West Shore restaurant reopening
West Shore restaurant located in Garland City, Arkansas reopens Friday, September 25, 2015 after temporarily closing its doors in order to complete renovations after being affected by the Red River floods.
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Texas A&M University-Texarkana announces fall 2015 PLACE events
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced its Program for Learning and Community Engagement (PLACE) fall 2015 schedule of events. PLACE is a faculty-led program designed to create a community of learners comprising A&M-Texarkana students, faculty, staff and the community at large.…
Texarkana College Receives $1 Million from Anonymous Donor to Off-Set Tax Rate Increase
Because of an anonymous donor’s $1 million gift to the Texarkana College Foundation, the Texarkana College Board of Trustees will now consider a recommendation to accept the gift in lieu of approving the proposed tax rate increase for 2015-2016 at…
Domtar employee killed in on the job accident
A Domtar employee at the Ashdown, Arkansas mill was killed in an on the job accident Friday morning. “Today Domtar is mourning the loss of one of our employees in a railcar incident at our pulp and paper mill in…
Schlotzsky’s Richmond Rd. Grand Opening September 17 with an Opportunity to Win Free Schlotzsky’s for a Year
Schlotzsky’s®, home of The Original® oven-baked sandwich and famous Fresh-from-Scratch® buns, today announces the opening of its newest Lotz Better® location at 3652 Richmond Road, Texarkana, TX 75503. The Texarkana, Texas Schlotzsky’s will kick-off its grand opening at 10 a.m.…
Alcoa plant set to reopen
Alcoa announced today plans to reopen their plant in Nash after closing it in 2009 due to a continued weak outlook in common alloy markets. The plant will be part of Alcoa’s Global Rolled Products business and should open in…
Main Street Texarkana’s dine on the line block party to bring two states together for epic toast
Texarkana, AR/TX On October 30, Main Street Texarkana invites you to grab a seat at the longest table State Line Avenue has ever seen, and join them to “Dine on the Line” in downtown Texarkana. In what they are…
Harvest Regional Food Bank Receives $55,000 Walmart Foundation Grant to Support New Staff Position to Enhance Operations
Texarkana, August 13, 2015 – Harvest Regional Food Bank announced a $55,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to fund a new position, retail store donation coordinator, for the specific purpose of working with local and national retailers to secure more…
Texarkana Business Owner Elected President of National Trade Association
Jeff Reddell, owner of PACE Glass in Texarkana, Texas, recently was elected president of the National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA). The NWRA is a not-for-profit trade association organized in 1994 to promote the legitimacy of windshield repair (rather than replacement)…
Bed Bath & Beyond takes landlord to court over parking lot
Bed Bath & Beyond is suing their landlord in Federal Court over the condition of their parking lot. In the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court Bed Bath & Beyond asks the court to order the managing companies to fix…
Whataburger offering free meal upgrades to celebrate upcoming milestone
Whataburger has announced it’s offering a freebie for customers this Saturday in honor of its 65th birthday. It was 65 years ago Saturday that founder Harmon Dobson opened his first Whataburger on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, unleashing one of…
Kiwanis to celebrate 100th Birthday in Texarkana
The City of Texarkana, Texas and the Texarkana Texas Convention Center and Hilton Garden Inn will welcome 400 members of the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Convention beginning Thursday, August 6th and continuing through Sunday, August 9, 2015. Members of the local Texarkana…
Guaranty Bank & Trust Completes Acquisition of Texas Leadership Bank
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of Guaranty Bank & Trust (Guaranty), announced today the completion of its acquisition of Texas Leadership Bank of Royce City. Legal conversion of Texas Leadership took place on March 27. The bank operated as…
Wells Fargo on New Boston Rd. robbed
Texarkana, Texas Police are investigating the robbery of a local Wells Fargo bank that occurred this afternoon. At approximately 2:55 p.m. today Texarkana, Texas Police responded to a bank robbery call at the Wells Fargo bank in the 1700 block…
Central Mall welcomes four-legged shoppers on Wednesday nights in August for newly launched Dog Days events
Shoppers in Texarkana may soon be taking a new route on their nightly dog walk. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Wednesday in August, Central Mall is encouraging its shoppers to bring their pooches in for themed events. The…