Category Local

New Fire Station Approved

The Texarkana, Texas City Council voted Monday night unanimously to approve a plan allowing for the construction of a new fire station. To be Located north of the interstate on McKnight Road and University Avenue, the new fire station will…

Sunset Candlelight Vigil Tonight

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, Out of the Darkness and #Mi22ion are hosting a Candlelight Vigil tonight at 7 pm, on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in downtown Texarkana.  Everyone is invited. There will be a special…

Your Blood is Needed in Florida

LifeShare Blood Center has been able to ship a small amount of blood to Florida ahead of the category 4 hurricane, Dorian. LifeShare is in nearly daily contact with the blood center in the Florida area and is standing by…

Join the Cub Scouts!

Visit with the Caddo Area Council, BSA at your local elementary school to learn about how to get involved. Programs for boys and girls, K-5th grade. For more information, call the Scout Service Center at 903-793-2179. Pleasant Grove Intermediate, Aug.…

LifeShare Blood Drive Tomorrow

This Tuesday, August 20th, the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, 819 N State Line Ave, Texarkana, Texas will be hosting a Blood Drive from 11am-1pm Every two seconds, someone somewhere needs blood. One of every seven people who enter the hospital…

Cajun Restaurant Opens on State Line

MeOmyO’s Bayou Cafe is now open on State Line Ave. in the old Cobbler Shoppe location. MeOmyO’s serves classic cajun food such as crawfish etouffee, cajun roast beef, chicken and sausage gumbo, and shrimp poboys. MeOmyO’s Bayou Cafe is open…

Ladies Who Lead 2018

TXK Today would like to commemorate the women in the community who go above and beyond the call of duty to improve Texarkana in various ways.  These women exemplify good character and contribute to others lives in a positive way. …

Joplin’s Jump to Father of Ragtime

When often thinking of legends, there is a tendency to remember those more well known, but so many legends go forgotten, simply hanging on by word of mouth from those who remember them.  Scott Joplin, Texarkana, Arkansas, native, is somewhere…

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