Texarkana, TX – Nash Elementary School has earned recognition as a 2018 Leader in Me Lighthouse School of Academic Distinction from Franklin Covey-Education. Sean Covey cited them “as exemplars for Leader in Me Schools throughout the world.” The new Lighthouse…
October 10, 2018, Texarkana, TX- Texarkana College Board of Trustees voted today to name Dr. Jason Smith as the lone finalist for college president. After a state-mandated 21-day waiting period, Trustees will formally vote to hire Smith as the ninth…
A recent donation to the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Industrial Maintenance Technology program is not only being used to educate new students but is also carrying on a family tradition. Stephanie McCoskey recently donated a Clausing Colchester Collet lathe…
Fields of Faith, sponsored by Red River Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will be Wednesday, October 3 at Hawk Stadium at Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana. Gates open at 6:15 p.m. and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. Students from…
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Foundation’s Board of Directors announced today that they will personally match contributions to establish the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Foundation Endowed Scholarship fund. Contributions made to this scholarship fund will be matched on a dollar for dollar…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has recently announced the 2018 Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Faculty, as well as the winners of the university’s Pioneer Award and Spirit of A&M-Texarkana Award. The 2018 Distinguished Alumni are Mark Bledsoe, Melva Flowers, Tanya Dunlap, Travis…
Carson McCarver, Texas High School Senior, has been named a Semifinalist in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. An estimated 16,000 students from a pool of 1.6 million entrants were chosen for this honor based upon high school academic record,…
September 6, 2018, Texarkana, TX- At today’s special called Texarkana College Board of Trustees meeting, TC President James Henry Russell announced his plans to resign from his position in January 2019 after 7 ½ years of service at the college.…
The application for admission to the Evening Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program at the University of Arkansas Texarkana is now open. Students can apply online at uacch.edu from September 1 to November 1, 2018. The Evening LPN program is a…
For the past five years, Arkansas High School has maintained the ranking of having the highest college and career readiness index in the Texarkana area, as reported by US News and World Report. On Monday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m.,…
The Pleasant Grove Board of Trustees met Monday, July 30 at 5:30 p.m. to interview three architect candidates to design the new Pleasant Grove Elementary School. Dr. Jason Smith released a Request for Qualifications and reviewed applicants for the interview…
Workforce students at Texarkana College will have access to a new, state-of-the-art 3D printer thanks to a partnership with the Arconic Foundation. Today, the Arconic Foundation presented the Texarkana College Foundation with $20,000 to purchase the AXIOM Three-dimensional Dual Direct…
Mr. Terry Taylor was recently named the Arkansas Association of Alternative Educators Administrator of the Year. Mr. Taylor is the Associate Principal of the Washington Academy Charter School in the Texarkana Arkansas School District. He began his teaching career in…
Governor Asa Hutchinson hosted a roundtable discussion with local leaders from government, education, and law enforcement in the Texarkana community on Friday, July 13, 2018, to discuss school safety and teacher recruitment and retention in Miller County. Representatives from all…
Steve and Cindy Lance, of Hope, Arkansas, recently established the Lance & Associates Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). Steve and Cindy are owners of Lance & Associates Real Estate in Hope. “Since it was established in…
