A woman was seriously injured Sunday evening when the car she was driving rolled over due to her ramming into her boyfriend’s car, according to a Texarkana, Ark. police officer on scene. [su_survey] The disturbance occurred on College St. at…
Crater of Diamonds offers park visitors a one-of-a-kind experience and a day filled with adventure as visitors hunt for real diamonds. Visitors will search for these beautiful stones in a 37 acre plowed field; an eroded surface of the world’s…
De Queen, Ark. – Police are looking for multiple individuals allegedly involved in a quick-change scam at the DeQueen Walmart Wednesday. Short-change or quick-change scammers usually purchase a low cost item with a $100 bill and then use various tactics…
Virginia Ann Hyatt was sentenced to an automatic term of life without parole Monday evening after a Miller County jury found her guilty of capital murder in the 2013 shooting of a fellow square dancer. [su_survey] Virginia Hyatt believed Patti…
Members of the Guys and Dolls Square Dancing Club in Texarkana testified Wednesday that capital murder defendant Virginia Hyatt was an intensely jealous woman. [su_survey] Virginia Ann Hyatt, 67, is accused of shooting Patricia “Patti” Wheelington, 59, five times with…
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are scheduled to present opening arguments Tuesday in the capital murder trial of a 67-year-old woman accused of killing a woman in her square dance club. Virginia Ann Hyatt allegedly thought Patricia Wheelington, 59, was responsible…
Texarkana area residents are reporting issues with Sprint cell phone service Monday evening. According to numerous social media posts many people are experiencing problems calling from or to a Sprint number. Sprint’s parent company also operates Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile…
Arkansas State Troopers are asking for the assistance of anyone who may have information relating to a Nevada County pedestrian hit and run that left a Nevada County man dead. The body of James Matthew Langston, 23, of Rosston was…
A federal judge in Texarkana sentenced several men involved in trafficking methamphetamine in the Hope, Ark., area to years-long prison terms this week. LaQuan Haynes, aka “Quan” and “Lil’ Hayes,” was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Monday by…
Arkansas High School congratulated 14 students who made the 2016 All Region Band. These students were among more than 500 students competing for placement in the band. The band performed on Saturday, January 23 in the Lake Hamilton High School…
Union Elementary– Union will celebrate the 100th day of school on Thursday, January 28, at 1:30 p.m. All students have prepared for this day by incorporating the number 100 in their units of study. Kindergartners created images of themselves and…
The woman accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Caitlin Caskey Saturday night in Little River County made her initial appearance in an Ashdown, Ark. courtroom Tuesday morning. [su_survey] 40-year-old Tracie Dierks, who has not yet been formally charged, had her…
Arkansas State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Highway 70 in Hot Springs, Ark. last weekend that resulted in 29 arrests, according to Arkansas911news.com. Texarkana, Ark. Police Department provided their mobile breath alcohol testing unit for use at the request…
A retired Arkansas State Highway Police officer appeared in cuffs and shackles for a plea hearing Friday morning in a federal court in downtown Texarkana. John William Vickers, 55, of Prescott, Ark., was arrested Oct. 26 by Hempstead County authorities…
A winter weather advisory is in effect for portions of southwest Arkansas including Hempstead County until 8 a.m. Friday morning. According to the National Weather Service the Texarkana area will receive at most a dusting of snow overnight.
