131 years ago tonight: Texarkana’s night with the heavyweight champ
In October 1895, a title fight chased out of Texas landed Bob Fitzsimmons in handcuffs at Texarkana, then at supper with a pet lion outside.
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Arkansas High Class of 1991 marks 35th reunion with Pig Pantry donation
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Members of the Arkansas High School Class of 1991 marked their 35th reunion earlier this month by giving back to their alma mater. Classmates collected food and essential items and donated them to the school’s Pig Pantry,…
Police say man fired shot at visitor, pointed gun at ex-girlfriend inside Hope apartment
HOPE, Ark. — A Sherwood man is charged with two counts of aggravated assault after police say he let himself into his ex-girlfriend’s Hope apartment in the middle of the night with a key she had taken back from him,…
Wellons Real Estate Helps Landowners Buy, Sell and Build the Outdoor Property They Want
Wellons Real Estate offers full-service land brokerage and land development for families and landowners across the South, including Zach Flanagan's Bodcau Creek 320 listing in Lafayette County.
Juvenile found dead after reported shooting in Stamps; State Police investigating
STAMPS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a juvenile who was found dead late Thursday after a reported fight and shooting in Stamps, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department said Friday. The sheriff’s department received a 911…
5 Genoa Central FFA alumni earn American FFA Degree
Memphis Brewer, Caleb McClure, Zoe Parsons, Jeremiah White and Emma Williams are among 17 Arkansans to receive FFA's highest degree.
Ashdown man charged with aggravated assault after police review his own video of neighbor confrontation
ASHDOWN, Ark. — An Ashdown man who handed police his own video of a September confrontation with a neighbor has been charged with aggravated assault after an investigator reviewed the footage and concluded he was the aggressor, court records show.…
Dalby-led panel weighs home detention for older inmates, automatic record sealing as Arkansas looks past new prison
Four draft bills got six hours of testimony Monday but no votes. The Texarkana Republican's committee meets again Nov. 10, and bills can be filed starting Nov. 16.
Emmet man charged with capital murder, capital rape in 4-year-old girl’s death
HOPE, Ark. — Prosecutors on Monday formally charged an Emmet man with capital murder and capital rape in the death of a 4-year-old girl who was brought to a Hope emergency room in August with severe bruising, cuts and electrical…
Five TASD fifth graders take the case for magnet schools to Capitol Hill
Five fifth graders from the Texarkana Arkansas School District are taking the case for their schools to Capitol Hill this week. For every one of them, it starts with a first plane ride. The students, one from each of the…
FedEx overtime suit lands in Texarkana, Texas, federal court as East Texas combines 88 cases under one judge
TEXARKANA, Texas – A FedEx delivery driver has filed the first of the company’s overtime lawsuits in the Texarkana Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Nine days earlier, that court combined 88 of the…
Hope police seek help finding missing Prescott man
Hope police are asking for the public's help finding Jacarie Sims, 32, of Prescott, last seen early Saturday on Mockingbird Circle.
Nashville man, woman charged after drug task force finds cocaine and guns within reach of children
NASHVILLE, Ark. — A Nashville man and woman each face a charge carrying a possible life sentence after drug agents searching their home found cocaine, a 9 mm handgun and an AK-47-style rifle, with the handgun kept in a bedside…
Miller County death row inmate Andrew Sasser asks federal judge to reconsider ruling that kept his sentence in place
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Lawyers for Andrew Sasser, who has been on Arkansas’ death row since a Miller County jury condemned him in 1994 for killing a Garland City convenience store clerk, asked a federal judge in Texarkana on Thursday to…
Arkansas Supreme Court revives Texarkana man’s challenge to Christmas Day murder conviction
TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday revived a Texarkana man’s bid to challenge his capital murder conviction after the petition he mailed from prison was turned away because a corrections officer sent it without getting it notarized.…