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NEW BOSTON, Texas–A teen accused of fatally shooting a fellow Texas High School student during an off-campus brawl in October 2021 is on trial this week in Bowie County. Kamorion Lamar Meachem, 19, is accused in the Oct. 25, 2021,…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Bribery and contraband-related charges have been added to child pornography possession ones facing a former Barry Telford Unit corrections officer being held on more than $500,000 in bail in Bowie County. Ki-Jona Hayvin Wells, 25, of Idabel, Oklahoma,…
Earlier this year an ordinance was passed on the Arkansas side of Texarkana stating all animals need to be spayed/neutered unless owners are licensed breeders. To help alleviate any unwanted fees, the Animal Care and Adoption center will be hosting…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Four new defendants have been added to a case that began in the spring with the indictment of a local man who allegedly had 500 fake opioid prescription pills containing fentanyl stashed beneath his kitchen sink. At a detention…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A jury was selected on Tuesday to decide the child sex abuse case of a Bowie County man who opted to plead guilty before testimony was to begin on Wednesday. Ronald Wayne Foster Jr., 52, took a 60-year…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A former correctional officer is facing felony charges in Bowie County in connection with videos of child sexual abuse allegedly discovered on his phone during a search of his truck at the Barry Telford Unit of the Texas…
Heritage Home Health and Hospice hosted its first-ever Friendsgiving event yesterday at the Southwest Center. The event was open to all Texarkana nursing facilities and featured food, games, and fellowship. In attendance were folks from several assisted living communities, local…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man facing more than 40 felonies connected to alleged child pornography possession pleaded not guilty this month in Bowie County. In addition to the 41 counts of possession of child pornography, Stephen Anthony Green Jr., 27, is…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–After less than two hours of deliberations in a trial that began nearly a month ago, a Bowie County jury returned with a death verdict for a woman who killed a pregnant friend and kidnapped her unborn child.…
Texarkana ISD voters passed Propositions A and B of the Texarkana ISD proposed 2022 Bond Program, approving the $189 million package to address aging facilities, safety and security, new buses, and career and technical education. The approved bond package provides…
The 2022 midterm election is on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. See below to find your voting location. Bowie County & Miller County residents can vote at any location. Miller County, Arkansas Voting Locations Visit Ballotpedia and provide your address to…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Bowie County grand jury has issued indictments for intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in connection with a September crash in Texarkana that killed a woman and injured a 7-year-old boy. Christopher Telles, 42, of Grandbury, Ark., allegedly spoke…
At approximately 10:30 a.m. Saturday Texas Game Warden were dispatched to a hunting accident at Black Point on public hunting land in Cass County. According to Texas Game Warden Captain Shawn Hervey, Jason Clint Mills, 49 of Naples TX, was…
BOWIE COUNTY, Texas–The manager of a Sonic restaurant in Hooks has been arrested for indecency with a child involving a young employee who claims he was grabbed in his private area in September. Colton Ray Hamilton, 27, of Maud, Texas,…
Earlier this fall, Seth and Jessica Erickson, of Chatfield, MN, embarked on an 11-state road trip for their tenth anniversary. They had known about Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park for years and planned a special stop at America’s only…
