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Harvest Regional Food Bank will distribute emergency food boxes to at least 1,000 food insecure families from the Texarkana area, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, beginning at 8 a.m., at First Baptist Church Texarkana, 3015 Moores Ln, Texarkana, TX. Funding for…
A Texarkana, Ark., man accused of shooting a 15-year-old blue heeler was arrested earlier this month for aggravated animal cruelty. Charles Shuttleworth, 35, was detained after Texarkana, Ark., police responded to a call in the 900 block of East 34th…
A goal set during childhood will soon be realized for Bowie County native, Ethan Jennings, as he prepares to embark on a career at the United States Military Academy at West Point Academy in New York starting on July 12,…
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced he will soon introduce a bipartisan bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Currently, Juneteenth is celebrated by 47 states, including Texas, and the District of Columbia. Excerpts from Sen. Cornyn’s floor speech today…
Paul Norton, Superintendent of Schools for Texarkana Independent School District, was chosen last evening, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 as the Lone Finalist for Lake Travis Independent School District Superintendent of Schools. The Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees will vote…
Positive cases of COVID -19 have continued to rise throughout Arkansas, the same is true for Miller County. According to Miller County Judge Cathy Hardin Harrison, Tuesday night Miller County had a second death reported due to COVID-19. “For approximately…
A former registered nurse who was captured on video breaking into a safe containing controlled substances at HealthCare Express in Texarkana, Texas, pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with a consumer product. Clifford Russell Harris, 38, went before U.S. Magistrate Judge…
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) confirmed the presence of giant salvinia on Bringle Lake in Texarkana after being alerted to a potential infestation of the invasive species. Giant salvinia, a highly invasive, free-floating aquatic fern that…
Texarkana, Texas, police arrested a homeless man June 1 for allegedly punching and pushing a pregnant woman in a local fast food business. Eric Fisher, 41, was allegedly seen by employees of Burger King on State Line Avenue in Texarkana,…
Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 200 positive COVID-19 cases, with 100 recoveries and 13 related deaths. Cass County has a total 34 cases with 31 recoveries, and two deaths. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reports…
A Hooks, Texas, man was indicted by a Bowie County grand jury Thursday for several felonies including attempted capital murder of a peace officer. Aaron Swenson, 36, allegedly had come to the attention of law enforcement because of his social…
Texarkana, Texas Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening. Police responded to reports of a shooting at College Park apartments on N. Robison Rd. around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Police soon received word that a shooting victim had arrived…
A retired judge from an outside jurisdiction has been appointed to the cases of a Texarkana father and son accused of sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. Retired Texas District Judge Lauren Parish who formerly served the 115th District in Upshur…
A brother and sister accused of murder in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Demarious Taylor, 20, of Ashdown, Ark., and Bosnia Taylor, 21, of Texarkana, appeared separately for arraignment Tuesday on video hearings from…
A Texarkana father and his son allegedly told a 7-year-old sexual abuse was part of a secret game. According to a probable cause affidavit, David “Captain” Fant, 56, sat in a chair and watched as his son, Hayden Fant, 19,…
