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In a news conference Tuesday at the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce a title sponsor for the Texarkana Live United Bowl was announced. Live United Chairman Allen Brown announced that Dean Barry has obtained the naming rights with a $75,000 3-year…
An Arkansas couple arrested mid-September following a high speed chase that left a game warden injured has been indicted by a Bowie County grand jury. Game wardens were called to the River Bend Farms area near Richmond on the afternoon…
It’s that time of the year again, when TXK Today counts down the most-read stories of the year. This year, we’re reviewing the top 30 articles of 2015. Here’s the first of three countdown posts this week. 30. Man Cuts…
City officials urge citizens remain off the roads unless necessary. According to Texarkana, Texas Public Information Officer Lisa Thompson, the city has closed the northbound lanes of Robison Road at Oaklawn shopping center, 7th at KCS tracks, 40th and Potomac,…
[AdSense-A] Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas Fire Departments were dispatched to multiple highwater calls around the Texarkana area directly after the heavy storms Sunday evening. Texarkana, Texas Fire Department Quint 1 responded to a car stuck in high water with multiple adults…
Flash Flood Warning in effect until 9:15 and Tornado Watch until 10 p.m. UPDATE 6:11 P.M. -THE SIRENS HAVE STOPPED AND THE THREAT OF TORNADO IN THE TEXARKANA AREA HAS PASSED FOR NOW. Reports of flooded roads across the Texarkana…
UPDATED FORECAST INDICATES THAT ALL MAJOR ROADS WILL REMAIN OEPN. Once again this year major flooding is forecast for the Red River leaving the possibility of area roads closing due to high water by Wednesday morning. Index Bridge on Highway 71…
7:15 p.m. Saturday | Texarkana, Texas Police are currently investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the EZ-Mart in the 2100 block of Texas Blvd. Saturday evening. According to radio traffic the clerk reported that 5 black males wearing face…
4:00 a.m. | According to police radio traffic, a car drove into the Triple J Shell gas station on U.S. 59 and Kings Highway and took the ATM machine early Christmas morning. According to a 9-1-1 caller two people in…
Most Texarkana area restaurants will be closed on Christmas Day. Below is a list of area restaurants that will be open on Christmas Day. Waffle House – 5329 State Line & 5117 Summerhill Rd. IHOP – 329 E 51st St Denny’s…
Three people have been arrested for vehicle and home burglaries that occurred in the Riverlands on the morning of December 16, 2015. According to a Bowie County Sheriff’s Office press release, arrest warrants have been issued for Chandler Britt Woodle, Joshua…
On December 23, 2015 around 1:25 pm while Deputy Westin Fannin was watching a known drug trafficking location in the DeKalb area, a gold-colored Honda Civic pulled out of the driveway. The driver of this vehicle accelerated at a high…
2:00 a.m. Wednesday | Texarkana, Texas Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed commercial building fire in the 1600 block of Old Buchanan Rd. early Wednesday morning. According to a Google Maps listing Freddy’s Auto Repair is located in at…
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of: southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and East Texas until 7 a.m. Wednesday morning. Primary threats include a couple tornadoes possible, scattered large hail and isolated very…
According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary crash report 38-year-old Johnie Patterson Jr. and 53-year-old Dennis Hyman Jr. of Fouke, Ark. were killed in the Monday night crash. 54-year-old Terry Bailey of Huntington, Ark. was also killed when he was…
