Red River Flood From Louisiana to Highway 8.
Red River flooding pictures from the Louisiana state line to the Foreman, Ark area Tuesday morning. Courtesy of Chance Lindsey.
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Guaranty Bank & Trust Expands Further into Rockwall County
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, June 2, 2015 – Guaranty Bancshares, Inc, parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust (Guaranty), announces the signing of a lease for space in the Texas Centre located at 2255 Ridge Road, Suite 150 to operate a…
Tuesday Update – Officials Monitoring Levees Around the Clock
Emergency management officials are monitoring and working on the levees north of Texarkana around the clock. Workers are taking measurements along key points of the levee every two hours night and day. Numerous agencies from across the state and county…
Man wanted for check kiting
Detective Brian Purcell with Texarkana, Texas Police department described it as a “classic case of check kiting”. Using several worthless checks from a closed business account, Leytham allegedly made deposits at a local financial institution and then withdrew about $13,000…
Man arrested for communicating a false alarm
According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department on June 2, 2015 at 10:00am Texarkana Arkansas Police responded to the 500 Block of Orleans Street in reference to a 911 call of a shooting incident. Upon officer arrival it was determined that no shooting…
Major accident involving motorcycle at 11th & Milam
9:45 a.m. Tuesday | Texarkana, Texas Police and Fire responded to a major accident involving a car and motorcycle on Milam St. at 11th Street Tuesday morning. The first officer on scene reported that the driver of the motorcycle was…
Texarkana Regional Airport Upgrading Runway and Terminal
Texarkana Regional Airport is on its way toward big change, with the plans for two major projects underway. Stephen Luebbert, airport director, said the first and most important project is the replacement of the primary runway. “The runway…
Local Boy Rescues Trapped Baby Deer
16 year-old Luker Hays of Texarkana TX recently rescued a baby deer that had been swimming and became trapped in a barbed wire fence and near drowning on flooded pasture land in the Wamba bottoms. According to his dad Luker…
Texarkana City offices will observe summer hours
TEXARKANA, TEXAS—Several city offices will operate on summer hours from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The offices will expand hours during summer months to better meet the needs of residents. The Community Development and Planning offices will be…
Texarkana mourns loss of councilmember
TEXARKANA, TEXAS— The City of Texarkana, Texas deeply regrets to report the passing of Councilmember Bradfield “Brad” Casteel. Casteel, who was elected in 2012 to represent Ward 1, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 at approximately 8:39 a.m. Mayor…
Monday Red River Flood Update
U.S. 259 Pecan Point N. of Dekalb – CLOSED Currently at forecast high of 34.9. Forecast to remain above 34 feet past June 6. Highway 8/41 between New Boston, Texas and Foreman, Ark. – CLOSED Texarkana Area FM 559 from…
Red Cross Opens Shelter in Texarkana
An update from Bowie County Judge James Carlow from just a few minutes ago. Posted by TXK Today on Saturday, May 30, 2015 As flood waters rise in parts of Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas; the American Red…
Richmond Road now closed at FM 1397
Richmond Rd. just north of the 1397 intersection Saturday afternoon. for more photos. Posted by TXK Today on Saturday, May 30, 2015 The Texas Department of Transportation has closed sections of two farm-to-market roads north of Texarkana due to…
No Sign of Water Receding Before Early June
The Red River continues to rise as many vital area roads remain closed. A drive from Texarkana to Ashdown now takes an hour instead of the usual 15 minutes due to the closure of Highway 71. Forecast don’t show any…
Bowie County opens flood command post
Bowie County officials have established a flood command post just north of town off of Richmond Rd. using the Texarkana, Texas Police Department mobile command post. Bowie County Emergency Management Officials along with Bowie County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Game…