Starting Monday, March 25th, Texarkana Water Utilities will close a portion of College Drive from Coolidge Street to the east portion of Tanglewood Drive for a sewer replacement project. There will be access to Coolidge Street, and residents’ access will…
The City of Texarkana, Texas City Council passed two resolutions for construction at Swanger Complex located at Spring Lake Park and for construction at the soccer complex located at Grady T. Wallace Park. Among other upgrades, the project will turf…
In a significant step towards enhancing early childhood education and meeting the needs of our growing community, TISD is thrilled to announce the acquisition of property from Texarkana College for the construction of a new state-of-the-art Paul Laurence Dunbar Early…
The Texarkana Regional Airport board unanimously approved an agreement with the Yates Foundation to name the new Airport Terminal the “Jim E. Yates Terminal.” This agreement will now go before both cities for final approval. Jim Earl Yates is known…
At last Thursday’s meeting of the Texarkana Regional Airport Authority board members discussed the new terminal’s construction progress, a long-term masterplan creation, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inaugural flight to Houston was announced. In preparation for Texarkana’s new United…
This week, the Commissioners of Red River and Cass Counties passed resolutions opposing the Marvin Nichols Reservoir and calling for it to be removed from the Texas state water plan. These votes demonstrate growing momentum against the proposed reservoir, which…
Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, reconstructing and widening highway, daytime work in median. Motorists should watch for trucks and equipment pulling onto the interstate SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges SH 98…
The City of Texarkana, Texas was recently awarded $2,310,247 for preliminary engineering and construction of the Kennedy Lane Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvements as a part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program. Additionally, Texarkana’s project was…
Bowie County: I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, reconstructing and widening highway. Motorists should watch for trucks and equipment pulling onto the interstate SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges SH 98 – At Anderson Creek,…
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the City of Texarkana, Texas are working together to repair a sinkhole on U.S. Highway 67 between Pine and Olive Streets in Texarkana. Lanes were blocked off Saturday night on Highway 67 for…
The Texarkana Regional Airport was notified last night by Union Pacific that the main airport entrance railroad crossing will once again be closed for construction tomorrow, September 21, 2021, from 7 AM CST to 3 PM CST. The main airport…
In the six years that I have lived in the Texarkana area, so many changes have been made to the downtown area and surrounding communities. What was once a feeling of uneasiness traveling to downtown, has been replaced with feelings…
On Wednesday, September 15th the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wadley Regional Medical Center will take place. The new Medical Center will be located on West Park Blvd., which has already seen some construction in the last few months.…
West Park Boulevard will be temporarily closed for 24 hours beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and will reopen at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The closure will allow for a groundbreaking on the…
The Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is offering a public review and comment period on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Two Texas portion. The purpose of the comment period is to gather public input on…
