TEXARKANA, Ark. – The Texarkana, Arkansas Advertising and Promotion Commission on Tuesday awarded $1,178,000 in tourism grants for 2027, closing a meeting of about six hours in which commissioners worked through what Brewer called 38 applications and pressed many of…
Texarkana’s air ambulance picture changed twice this week, as a partnership dating to 1983 came to an end and a new one took off in its place. LifeNet Air Medical Services, which has flown critically ill and injured patients out…
TEXARKANA, Texas — Mercy House Assisted Living & Memory Care has expanded into the Texarkana region with the acquisition of Magnolia Assisted Living & Memory Care, located at 4205 Richmond Meadows. Effective June 1, 2026, the community officially began operating…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A motorcyclist fleeing a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was critically injured early Saturday when he crashed into another motorcycle at the intersection of North State Line Avenue and Texas Boulevard, according to emergency radio traffic.…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – A nonprofit that runs a recovery home for women has sued the City of Texarkana, Ark., and three city officials in federal court, alleging they illegally blocked it from housing people recovering from addiction in a residential…
TEXARKANA, Ark. The Texarkana, Arkansas Advertising and Promotion Commission voted unanimously this week to advertise for its first full-time executive director, a move City Manager Tyler Richards said is needed so he can step back from running the commission. Chairman…
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GENOA, Ark. – Three of Genoa Central School District’s four campuses earned Arkansas Gem School recognition this year, making the Miller County district the top performer in southwest Arkansas on a statewide list that included no schools from Texarkana Arkansas,…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 25-year-old Texarkana man is being credited with pulling a woman and several of her dogs from a burning pickup on Interstate 30 Wednesday, moments before the cab was fully consumed by flames. According to witnesses, the…
The Texarkana, Texas City Council on Monday adopted the city’s fiscal year 2027 budget, kept the property tax rate at 65 cents per $100 valuation and approved water and sewer rate increases that take effect Oct. 1. Budget and taxes…
One of Texarkana’s most beloved food traditions is back. The 33rd Annual Taste of Texarkana, hosted by Harvest Regional Food Bank, will take place on Tuesday, October 13 at the Four States Fairgrounds, offering an evening of local cuisine, live…
Main Street Texarkana is bringing the community together once again for Oktoberfest, set for Thursday, October 3rd, from 5–9 PM at Front Street Festival Plaza in Downtown Texarkana. The annual celebration, held in loving memory of Bill Scurlock, promises an…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A Texarkana emergency room physician and his wife, an intensive care nurse, are building a pair of small residential memory care homes inside the gated Mallard Pond subdivision off Kings Highway — a model of dementia care…
TEXARKANA, Texas — Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza at 3421 Richmond Road served its last customers this weekend, ending a run in Texarkana that store manager Jacob Owney said stretched back to 2006 — and ending it fast. Employees…
TEXARKANA — For the first time, Texarkana will have a representative on the Miss Texas Latina stage. Cris Sherlyn Peña, Miss Texarkana Latina 2026, will compete at Miss Texas Latina in Houston this September. No one from Texarkana has ever…
