High summer temperatures called for amends made by the Texarkana Arkansas Board of Directors, in the policy on rescuing dogs from hot vehicles. During a regularly schedule meeting Monday evening, the board voted to amend their policy, thus making fire…
Today Texarkana College Board of Trustees members voted to approve a service plan to expand services and benefits to TC’s service area in Cass County pending voter approval at the November 8 general election. The plan is mandated by the…
The 26th Annual Big Bass Classic Fishing Tournament, benefitting Opportunities, Inc., will be held at the Four States Fairgrounds on June 24-25. The tournament was postponed from its earlier, original date due to lake levels, and has been scheduled for…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana recently received recognition from GradSource.com for its online Master of Business Administration degree. GradSource.com, a leading education resource website, analyzed nearly 700 online programs against factors that truly matter to prospective students, ranking each school according to…
The I-30 eastbound exit ramp 223 for US 71 (State Line Avenue) in Texarkana will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning Monday, June 20 , according to a press release from TxDot to allow TxDOT. This closure will take…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana will become the Red River Athletic Conference’s 13th member institution, effective immediately and beginning conference play in the fall of 2016. TAMUT was unanimously approved by current RRAC presidents and athletic directors last month and officially announced…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host its 27th annual Young Writers’ Workshop July 11-22 on the A&M-Texarkana campus at 7101 University Ave., Texarkana, Texas. The Young Writers’ Workshop is a two-week program open to students in grades 2-12 from across the…
Texarkana College announced its recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards. 2016 honorees include Donna McDaniel, Ph.D., Vice President of Instruction, and Melisa Jones, Associate Professor, English/Developmental Education Coordinator. Created in 1978, NISOD…
The W. Temple Webber Cancer at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System recently launched a Survivorship Program to help transition patients in remission to living beyond cancer. Yolanda Bone, DNP, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner for the W. Temple Webber Cancer Center, will…
Glenn H. Green, P.E. has been selected as the new District Engineer for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) office in Atlanta. Green replaces Robert H. Ratcliff, P.E. who retired in March. Green began his career in 1984, working as a…
Students at Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host a community-wide candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Orlando tragedy Thursday, June 16, at 8:30 p.m. on the pond-side patio in front of the University Center on the A&M-Texarkana campus,…
A major accident on Exit 198 on Interstate 30 near New Boston caused authorities to re-route I-30 travelers just after 8 a.m. Friday morning. Vehicles traveling on I-30 were forced to merge onto the exit ramps and re-enter the interstate.…
“Don’t mess with Texas” anti-litter popular campaign is celebrating the 30th anniversary. The Texas Travel Information Center in Texarkana will be joining the celebration with a variety of events and activities at the Texas Travel Information Center located on 1200…
According to Texarkana Texas Police Department, the burglar responsible for breaking into a Texas Blvd. business on Monday night has been arrested. Charles Fennie, Jr., 47, of Texarkana, TX, was taken into custody late last night. Police say Fennie was…
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Texarkana recently donated $7,500 to the 2016 Kids’ College Program at the University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana. The grant is to be used for student scholarships and supplies for teachers. A check was presented by…
