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Texarkana’s implementation of license plate reader cameras has proven to be an effective tool in law enforcement over the past 18 months. With around 20 cameras strategically placed around the city since June 2023, local authorities have achieved notable successes,…
The excitement was palpable on Thursday evening, April 17th, as the Texarkana Repertory Company (Tex*Rep) unveiled its highly anticipated 34th season. The Annual Season Reveal Party, held at the historic Silvermoon on Broad, brought together theatre enthusiasts, supporters, and community…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who bilked about $412,000 from a Texarkana construction company while performing contract work and as an employee pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to wire fraud. Dezmann Joseph Rice pleaded guilty to one of six counts of…
The Farmers Bank Foundation recently held its 5th annual Distinguished Speaker Series event to raise money for scholarships to A&M-Texarkana. This year’s event, held on April 10th inside the Texarkana, Texas Convention Center, featured former professional athlete, football analyst, and…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A federal inmate was sentenced to more than eight additional years in prison Wednesday for having his wife bring him methamphetamine hidden in a condom. Jimmy Barrientos, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert Schroeder III during a…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man is facing a felony charge for allegedly sending the male contacts in his former girlfriend’s phone a sexually explicit video of her, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday in Bowie County. Blake Allen Satterfield,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texas appellate court has upheld a 50-year sentence for a Hooks, Texas, man who armed himself with guns and a sword before driving around Texarkana, searching for a cop to kill, while livestreaming on Facebook in 2020. Aaron…
A Texarkana man and two other family members were killed in a plane crash Friday afternoon that occurred in eastern Tennessee. According to Middle Tennessee State University, men’s golfer Carter Maneth’s family was involved in a plane crash in the…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man accused of fatally shooting an employee of a Family Dollar Store in Maud, Texas, last month was formally indicted Thursday for capital murder. Keshawn Deiron Wickware, 27, allegedly shot the employee in the face after pointing a…
Bowie County, TX is implementing a new emergency notification system called Hyper-reach. The system allows for mass notifications for emergency information regarding severe weather, chemical spills, law enforcement activities involving community safety, etc. Land based telephones will automatically receive these…
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, law enforcement officers served seven felony arrest warrants related to an alleged conspiracy among correctional staff and others to introduce contraband into the Barry B. Telford Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).…
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Ark–A Lafayette County man has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in October. Floyd Morgan, 60, is accused of forcing himself on the girl while at a residence in Stamps, Ark., according to…
The City of Texarkana, Texas, is excited to partner with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Communities Unlimited, and Community Healthcore to host ‘Safety Day: Superhero Style’ at Spring Lake Park on Saturday, April 26th, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00…
On Sunday, April 6, 2025, at approximately 7:47 PM, officers from the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department (TAPD) responded to a major accident in the 100 block of Pinehurst Street. The 911 dispatch call notes indicated that a vehicle had collided…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man arrested last week after allegedly leaving the scene after hitting a pedestrian in a church parking lot intentionally ran the man down, according to court records filed Friday. Patrick Jerome Cridell Jr., 32, allegedly “swerved” a…
