5 Genoa Central FFA alumni earn American FFA Degree
Memphis Brewer, Caleb McClure, Zoe Parsons, Jeremiah White and Emma Williams are among 17 Arkansans to receive FFA's highest degree.
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PeopleFund brings small business loans, grants to Texarkana with Amber Keith leading local effort
The nonprofit lender is hosting a free Nov. 5 event at Texas A&M University-Texarkana and plans an office in The Assembly Line.
Throwback Thursday: The WWII ‘Big Inch’ Oil Pipeline That Crossed the Red River at Garland
In 1942, crews laid the Big Inch, then the biggest oil pipeline ever built, through southern Miller County and across the Red River near Garland. Here's the route, the Hope boom and John Vachon's photos of the men who built it.
Ashdown man charged with aggravated assault after police review his own video of neighbor confrontation
ASHDOWN, Ark. — An Ashdown man who handed police his own video of a September confrontation with a neighbor has been charged with aggravated assault after an investigator reviewed the footage and concluded he was the aggressor, court records show.…
De Kalb Double Homicide Capital Murder Trial Ongoing
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A jury of seven men and five women have heard two days of testimony in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a man and a woman at a residence in De Kalb, Texas, last…
Chirping fire alarm leads to discovery of hidden bathroom cam, arrest
NASH, Texas–A chirping smoke detector led to the discovery of a hidden camera in a home’s bathroom police say was installed in January 2025 by a man who was installing a security system as part of a home remodel. Bennie…
Pickers Self-Service Auto Parts Takes 50% Off All Auto Parts in Two-Day Customer Appreciation Sale
Pickers Self-Service Auto Parts is taking 50% off all auto parts, excluding batteries, Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, at 5512 E. Ninth St. in Texarkana.
ATCOG Board Elects Three New Executive Committee Members
DeKalb Mayor Lowell Walker, Mount Pleasant Mayor Wesley Lyon II and Dana Reeves of Franklin County Water District began two-year terms on the ATCOG Executive Committee Oct. 1.
Tear gas, SWAT team used to arrest Texarkana man wanted on protective order warrant
TEXARKANA, Texas — Officers used tear gas and a SWAT team to arrest a Texarkana man who ran into his house Tuesday when police tried to serve him with a felony warrant for repeatedly violating a protective order, the Bowie…
Inmate Allegedly Had Quarter Pound Of Marijuana In Bowie County Cell
TEXARKANA, Texas–Officers allegedly recovered more than four ounces of marijuana stashed in an inmate’s laundry bag during a shakedown earlier this month at the Bowie County jail annex. When searching cell G-2 on the morning of Oct. 13, officers reportedly…
Inaugural Hope Holiday Market Brings Western Wonderland to Hope November 7
HOPE, ARKANSAS — The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce is excited to invite the community to saddle up for a day of holiday shopping, family fun, and Christmas cheer at the Hope Holiday Market: Western Wonderland on Saturday, November 7,…
Howell on seven years as county judge: a pandemic, a cyberattack and the $12 million land deal
Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell leaves office Dec. 31 with, by his account, a county that is “running smoothly” and has “plenty of money in the bank,” a $12 million payment for land that cost three local governments $1.5 million…
19-year-old man shot and killed on Blanton Street in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, Texas — A 19-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in the front yard of a home in the 400 block of Blanton Street, and Texarkana, Texas, police are investigating his death as a homicide. Officers were sent…
Dalby-led panel weighs home detention for older inmates, automatic record sealing as Arkansas looks past new prison
Four draft bills got six hours of testimony Monday but no votes. The Texarkana Republican's committee meets again Nov. 10, and bills can be filed starting Nov. 16.
Emmet man charged with capital murder, capital rape in 4-year-old girl’s death
HOPE, Ark. — Prosecutors on Monday formally charged an Emmet man with capital murder and capital rape in the death of a 4-year-old girl who was brought to a Hope emergency room in August with severe bruising, cuts and electrical…