Arkansas High School is proud to announce that Krisha Oechsle, a junior at AHS, has won first place in the 4th Congressional District in the Congressional Art Competition. Sponsored annually by the Congressional Institute, this nationwide competition aims to recognize…
Officials from the University of Arkansas Cossatot (DeQueen, AR) and Texas A&M University-Texarkana met on the Texas A&M University Campus June 4, 2024, to sign an articulation agreement and to officially welcome UA Cossatot as a partner with the university.…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Bowie County jury on Thursday convicted a member of the Texarkana street gang Loyalty Cash Business of helping to coordinate the fatal December 2020 shooting of a fellow gang member in a murder-for-hire scheme and on Friday…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana held a press conference to announce the addition of the university’s new College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services, the Honors College, and the School of Professional Education and Community Engagement. The new academic structure will be…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana and LifeNet have formed a new academic partnership that will allow LifeNet employees to take courses at the university at a discounted rate. The partnership was officially launched with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on…
More than 1,660 students earned a place on Texarkana College’s scholastic honor roll for spring 2024 by earning high grade point averages (GPA) in college-level semester credit hours. Students on the President’s List earned a 3.8 GPA or higher. Students…
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at approximately 1:48 a.m., Texarkana Arkansas Police Officers were called to Neighborhood Car Wash, 1216 East Street in response to four juvenile suspects attempting to break in and vandalize the coin machines at the car…
A partnership between the Cass County and Miller County Sheriff’s Offices and the Alzheimer’s Alliance Tri-State Area will offer a Project Lifesaver program that will aid families of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, as well as Autism and…
In a special called board meeting on Monday, June 3, the Pleasant Grove Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Brittany Beaird as the principal of Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School. Beaird replaces outgoing principal Natalie Reeves, who will move…
The Board of Directors of Opportunities, Inc. in Texarkana is pleased to announce the hiring of our new Executive Director/CEO, Brad Bailey. Mr. Bailey has had a distinguished career leading several educational organizations and has a special interest in serving…
Boy Scouts of America recently announced the 2024 recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award for distinguished service to youth. According to Scouting Magazine, the Silver Buffalo, instituted in 1925, is Scouting’s highest honor. Past recipients of the award include 15…
The Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council presents The Muses’ Broadway Cabaret, “Into the Secret Garden,” on Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. in the Regional Arts Center’s Cabe Hall. The Muses Project of Hot Springs’ “Into the Secret Garden,”…
Visibility Outreach Touch Engage (VOTE South Arkansas), the Hempstead County Juneteenth Celebration organizer, reminds you to save the date for the third annual Juneteenth 2024 festivities Friday, June 14-Sunday, June 16. The annual theme is Black Resistance: Celebration of Resilience,…
On Friday, May 31, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Texarkana Arkansas Police Officers were called to Whiskey River located at 310 E. 49th Street in response to a shooting incident. Witnesses at the bar informed the officers that the suspect,…
On Friday, May 17, a student leadership team from the Texarkana Independent School District met with city leaders in Texarkana, Texas, to donate money raised over the past several months to help facilitate the renovation of the local animal holding…
