Aerial Video Mix August 2014
Aerial video from around Texarkana over the last few weeks. Video created by Square World Media – Texarkana Inbound Marketing
Category Business
ORANGE LEAF FROZEN YOGURT TO HOST GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION
ORANGE LEAF FROZEN YOGURT TO HOST GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION Local yogurt shop plans a day of fun giveaways to benefit local charity. Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, the fastest-growing frozen yogurt franchise in the country, opened its doors to serve the Texarkana community August 7,…
Bomb Threat Evacuates CVS Pharmacy State Line Overnight
1:30 A.M. Tuesday | CVS Pharmacy was evacuated around 1:30 A.M. over a bomb threat. Fire was dispatched to CVS for a signal 100 (bomb threat) and staged across the street in Albertsons parking lot. [AdSense-A] Police told everyone to evacuate and…
Holiday Springs Water Park Donates 5000 Tickets to TASD [VIDEO]
Dr. Hiren Patel presented Dr. Becky Kesler, Superintendent of Texarkana Arkansas School District, with 5000 tickets to Holiday Springs Water Park. The tickets are available to Texarkana Arkansas School Children and Faculty. Dr. Patel said he wanted to give…
New Loves Truck Stop Coming to Domino, TX
A reliable source tells TXK Today that the land that has recently been cleared at the corner of U.S. Highway 59 and FM 3129 in Domino, Texas is about to be home to a new Loves Truck Stop. TXK Today…
The 25th GREAT Texarkana Duck Race [VIDEO]
Holiday Spring Water Park . The event is held every year by the Christus St. Michael Foundation. This years top prize was a Kia Forte from Classic Kia. [AdSense-A] According to Chris Karam, President and CEO of Christus St. Michael…
Guaranty Bank Challenges All Other Texarkana Businesses To Ice Bucket Challenge
Guaranty Bank & Trust joined the Ice Bucket Challenge craze that is sweeping the nation. This afternoon 9 employees of the bank stood in line and all took the challenge at once. [AdSense-A] The Ice Bucket Challenge is a campaign…
Walmart Neighborhood Construction Update 10 East Texas Locations
We first reported back at the end of May that Texarkana would be receiving a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Now construction is well underway on the Summerhill Rd. at College Drive location with an address of 3302 Summerhill Rd. The Richmond Rd. at Moores…
Panera Bread Looking For Texarkana Location
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Panera Bread is in the final stages of buying land to open a location in the 2700 block of Richmond Rd. The location is where Laroy Thomas Inc. was located. According to Amanda Burns, Public Relations…
Construction Underway for Summerhill Rd. Sonic and Bryces Access Road
Construction crews are busy working on Summerhill Rd. near Mall Dr. adding a new road that will give Bryce’s Cafeteria a new entrance. There will also be a new Sonic Drive In on the road. [AdSense-A] [AdSense-A] A car wash…
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Store Opening on State Line Ave.
Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, the fastest-growing frozen yogurt franchise in the country, is opening its newest store in Texarkana. Store owners and local residents Janet and Stephen Bolls have planned to open the store to the public on Monday, August 11. “We…
Construction Begins on Raising Cane’s Site
On June 1 we reported that Raising Cane’s chicken was advertising for managers for a Texarkana location. It was then reported that they would be building at St. Michael Dr. & Richmond Rd. where there is currently an Exxon gas…
Bledsoe becomes CEO/President of the United Way of Greater Texarkana
United Way of Greater Texarkana Board of Directors announces new staff as former Chief Professional Officer Mary Wormington takes a new position with United Way of Northwest Ark. The Board named Mark Bledsoe CEO/President and Emily Green Vice President of…
Microbrewers to bring pub to downtown historic buildings
[dropcap type=”3″]T[/dropcap]wo local microbrewers are attempting to finish restoring two adjoining, historic buildings downtown in hopes to bring Pecan Point Brewing Company to life. “We hope to open by mid-September,” said John Hubbard, co-owner. Hubbard and his business partner, Bill…
Mary Wormington leaves Texarkana after 16 years of service.
Well-known Texarkana trailblazer Mary Wormington is leaving town to accept a new position. Wormington served as Chief Professional Officer of the United Way of Greater Texarkana for 16 years. “I have taken a position with United Way of Northwest Arkansas,…