A local benefit corporation is preparing for a night dedicated to celebrating the hard work and success of area teachers. Teachers Support Teachers (TST) will host its second annual fundraising gala on March 6, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at the…
Since 2018, Texarkana College has offered an Allied Health Professions program to students looking to work in the healthcare industry. According to Allied Health Coordinator Joanne Rose, the college offers education in numerous fields of expertise and at convenient times…
During the recent District 6 Virtual Career Development Conference in January, members of the Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making were selected to advance to the state competition in February. They are: Katerina Jordan, Doug Kyles, Mary Grace McAfee and Carlos Penate.…
Each fall semester the faculty and staff of Texas A&M University-Texarkana hold the annual Faculty-Staff Challenge to see who can raise the most money for university scholarships. This year faculty and staff combined to raise $24,899 for student scholarships. The…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) received approval from the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees on Thursday, January 28, to install a one-megawatt solar array and solar learning lab on the Hope campus. A solar array is a…
Texas High School Thespian Troupe 2526 has been selected as one of six Texas Honor Troupes by the Texas Thespians Chapter. Other schools selected include: Cypress Ridge High School, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Frisco Centennial High School, Springtown…
On Saturday, January 23, 2021 two Pleasant Grove High School robotics teams, sponsored by Colton Mullins, competed in a robotics tournament in Granbury, TX. Chad Haidet, Jay Branch and Zach Dooley met Austin Bradley, Jacob Jones, Hayden Howell and Cade…
Pleasant Grove High School introduced their newest certification program through the Health Science program of study beginning this spring. Students will have the opportunity to earn their Certified Personal Training certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). “We…
The swearing-in of Texarkana College Trustees for Places 5, 6 and 7 took place at Monday’s Board meeting held in the Truman Arnold Student Center on the TC campus. In the November 2020 general election, trustees Kaye Ellison (Place 5),…
Jeremy Creek and Madelyn Snow, members of the Texas High School Varsity Mixed Choir and THS Tiger Tones, have earned the prestigious honor of being named a Texas All-State Musician. Despite the innumerable challenges encountered throughout this school year, these…
The National Art Education Association (NAEA) received thousands of works from across the country and 92 works were selected for National Gold Medal Art Awards. Of the works selected, eight were from the Pleasant Grove High School Art Department, representing…
During competitive, recorded auditions held in December, 43 Texas High School band students earned placement in the Texas Music Educators Association All-Region Honor Band. Eight students advanced to earn All-Area Qualifier status. Those students named to the All-Region Band are:…
In a few weeks, TASD middle school students will begin the transition into a brand-new state of the art facility located on Jefferson Ave. Arkansas Middle School is a new facility for TASD middle school students, and it will be…
Faith Christian Academy, a ministry of Faith Baptist Church opened its doors last August, and God’s blessings continue to pour. With enrollment at capacity, remodeling has begun to add two additional classrooms for the 2021-2022 school year, one of which…
Junior, Isaac Neuman, and sophomore, Hunter Digby, members of the Pleasant Grove High School Band, have earned the prestigious honor of being named Texas All-State Musicians. Neuman and Digby were chosen for this honor through a competitive process that began…
