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On Tuesday, July 17, 2018, the exhibit for Nicole Brisco, Advanced Placement Art Instructor at Pleasant Grove High School, at Texas A&M library attracted many locals who wanted to see her exquisite and intriguing art first-hand. The opening exhibit was held…
When often thinking of legends, there is a tendency to remember those more well known, but so many legends go forgotten, simply hanging on by word of mouth from those who remember them. Scott Joplin, Texarkana, Arkansas, native, is somewhere…
A former substitute teacher accused of misconduct involving New Boston, Texas, Independent School District middle school students entered pleas of not guilty Monday to indecency with a child by sexual contact and online solicitation of a minor. Dylan Reed Simpson,…
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT, TEXAS – Due to no additional workload materializing for FY18, Red River Army Depot has to execute phase 2 of our approved FY18 restructuring plan. Phase 2 will be implemented beginning August 31 with the release…
What makes a leader? Is it circumstantial, innate, or is it a learned behavior? With Pondexter, there was no question, she was born to lead. As a black female in America during the peak of the Civil Rights movement, Pondexter…
Miller County, Ark., prosecutors have charged three Texarkana residents with aggravated animal cruelty after finding two dogs dead in their back yard. Joyce Cooper, 61, Debra Maxwell, 58, and Antonious Maxwell, 37, each face up to six years in prison…
Governor Asa Hutchinson hosted a roundtable discussion with local leaders from government, education, and law enforcement in the Texarkana community on Friday, July 13, 2018, to discuss school safety and teacher recruitment and retention in Miller County. Representatives from all…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury deliberated for about three hours Thursday before handing down an 18-year sentence for a Texarkana woman who was drunk when she collided with a motorcycle on New Boston Road in Texarkana last year.…
A 1939 Pullman lounge train car that was located behind the Texarkana Regional Airport is being transported to Front Street where it will permanently sit. The train car is owned by David Peavy, who also runs 1894 Ritchie Grocery, Second…
Kayla Brint, Kayla Brint Photography, is spearheading a local Rising Tide Society group here in Texarkana. The community of creative entrepreneurs and small business owners meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month and discuss various business-related topics. For the month…
On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Runnin’ WJ Ranch experienced significant damage to their property after a storm quickly blew through town. A barn was heavily damaged, sheds were blown about, fences were destroyed and trees fell over. No personnel were…
Steve and Cindy Lance, of Hope, Arkansas, recently established the Lance & Associates Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). Steve and Cindy are owners of Lance & Associates Real Estate in Hope. “Since it was established in…
A Texarkana woman pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to intoxication manslaughter at a hearing before a district judge in Bowie County but a jury is expected to decide her punishment later this week. Callie Jones, 59, appeared Monday before 102nd District…
Hooks ISD was awarded the 21st Century CCLC grant from TEA. This $628,616 grant provides afterschool programs for economically disadvantaged and at-risk students attending Hooks ISD. Campuses included in the program are Hooks Elementary School, Hooks Junior High School and…
A Wake Village man was killed in a wreck in Miller County Sunday afternoon. Passenger, 23-year-old Samuel Butler, died in the crash according to a fatal crash summary. The crash happened on Miller County 57. According to the crash report…
