Texarkana Independent School District is hosting “Zone Talk” Community Meetings as they begin the process of realigning the current attendance zone maps. This new realigning is due to the opening of the newest elementary school which will be located on…
January 15, 2015- When the Kim family moved to the Texarkana area from Seoul, South Korea, they didn’t have much—just each other. “We came to this country with literally nothing,” said Andy Kim. “We had three bags of clothes and…
The University of Arkansas Hope and Texarkana faculty and staff returned to campus today to make final preparations for the Spring Semester that begins Monday, January 11. Student advisers are busy helping students register for classes and prepare for another…
“She was special, a pageant girl, and so beautiful,” says Andy Kim as he describes his sister Annie, who passed away eight years ago in a tragic car wreck. Annie graduated from Pleasant Grove High School, and upon completing high…
During auditions held in December at North Lamar High School in Paris, TX, twenty-four Texas High School band students earned placement in the Texas Music Educators Association All-Region Band. Selected students will perform in an Honor Band Concert on January…
The Little River County Genealogical Society is hosting a talk at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2015, in the Millwood Room of the Barbara Horn Civic Center at Cossatot College in Ashdown. Melissa Nesbitt, an archival assistant with the…
Southern Arkansas University is hosting a dedication ceremony of the Sturgis Auditorium at the Wharton Nursing Building at 11 a.m. on Fri., January 8, 2016. The public is welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. This event is recognizing…
Single parents who are trying to further their higher education need a little help sometimes. That’s why Bank of the Ozarks President Steve Mullins gave Dolly Henley a check for $500 to go into that fund Wednesday. The Hempstead/Lafayette County…
Santa is getting closer to the area soon! Sightings as close as a hour away has been reported by local parents, but these claims cannot be confirmed yet. To track Santa’s route to your neighborhood tonight go to NORAD Santa…
Dr. Sara Lawrence of Texas A&M University-Texarkana is one of 10 faculty members in The Texas A&M University System named as a 2015 recipient of the Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators. The Academy recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions…
Twenty-six students were recognized as honor graduates by Texas A&M University-Texarkana at the fall 2015 commencement ceremony Dec. 11 at the historic Perot Theatre in downtown Texarkana, Texas. Students who complete a minimum of 45 hours of their bachelor’s degrees…
Hayden Rybiski, of Texarkana, was honored at the Southern Arkansas University Fall Commencement on December 11, 2015. Rybiski was a Exercise Science major and graduated from the College of Education with a Bachelor of Science degree. Rybiski and the other…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana recently recognized faculty members for their outstanding scholarly achievements with a “Tribute to Scholarship Accomplishments” reception and awards program. Dr. Bill McHenry, dean of Graduate Studies and Research, provided leadership for the tribute, which was hosted by…
Four teachers at Texas High School will soon put some of the top tools in the nation to work in their classrooms. In January, they will travel to San Diego to learn some of the most advanced teaching techniques in…
Beka Duke lived around the world growing up and shied away from her true calling as she progressed in school, but she has now found a home at Southern Arkansas University and is drawing national attention for her artwork. Comic…
