DeMita Torrans, chairman of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce board of directors, announced Monday the chamber has hired former Domtar Mill Manager Warren “Buddy” Allen in an interim position as it searches for a permanent executive. Allen has recently worked…
KPGG 103.9 The Pig is currently off air due to a LARGE cottonmouth Texas Rat Snake that had taken up residence in the transmitter. According to Fabienne Thrash, “our engineer literally had his hands inside the transmitter box, had pulled…
Some video of Highway 71 just as they were closing the road and turning people around this afternoon. for the latest. Posted by TXK Today on Friday, June 26, 2015 Highway 71 is once again closed due to being covered…
Paul Norton, Superintendent of Schools for Texarkana Independent School District, has been named the Region VIII Education Service Center Superintendent of the Year from a field of 46 school districts within the regional area. Since 1984, the Superintendent of…
TEXARKANA, Texas – Twenty-seven students were recognized as honor graduates by Texas A&M University-Texarkana at the spring 2015 commencement ceremony May 16 at First Baptist Church of Texarkana. Students who complete a minimum of 45 hours of their bachelor’s degrees…
TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana has released the list of students who were awarded diplomas on the undergraduate and graduate levels during the 2015 spring commencement celebration on May 16. Dr. Emily Cutrer, president of the university, conferred the…
For recent Texas High School graduate Rahnique Perry, the PEP Project at Texas A&M University-Texarkana changed the way she viewed higher education. “PEP gives students like me an extra boost to try harder, to apply for college no matter the…
A second round of major flooding is heading for the Texarkana area due to heavy rainfall across the Red River basin in the last week. Area lakes and streams were just starting to recede from record breaking levels when Tropical…
Day & Zimmermann, the century-old, family-owned provider of construction & engineering, staffing and defense solutions for leading corporations and governments around the world, today announced it will consolidate operations at its Camden, Arkansas facility into the existing Lone Star facility…
If you are plagued with countless amounts of headaches where the cause is inconceivable and expensive headache medicine only seems to subdue the problem, it may be time to pay a visit to your local chiropractor. James D. Raker, Doctor…
Forecasts indicate that Highway 71 could be in danger of closing again early next week due to flooding caused by the Red River. According to the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service the river is forecast to reach 26.5 ft. by late Monday.…
The oversize load arrived in Maud, Texas Saturday evening. Unconfirmed reports indicate the load may be heading towards Texarkana Sunday evening. We will update about any road closures or power outages caused by the move. According to an email sent…
What started as a class project for Dr. Amy Carwile’s Public Relations Campaigns course at Texas A&M University-Texarkana ended with one student landing what she refers to as her “dream job.” Students in Public Relations Campaigns, which is offered every…
Meteorologist Pat Walker with Arkansas Today on KARK out of Little Rock stopped in Texarkana today on day two of the Arkansas Road Tour. Walker broadcast live from Holiday Springs Water Park, interviewing Texarkana, Ark. Mayor Ruth Penney Bell, Denny…
The flagship program of Leadership Texarkana for 35 years, the annual Leadership Texarkana Class provides community leadership development for the advancement of the community and of all participants. The LT Class: Connects, cultivates and engages a selected group of thirty individuals…
