On Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, citizens in neighborhoods across Texarkana, Arkansas will be turning their lights on and getting together with friends and neighbors for an evening outside to celebrate the “32nd Annual NATIONAL NIGHT OUT”.…
Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed house fire in the 4100 block of Union Rd. Sunday night around 9:00 p.m. The house was reportedly fully engulfed by the time TAFD was dispatched. No injuries were reported. The…
On August 11, 2015, at approximately 4:10am officers of the Hope Police Department responded to the 2600 block of North Hazel Street in Hope, also known as Triple J Shell Gas Station, in reference to a robbery that had just…
All six Liberty-Eylau ISD campuses met the required standards in the 2015 Texas Education Agency Accountability report. Districts and campuses receive one of three ratings under the accountability system: Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard, or Improvement Required. The 2015 ratings…
Miller County Judge Larry Burgess issued a burn ban for Miller County Wednesday afternoon, according to a court order. The order states “there shall be no open outside burning in Miller County.” The ban will be in effect until there…
The City of Texarkana, Texas will host a budget open house today, August 3rd, 2015 at city hall. The budget open house will give residents an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the city’s proposed FY 2015-2016 budget and ask questions.…
A Hope, Ark. man accused of shooting and killing a man early Wednesday morning in Hope was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Magnolia, Ark. According to Hope police on July 29, 2015 at approximately 1:30 a.m. officers of the Hope Police…
Texarkana, Arkansas School District campuses will hold Meet the Teacher on Thursday, August 13. The schedule is as follows: ABC Program (on Washington campus) – 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. All elementary campuses – 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. College Hill Middle…
Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Bobby Joe Hampton, age 28 of Texarkana, was found guilty of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm following a two day jury trial in Texarkana. …
Two Texarkana, Arkansas Police officers are being commended for saving a man that they found hanging inside a closet. According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police public information officer Corporal Kristi Bennett, “on Wednesday, July 22, Texarkana Arkansas Police Officers Corporal Kyle…
The recently enacted “Laura’s Law” requires Arkansas police officers responding to domestic violence incidents to ask victims a set of questions to evaluate their risk of being killed by abuse, such as whether the offender has ever used a weapon…
5:00 a.m Monday | One person was extricated by Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department from a single vehicle accident in the 900 block of Arkansas Blvd. early Monday morning. According to the first Texarkana, Arkansas Police officer on scene one person…
According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department Public Information Officer Corporal Kristi Bennett a review of the initial death investigation by Texarkana Police Department Detectives warrants an outside investigation. “Chief Robert H. Harrison contacted the Little Rock Office of the Federal…
Texarkana, Arkansas Police are searching for suspects that stole a trailer from Pawn Express on Dudley St. last week. According to a report written by Detective Tom Briggs, Pawn Express owner Von Brooks provided security footage showing the suspects stealing…
An alligator was killed Monday morning attempting to cross Interstate 49 near the Interstate 30 exit. Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department Corporal Les Munn and Corporal Douglas were dispatched to a report of an alligator on I-49 6:40 Monday morning. According…
