Joe Phillips, the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Academic All-Star for the 2026–27 academic year, was recognized for his outstanding academic achievements and campus leadership during the Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC) Annual Conference. The Academic All-Star program honors exceptional students…
The Texarkana Arkansas School District has named Suzie Tyler, Arkansas High School Class of 1960, and Samuel A. Stuckey IV, Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1966, as its 2026-27 Distinguished Alumni. The two will be honored at the…
Texarkana, Texas – The SWEPCO Foundation presented a $25,000 check to the Texarkana College Foundation Wednesday to establish an endowed scholarship fund that will provide financial support for Texarkana College students. The check was presented during a ceremony at the…
LITTLE ROCK — A single employee who failed to follow existing verification procedures is responsible for the $286,213 lost to an email scam at the Texarkana Arkansas School District, Superintendent Dr. Lloyd Jackson told state lawmakers Thursday, and that employee…
Magnolia, AR – The David F. Rankin College of Business at Southern Arkansas University will host its annual Light for the Fight ceremony on Monday, October 12, at 6 p.m. in the Blanchard Fountain Courtyard. Held during October’s Breast Cancer…
Hope/Texarkana, AR – The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana’s James Black School of Bladesmithing and Historic Trades will offer an X-Rhea Knife Course October 22–24, 2026, at the school in Historic Washington, Arkansas. Renowned bladesmith Lin Rhea will teach the three-day…
The First Responders Day Group of Texarkana presented $5,000 in scholarship funding to the Texarkana College Foundation to support Texarkana College students pursuing careers as first responders. Hesley Rocha of Mount Pleasant, Texas, is the first recipient of the scholarship…
Among students nationwide who entered one of the nation’s most recognized academic competitions, Texas High School senior Theophilus Francis has distinguished himself as one of the nation’s top performers. Francis has been named a Commended Student in the 2027 National…
The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, a program of the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, will host the 2026 Nonviolence Youth Summit on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Arkansas High School, 1600 Jefferson Avenue, in Texarkana. The…
NEW BOSTON, Texas — Gary VanDeaver resigned his Texas House seat last week, three months before his term was up, and a day later the Texas Association of School Boards named him its next executive director. VanDeaver, a New Boston…
At the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, students learn from instructors who bring more than academic knowledge into the classroom. They also bring real-world experience in their fields. English instructor Hollis Thompson is one example, putting his talents as an author,…
Texarkana College is expanding connections between its STEM programs and regional industry, giving students opportunities to gain firsthand experience with laboratory careers and applied scientific testing, Dr. Catherine Howard reported during the college’s September 28 Board of Trustees meeting. Howard,…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Iron Horse Pantry recently received two $500 gift cards from Harvest Regional Food Bank in Texarkana to help provide food and essential items to UAHT students and their families. Harvest Regional Food Bank provided…
When the Fish and Wildlife Club approached faculty about a black-light survey excursion at the Biological Preserve, biology professor Dr. Sofie Varriano grabbed her equipment and met 23 students for an evening of introductions, refreshments and insect gazing. The club…
Elodia Witterstaetter and Liliana Luna selected for Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Region 8 leadership roles A school leader’s work rarely stops at the campus doors. For two Texarkana ISD educators, that work will now extend across Region 8…
