Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s Extended Education and Community Development (EECD) department is offering a 50% grant for workforce training for anyone who has experienced a hardship due to COVID-19. This consists of online, start anytime training that can be completed in…
Texarkana College Trustees approved a resolution today authorizing the refinancing of the College’s maintenance tax notes to achieve significant savings on interest expense. Since the original issuance date, interest rates have dropped, and refinancing would be favorable to the College.…
The Pleasant Grove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a one-time $1,000 stipend for full-time employees during their board meeting on Thursday, December 10, 2020. “The goal of the stipend is to show appreciation to our staff for their…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – SALT LAKE CITY – DECEMBER 11, 2020 – Martha and Josh Morriss Mathematics & Engineering Elementary School announced today the school has been certified and named as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by FranklinCovey Education. This…
Texarkana College received a $250,000 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) to fund specialized trainings for businesses or industries in the Texarkana community impacted by COVID-19. Executive Director of Texarkana College’s Community and Business Education Center,…
Children in Genoa, Arkansas will have a few more gifts under their Christmas tree this year because of the donations of local students. Every year, the Genoa Fishing Team works to make the holiday season brighter for the community’s less…
Chris and Sondra Townsend, of Texarkana, Arkansas, recently established the Chris and Sondra Townsend Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. “This year, on GivingTuesday, my husband Chris and I decided to give back to one of our respective…
Local students host a fundraiser to help create a brighter holiday for students in the Genoa Arkansas School District. Every holiday season, the Genoa Fishing team, with support from their community, come together to provide toys and gifts to disadvantaged…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced that Dr. Melinda Arnold from Montana State University-Billings (MSUB) has been selected as the university’s next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Arnold has a distinguished career spanning more than twenty years in…
The University of Arkansas at Hope will offer voice and piano lessons this spring. The lessons, taught by Haley Patillo Thompson, can be scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Evening lessons may be available upon…
Join the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation as we participate in #GivingTuesday, a national day of generosity. #GivingTuesday is a global movement that unleashes the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. This is a…
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, the Pleasant Grove High School Pride in Motion Marching Band competed at the 2020 UIL Region 4 Marching Competition in Sulphur Springs, Texas and earned unanimous 1st division ratings. The Pleasant Grove High School Pride…
The Pleasant Grove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Natalie Reeves for the Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School Principal position in a special called board meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2020. As the current Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School…
The Texarkana Arkansas School District is one of 128 schools and districts in the state that will receive subgrant funds to support literacy. The Arkansas Department of Education received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $38 million…
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on many of our students and their families. Despite offering multiple learning pathways, students and families across the state of Arkansas and the country continue to struggle with finding the balance of dealing…
