Texarkana, August 13, 2015 – Harvest Regional Food Bank announced a $55,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to fund a new position, retail store donation coordinator, for the specific purpose of working with local and national retailers to secure more…
The conviction and 30-year sentence of 23-year-old Justin Miles Sanders for the hit-and-run death of Texarkana, Texas Police Officer Jason Sprauge was upheld by an appellate court Wednesday. Sprauge was responding to a 9-1-1 call of a large disturbance at Grady T.…
Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” the first draft of what turned into her much-beloved “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has been released. The reviews are in, but the John F. Moss Library Book Club at Texas A&M University-Texarkana wants you…
Jeff Reddell, owner of PACE Glass in Texarkana, Texas, recently was elected president of the National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA). The NWRA is a not-for-profit trade association organized in 1994 to promote the legitimacy of windshield repair (rather than replacement)…
Even heroes need day jobs. Beginning this fall, the Texarkana College Fire Academy is offering a new Hybrid Fire Academy specifically targeting individuals who feel the need to serve but do not have time for a 5-day per week course.…
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…
Bed Bath & Beyond is suing their landlord in Federal Court over the condition of their parking lot. In the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court Bed Bath & Beyond asks the court to order the managing companies to fix…
An explosion at the Texarkana Water Utilities Water Treatment plant located at 2700 New Boston Road caused an electrical outage at the facility around 6:55 a.m. this morning. There were no injuries associated with the explosion at the plant that…
Whataburger has announced it’s offering a freebie for customers this Saturday in honor of its 65th birthday. It was 65 years ago Saturday that founder Harmon Dobson opened his first Whataburger on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, unleashing one of…
Plans are underway for the Best Week Ever welcome week Aug. 22-28 at Texas A&M University-Texarkana. Celeste McNeil, assistant director of student life at A&M-Texarkana, said the annual welcome week will include something for everyone, with events ranging from a…
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…
Texarkana Texas Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the bank robbery suspect shown in the attached surveillance photographs. At approximately 2:55 p.m. on August 3, Texarkana, Texas Police responded to a bank robbery call at the Wells Fargo…
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of Guaranty Bank & Trust (Guaranty), announced today the completion of its acquisition of Texas Leadership Bank of Royce City. Legal conversion of Texas Leadership took place on March 27. The bank operated as…
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Alumni Association Board of Directors is accepting nominations for distinguished alumni and faculty for recognition at the 2015 Eagle Roundup on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Eagle Hall of the University Center, 7101 University…
Important back-to-school dates for Texarkana Independent School District parents and students have been announced. Texas High School (THS) will hold Schedule Pick-Up for 11th and 12th grade students on Wednesday, August 12. Senior students may pick-up schedules from 10:00…
