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.
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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…
Countdown: Staff and Students Prepare to Move
The North Heights Junior High staff and students are ten days away from moving into the new Arkansas Middle School. The new school will house sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students. However, only the seventh and eighth graders will move in…
UA Hope-Texarkana Announces Fall 2020 Chancellor’s and Vice Chancellor’s List
Chancellor’s List: First Last City ST Felicity Allison Texarkana AR Britney Alvarado Frayre Hope AR Jamesha Armstrong Hope AR Michael Blair Texarkana AR Karcee Bonner Blevins AR Sydnie Booker Emmet AR Harley Brock Texarkana AR Paige Brooks Washington AR Jaelyn…
Boozman: Follow Arkansas’s Example to Safely Reopen Schools
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) urged returning students to in-person classroom instruction nationwide and highlighted the success of Arkansas as an effective model of how it can be done safely. “Arkansas is setting the example. The Natural State…
Looking Forward to Spring at the Crater
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! With warmer temperatures in the forecast, it’s hard to believe we experienced record-breaking cold just last week. Ten inches of snow fell at the park, but not even that stopped a few hardy…
AHS Students, School Earn AP Computer Science Top Scores
Three Arkansas High School students were recently recognized for achieving qualifying scores on Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science exams. The Arkansas Advanced Placement Computer Science A Incentive Program focuses on increasing the number of qualifying scores (3, 4, or 5)…
Historic Washington State Park Hosts Territorial Arkansas Exhibit
Territorial Arkansas: The Wild West Frontier, a free traveling exhibit produced by the Arkansas State Archives, will be displayed at Historic Washington State Park in Washington, Arkansas on February 1 – May 31 from 8am—5pm daily at the 1874 Courthouse…