Repairs to the damaged ramp at Highway 71 index bridge are aw Work to repair the damaged Red River boat ramp at Highway 71 index bridge is awaiting Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, approval to get started. The boat…
The Texarkana Arkansas School District is having its pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration for the 2016-17 school year. The Kindergarten Round-Up will take place on Saturday, March 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at North Heights Junior High. Parents, bring…
Ashdown, Ark. School District has sent a letter to parents informing them of 18 cases of mono reported among students in the last week. According to the letter posted on the district’s website, a notice was posted last week that…
The Arkansas State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Mena today. Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division were requested by Polk County authorities to investigate the use of deadly force by a…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana today announced that every student, faculty, and staff will be protected by Rave Panic Button for a faster response to on-campus emergencies including active shooter incidents. Rave Panic Button will enable university staff to notify…
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson has been publicly lambasted for accepting money and gifts from her husband and for receiving campaign donations from lawyers, especially since she announced her candidacy for Chief Justice. [su_survey] But Courtney Goodson publicly disclosed…
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…
