-Tex Council of Governments was awarded a $1.5 million EPA Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant to…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders returned to her childhood hometown Wednesday, declaring Texarkana, Arkansas the state’s “Capital for a Day” and delivering remarks at the Texarkana USA Regional Chamber of Commerce’s State of Lithium event at the Hilton…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named Texarkana Arkansas’ “Capital for a Day” on Wednesday, July 15, bringing senior state government officials to the city for meetings with local leaders. Sanders signed the proclamation Monday. Texarkana will be…
The Arkansas State Board of Education on Thursday suspended the educator license of former Fouke School District Superintendent James “Jim” Buie for three years after finding he kissed two male students, allowed a student to live in his home and…
The Texarkana, Arkansas Board of Directors voted unanimously Monday night to rezone a long-vacant commercial building at 1617 Dudley St., clearing the way for a convenience store called U.S.’s Get It and Go in a College Hill neighborhood that currently…
A registered sex offender is running Coulter Farmstead, a bed and breakfast and wedding venue in Historic Washington that markets itself as the premier wedding venue near Texarkana. The address on his sex offender registration matches the address of the…
Texarkana was buzzing this past Saturday as thousands of residents poured into Texarkana Regional Airport and downtown streets for a spectacular double-feature of community festivals. From the roar of vintage aircraft engines to the smooth, soulful twang of blues guitars,…
Arkansas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to buy soda and candy with EBT cards starting July 1, DHS said, even as a federal judge blocked similar restrictions in five other states.
