The City Council of Texarkana, Texas held a workshop last night, May 17th, 2016, to discuss employee compensation. Jim Powell, City of Texarkana, Texas Human Resources Director presented findings that were the result of a year-long compensation study conducted in…
The Jack Hardy Memorial Educational Service Award is given annually by the Texarkana Arkansas School District to a person who has given of him or herself through volunteer work. The award is named after a dedicated TASD volunteer named Jack…
Detectives are currently investigating at Westlawn Apartments after a woman was shot and a man stabbed. Texarkana Texas Police Department were called to the 400 block of Westlawn just before noon on Monday morning. When officials arrived they found a…
Principal Blain from Pleasant Grove Elementary was taped up by his students, and it was all part of a fun and motivational way to inspire each student to meet educational goals and get them engaged in reading. Chad Blain fearlessly…
Bowie County US 259 – At Red River north of De Kalb, constructing new bridge. IH 30 – From SH 8 to Anderson Creek, repairing pavement and installing new guard rails. Various lane closures. US 82 – From SH 98…
Young adults are the future of the community, which is why Extreme Youth Leadership, Texarkana Arkansas Police Department and Texas A&M University-Texarkana are joining forces to provide quality leadership training to high school students across the region. Extreme Youth Leadership…
Bi-State Justice Building in downtown Texarkana was evacuated Monday morning after a woman was overheard making a threat to blow up the building. Police received a report just after 11 a.m. Monday morning that someone made the threat. The building…
Seat belts save lives. That’s why Texas is drawing the line for drivers and passengers: Buckle up or face a fine! Not only is wearing a seat belt the single most important step you can take to protect yourself in…
On Saturday, residents of Wake Village, Texas will make their way to the polls to vote on alcohol sales in their area. This hot button issue was voted on in 2014, and it was turned down by residents of Wake…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana and the City of Texarkana, Texas, today officially opened an educational pavilion at Spring Lake Park that will provide students in the region with experiential learning opportunities in environmental education. Students in Maximina Olalde’s second-grade class at…
Texarkana police are warning residents of a recent scam involving a repairman claiming to be a Vivint home alarm system employee. Officials say there have been at least two suspicious incidents in the last couple of weeks in which a…
According to Central Records and Communications, the 911 center in Texarkana is currently experiencing an unplanned outage. 911 calls are currently routed automatically to New Boston. Officials assure the public callers should not experience any interruption of service. However, officials…
The City of Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation Department and Community Development Department has rescheduled the community wide yard sale and electronics recycling day for Saturday, May 14th, 2016. Both events will be held at Spring Lake Park with the…
Just announced at the 3rd Annual Boggy Creek Festival is the next film in the Small Town Monsters, cryptid-documentary series. The film is titled Boggy Creek Monster and will focus on the history of Bigfoot sightings in and around the…
In a profession strongly dominated by men, it takes strong, assertive and commanding women to take on a career in law enforcement. Officer Kristi Bennett embodies each one of these words, and over the years she has proven to be…
