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An update from Bowie County Judge James Carlow from just a few minutes ago. Posted by TXK Today on Saturday, May 30, 2015 As flood waters rise in parts of Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas; the American Red…
Richmond Rd. just north of the 1397 intersection Saturday afternoon. for more photos. Posted by TXK Today on Saturday, May 30, 2015 The Texas Department of Transportation has closed sections of two farm-to-market roads north of Texarkana due to…
The Red River continues to rise as many vital area roads remain closed. A drive from Texarkana to Ashdown now takes an hour instead of the usual 15 minutes due to the closure of Highway 71. Forecast don’t show any…
Bowie County officials have established a flood command post just north of town off of Richmond Rd. using the Texarkana, Texas Police Department mobile command post. Bowie County Emergency Management Officials along with Bowie County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Game…
U.S. Highway 71 in Little River County High water on U.S. Highway 71 north of the Red River has closed a section of the route north of the Texas state line. The closure includes 2.47 miles of U.S. Highway 71…
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department has shut down all lanes of Highway 71. Water level predictions indicate the road will be closed through at least June 2. For alternate routes see Highway 71 is closing. Southbound lanes shutting…
Search crews have spent all day looking for a missing Little River County man after his parents were rescued this morning in the community of Richmond around 15 miles west of Ashdown, Arkansas. According to Little River County officials Steve…
According to officials TxDOT has closed U.S. 259 north of DeKalb, Texas due to water crossing the roadway on the Texas side approaches to the bridge. Highway 8 is also closed at this time. The river is currently at 34.17…
Miller County officials have set up an around the clock flood command center in Garland, Arkansas. Officials held a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the command center answering questions for reporters and around 50 concerned citizens. According to NWS predictions…
A man and woman are now in custody after leading area law enforcement on a high speed chase that reached 100 mph going through Wake Village, Nash, and Texarkana. The chase started when a Wake Village Officer attempted to stop…
As the Red River continues rising area authorities are watching the situation closely. TxDOT is monitoring all bridges around the clock. Pecan Point – U.S. Route 259 – CLOSED Currently at 33.98 feet rising to 34.3 feet by Friday morning.…
On March 11, 2015, Texarkana Police received a complaint from a citizen who had been approached on the Nix Creek trail by a young black male who propositioned her for sexual acts and physically touched her. A police report was…
TxDOT is currently monitoring U.S. 259 & Highway 8 bridges. They will likely have to closed due to the approaches flooding in the coming days. Here is video of Pecan Point at 11:30 a.m. today at 32.8 feet. Forecast to…
THIS IS AN OLD POST FROM MAY OF 2015 THE RIVER IS NOT IN DANGER OF CLOSING ANY CROSSINGS The Red River continues to rise at Pecan Point north of DeKalb, Texas and was at 32.8 feet as of noon…
7:00 Monday | A rollover accident on Jarvis Parkway near Leopard Drive sent at least one person to a local hospital Monday evening. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. It occurred during heavy rain. One of the…
