Discovering Lamproite at the Crater
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Visitors to the Crater of Diamonds can find much more than diamonds here. One of the most common rocks found at the park is also one of the rarest to find beyond the…
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Miller County Clean-Up
Miller County Judge Cathy Harrison wants to invite the citizens of Miller County to join her and other elected officials on Saturday June 26th from 8a-11a for a countywide cleanup. There will be refreshments, t-shirts for all who participate, and…
Public Notice for The City of Texarkana, Arkansas
The Planning Commission of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas, has scheduled a workshop to be held Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the Boardroom (2nd floor) of the Arkansas City Hall Building located at 216 Walnut Street to…
Visitor Finds Two-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
It’s thrilling when hard work pays off. For years, 26-year-old Christian Liden, of Poulsbo, Wash., has wanted to find the raw materials to make his own engagement ring. He started by panning for gold around his home state. After five…
Arkansas High School Valedictorian Nicholas Watson Received Over $1.5 Million in Scholarship Offers
On Monday, May 17th, Nicholas Watson will have the honor of speaking to his fellow classmates as Valedictorian of Arkansas High School. This year, while playing four sports, he maintained a 4.8 GPA, was accepted into 45 different Universities across…
Texarkana, Arkansas City Manager Finalist
Jay Ellington of Ruston, Louisiana is the lone finalist for the City Manager position for the City of Texarkana Arkansas. The Texarkana City Board will vote at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, May 17th. Ellington brings a wealth of…
Public Notice
The Texarkana Arkansas Board of Directors will have a Special Called Meeting on Friday, May 14, 2021, at 9:00 AM in the City Hall Boardroom, to discuss contract options for the purpose of hiring a new city manager.
Answers to More Common Crater Questions
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Many first-time guests to the Crater wonder the same things when they arrive. Here are answers to a few of the more common questions we hear. How many tools do I need? The answer…
Extended Tax Filing Deadline
As your congressman, I am pleased to inform you of important information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the 2021 tax filing season. The IRS has extended the income tax filing deadline for individuals to May 17, 2021, and…
Creative Contraptions for Discovering Diamonds
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We’ve had a typical start to Arkansas spring this year, with hot, cold, wet, and dry weather in the past few days. Last week Arkansas State Parks resumed limited in-person interpretive programming for…
Plowing the Search Area at Crater of Diamonds State Park
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We’ve had beautiful weather over the past few days, and hundreds of people have come to search for diamonds during early March spring breaks. After a wet start to winter, the weather has…
COVID-19 VACCINE COMMUNITY CLINIC this Thursday at Church of the Living God
College Hill Drug and Medical, in collaboration with the Twin Cities Ministerial Alliance and the Miller County Office of Emergency Management, will be hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Community Clinic. WHEN THE CLINIC WILL OCCUR Thursday, March 11th 9:00 am –…
New Arkansas Middle School Arrival and Dismissal Plan
For 7th and 8th grade staff and students, Monday, March 8, will be the first day of classes in the new Arkansas Middle School. The new school is located at 5443 Jefferson Ave. Community members who travel that area may…
Apply Now for the U of A Hope Campus Licensed Practical Nursing Program
The application for admission to the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program at the University of Arkansas-Hope campus is now open. Students can apply online at www.uaht.edu from March 1 to May 1, 2021. The LPN program is a full-time, 11-month,…
Apply Now for the Arkansas High Collegiate Academy at U of A Texarkana
The application to apply for the Arkansas High School Collegiate Academy is now open. The deadline to apply for the collegiate academy is June 1. Students who will be entering the 10th grade can apply to the academy. Students must…