Opportunities, Inc. will earn bonus dollars and have a chance to earn prizes for every gift given online through ArkansasGives.org from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. “For this one day, people from all walks of life have the chance…
Reconstruction of Shilling Road and Bringle Ridge will begin on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 and will continue in phases for the next three months. Portions of the roadway will be closed to thru traffic throughout the project. Residents will maintain…
The City of Texarkana, Arkansas announced the retirement of Fire Chief Bobby Honea, effective April 8, 2016. Chief Honea has served 36 years with the Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department. Chief Honea began his career as a firefighter in 1980. After…
The owners of the convention center in Texarkana, Ark., filed for bankruptcy last week. Dr. Hiren Patel and his wife, Nila, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday in a Texas federal bankruptcy court. The convention center’s management company, Texarkana Hotels,…
The Caddo Area Council Boy Scouts of America held its Scout-O-Rama 2016 at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana on Saturday, April 2. The theme of this year’s event was “4 States SOR” and featured outdoor activities, scout craft, pioneering, and showmanship.…
Assistant City Manager Shirley Jaster released a lien against the property at 2605 Kennedy Lane, known as Forest Point Apartment Homes, Thursday afternoon, March 31, 2016 after the City received full payment for a statutory lien filed two days earlier…
Texarkana Independent School District’s newest campus, Waggoner Creek Elementary School, will begin enrolling on Friday, April 1. Opening in August of this year, Waggoner Creek Elementary School is located at 6335 Gibson Lane. It will serve an estimated 400 students…
The national weather service has issued a tornado warning for the Texarkana area until 5:45 p.m. Wednesday night.
Rainfall amounts of 2-4 inches is forecast for the Texarkana area from Wednesday into Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, heavy rain, flash flooding, damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible. The first round of storms should arrive…
If all goes to plan, skateboard aficionados will have a place to drop in, grind a curb and ride the rails this year. The Texarkana, Texas City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a…
Students across Texas will be taking the STARR test this week. Testing starts on Tuesday and continues through the end of this week. Fourth and Seventh graders will be tested on writing skills. Fifth and eighth graders will take tests…
Colored, low-profile Arkansas State Police vehicles are often seen but many people fail recognize them as patrol cars. Next time you see one of these cars on the road, it just might be a low profile unit at work. There…
According to the National Weather Service, excessive heavy rainfall will be possible by midweek across portions of the Four State Region. The heaviest rainfall at this time appears to be across portions of southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and northern Louisiana.…
According to Bi-State daily briefing sheets there have been 97 wrecks in the Texarkana area in the last 7 days. There were two fatal accidents in the Texarkana area on Friday. A 21-year-old Ashdown man was killed on Highway 71…
