The Texarkana ISD Board of Trustees approved the use of $600,000 worth of federal stimulus funding to provide teacher retention bonuses during their November 16, 2023, regular meeting. The federal ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) Fund allows for…
Martha and Josh Morriss Math and Engineering Elementary has been listed as Texas’s #2 elementary school in the inaugural U.S. News and World Report Best Elementary School rankings. Morriss has also been ranked as Texas’s #2 elementary magnet school. These…
The cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Arkansas along with the TXK150 Committee invite the community to a number of events set for Friday, December 8th, 2023, starting at 5:30 p.m. with the Sesquicentennial Time Capsule ceremony at the downtown U.S.…
The City of Texarkana, Texas was recently awarded $1,910,952 for preliminary engineering and construction of Leopard Drive Shared Use Path and Pedestrian Improvements as a part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program. Additionally, Texarkana’s project…
Today, about 120 student council students from local schools including: Liberty-Eylau, Pleasant Grove, Genoa, Faulk, TASD, TISD, Hooks, and Redwater High Schools gathered together to work with Just Love and Kindness to build and deliver 200 bags filled with winter…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is thrilled to announce the commencement of evening classes at its Texarkana campus starting Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Tailored to meet the diverse needs of students, UAHT will offer the full Associate of Arts (AA)…
Five Texarkana College associate degree nursing students were inducted last week as charter members into the Theta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Delta Nu, the national nursing honor society for associate degree nurses. The TC chapter was chartered in January 2023…
Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc. is gearing up for its 2023 Santa Store Christmas program which provides its clients the opportunity to Christmas shop for their children. DVP will fill the store with new, unwrapped, age-appropriate toys and items and the…
“Wheel of Fortune LIVE!,” a theatrical experience, will be coming to Perot Theatre in Texarkana on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 8PM. The live stage show, produced by Right Angle Entertainment in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and UTA, is…
“Westside Church of Christ, 524 Sowell Ln, will distribute food boxes from 9:00 to 10:30 AM on Saturday, Nov. 18. We know that food prices have risen a lot. If your budget is tight and you need food, please come.…
Arkansas High School Razorback EAST has been awarded a $30,000 grant to establish an on-campus food pantry, providing crucial support to students and the local community. The grant was secured through the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas and implemented in…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, in partnership with the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council, will host a unique community education course entitled “Sip, Sip, Create” on December 7 at 5:00 p.m. Join us for a night of creative expression, laughter, and…
Randy Sams Outreach Shelter needs food, paper products, cold weather clothing, and financial donations to provide needed items at our luncheon on Thanksgiving Day to the area homeless and less fortunate. Please contact Lori, our Kitchen Manager, at 903-792-7024 if…
The Cities of Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas are partnering with the Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Texarkana, Communities United, Northeast Texas Small Business Development Center, and the Greater Texarkana Young Professionals to launch a citywide scavenger hunt as…
The Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas (ALA) recently named Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker as the 2023 Outstanding Literacy Council Director for Arkansas. Walker, who serves as the Executive Director of the Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties, is the…
