ATWOODS Ranch & Home stores has announced that construction is underway on its latest store with an opening date slated for this fall. Serving homeowners, ranchers, and hobby farmers for the past 58 years, ATWOODS offers nationally known name brands…
David Peavy, the owner of 1894 Ritchie Grocery and the 1894 Second Saturday Trade Days, is in the process of buying a 1939 Pullman lounge car. The Texarkana Native owns ArTex Electric Company and Service First Electrical and Plumbing and…
Harte Hanks has announced the layoff of over 400 of its employees. Harte Hanks is a call center based in Texarkana that employees over 500 people. According to multiple employees they were notified of the impending layoffs on Tuesday. Employees…
There’s a saying that positivity is contagious; we rise by lifting others. This is exactly the motto Darla Wilf, local Coldwell Banker Elite Real Estate Agent, lives by. She finds validation in her everyday activities, from work to running a…
The TexAmericas Center Board of Directors and staff are pleased to announce the recent hire of Jeff Whitten, who has joined the TexAmericas Center team as the Vice President of Operations. In his new role, Whitten will be responsible for…
A Phoenix is often used as the symbol of rebirth – for overcoming hard times. The symbol in downtown Texarkana is the moon. A silver moon to be exact. Silvermoon on Broad opened its doors in September of 2011 and…
“WHAT? You can’t be serious! We WON?” Amanda Bowers exclaimed when she saw the tweet from Dollar Shave Club on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Bowers and husband, Matt, entered the contest that was held by the company on Twitter on November 18,…
Dr. James Naples raised 6 kids in Texarkana, owned hospitals and a psychiatric center, along with other commercial and residential real estate properties he is currently involved in. He has invested time, labor, and many expenses to improve his home…
Most family traditions are centered around an occasion or event, not a family business that has been around for many generations. Freeman Landscape was founded in 1925 and the family doesn’t plan on letting that tradition die anytime soon. The…
TEXARKANA, TEX- The Texarkana Texas Convention Center has recently added to and upgraded its lighting and sound systems as part of the preparation for hosting an annual religious conference. The Acts 6:4 Convention attracts more than 1,000 visitors to…
E-Z Mart has reached an agreement to sell its 273 convenience stores to GPM Investments LLC, according to Convenience Store News. Texarkana based E-Z Mart has 273 stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. In 1970 Jim Yates launched his first store…
Patrick Thornton, owner of Pop Pop Shoppe, was eager to become an entrepreneur. He attended the Acton School of Entrepreneurial Business, a 10-month accredited MBA program that provides immersive hands-on experiences for their students, with the intention of finding the…
The Texarkana Gazette has announced that printing of the paper will soon move from Texarkana to Little Rock. The paper has been printed in Texarkana since 1875. The move will happen in mid-January. According to an article in Tuesday’s gazette,…
U.S. Pizza Co. has announced they are opening are opening a Texarkana location in the Spring of 2018. The restaurant will be located on Gibson Ln. behind Target. There are currently 15 U.S. Pizza locations across Arkansas, with the majority…
Charming Charlie will soon be closing their Texarkana store according to an e-mail sent to customers. The company announced this week that it has commenced a number of measures to stabilize its business in support of a new Back-to-Basics strategy.…
