The Stock Market and Jelly Beans
An experiment I’ve used in presenting to groups of people is to fill up a jar with jelly beans and pass it around the room. I ask each person to estimate the number of jelly beans in the jar, then…
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Texas Jury Gives Repeat Offender Life For Drug Offense
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Bowie County jury sentenced a habitual drug offender from Texarkana to life in prison Wednesday and assessed a maximum $10,000 fine. Jason Allen Massey, 44, faced an enhanced punishment range on a charge of possession of a…
Texarkana Nutrition 21 Day Challenge to begin Monday, July 5th
Texarkana Nutrition is hosting a new 21 Day Challenge starting Monday, July 5th for any and everyone wanting to make a personal change with their nutrition and health journeys. Anyone who joins will have a personal coach and receive a…
Megan Harless – Armed Forces Insurance Red River Army Depot Spouse of the Year
Following hundreds of nominations nationwide and a national vote yielding more than 23,000 votes, Megan Harless has been named the 2020-Armed Forces Insurance Red River Army Depot Spouse of the Year and a Top 18 finalist. Harless is currently…
Remembering Sgt. Kyle Stout, nine years later
UPDATE – This story was originally published in 2014. It has now been nine years. It has been nine years since Texarkana, Texas, native Sgt. Kyle Brandon Stout, 25, was killed in Afghanistan while serving his country in the U.S. Army.…
Video shot by Texarkana resident on vacation goes viral
A video shot this weekend by a Texarkana resident on vacation in Florida went viral today. The video shot by Jason Neely, owner of Neeley’s Towing in Texarkana, at the Pensacola Beach Air Show this weekend has had over 1.3 million views. In…
TTFD Responds to House Fire on Lanshire Drive
5:50 p.m. Texarkana, Texas Fire Department responded to a residential fire on Lanshire Drive Thursday evening. According to the dispatcher the fire started from the stove. The first truck on scene reported heavy smoke and fire visible. Firefighters arrived on…
Brother Sister BMX Team Competing in Vegas
Lexie Rose and Hunter Rose are probably the only brother sister BMX racing team in the Texarkana area. According to 14 year old Lexi herself and 8 year old brother have been BMX racing since July of 2013. “We started…
U.S. Senator Boozman Visits Red River Army Depot During Defense Tour
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) visited the Red River Army Depot (RRAD) on Tuesday, beginning a four-day defense tour of Arkansas military installations, businesses and jobs that contribute to our national defense and the protection of our nation’s…
Month-long campaign to end hunger starts at home
Texarkana residents, and people across the country who are also working to end hunger, will wear orange September 4 in an effort to raise awareness of the 50 million people in the United States who face hunger on a daily…
Texarkana has a proud and industrious history
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It’s a national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity,…
City Ordinance of the Day – No Pet Elephants
Any animal not normally born and raised in captivity, including but not limited to the following:
Knowing risk factors and warning signs of suicide may save a life
The news of Robin Williams’ suicide seems to be everywhere. It has left people confused and unable to understand why someone who seemed to have it all would suddenly take it all away. But we don’t know the inner turmoil…
New Management is Raising the Bar at Fish Creek Buffet – Restaurant Review
There’s a southern style buffet on Arkansas Blvd. called Fish Creek. These guys won’t leave you on-the-hook when it comes to down home southern style cooking. A couple weeks ago I met with Mr. Shon Matthews, the new general manager…
Future of animal shelter looks bright
Last week, 120 animals were euthanized but only 15 were adopted from the Texarkana Animal Care and Adoption Center. A 90 percent kill-rate at the shelter is unacceptable to Arkansas City Manager Harold Boldt who just formed a Shelter Advisory…