Texarkana ISD Board Names Sherri Penix Interim Superintendent
The Texarkana ISD Board of Trustees accepted Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker's resignation and appointed Deputy Superintendent Sherri Penix as interim superintendent effective July 21.
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Texarkana Woman Arrested After Returning To Credit Union Where She Allegedly Cashed Forged Checks
TEXARKANA, Texas — A 39-year-old woman was arrested Friday after she returned to the same credit union where she is accused of cashing forged checks earlier in the week, according to the Texarkana Texas Police Department. Employees at the credit…
Hope Police Investigating Shooting That Left One Dead, Juvenile Injured
HOPE, Ark. — The Hope Police Department is investigating a shooting homicide that occurred Friday night. At approximately 10:45 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026, officers with the Hope Police Department responded to a residence in the 1000 block of…
Texarkana, Arkansas board to vote on $2.9 million in street projects, city’s first AI policy
TEXARKANA, Ark. — The Texarkana, Arkansas Board of Directors will consider nearly $2.9 million in street bond spending, the city’s first artificial intelligence policy and a private club alcohol permit for a downtown Front Street address when it meets Monday…
Hope Baking to close, cutting about 250 jobs in Hempstead County
HOPE, Ark. — Hope Baking Company will permanently cease operations on or about July 25, eliminating about 250 jobs in Hempstead County, after the company said it was unable to secure the financing needed to keep the plant open. Employees…
It Was a Long Shot!
By David Ashby, CFP®, CPA, Mustard Seed Wealth Management In the recent Kentucky Derby, a long shot horse named Golden Tempo (GT) was the winner. Prior to the race, GT’s odds of winning were 23 to 1. To compound matters,…
Cotton bill would drop pre-employment requirements for young adults entering subminimum wage jobs; Texarkana nonprofit backs the change
TEXARKANA, Ark. — U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton wants to remove federal requirements that young adults with disabilities complete vocational rehabilitation and career counseling before they can work for less than minimum wage — a change one Texarkana provider says can’t…
‘Your Home Away From Home’: The Texarkana businesses that guided Black travelers through the Jim Crow South
TEXARKANA — For 25 years, a slim green paperback told Black motorists where they could safely eat, sleep and buy gasoline in a country where choosing the wrong door could be dangerous. And for all 25 of those years, Texarkana…
Fatal Crashes Up Sharply In Northeast Texas; 19 Deaths In One 30-Day Stretch
ATLANTA, Texas — Fatal crashes have risen sharply across northeast Texas this year, with 52 people killed on roadways in the Texas Department of Transportation’s nine-county Atlanta District between Jan. 1 and July 12, according to the agency. Nineteen of…
Historic Orr School among sites targeted by $1.5 million EPA grant awarded to ATCOG
TEXARKANA — The Historic Orr School, a 145-year-old landmark tied to ragtime composer Scott Joplin, could take a significant step toward new life after the Ark-Tex Council of Governments was awarded a $1.5 million EPA Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant to…
Man Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With Teen Boy
TEXARKANA, Texas — A man accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy he met online is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail set at $200,000. Anthony Sanchez, 23, allegedly sent a video of himself engaged in a…
Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Ex, Filming Her Without Consent
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Bail has been set at $150,000 for a New Boston man accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend he had previously filmed without her knowledge while the two were intimate. Jonathan Wiley, 37, allegedly threatened last week to kill his…
Miller County says jail inmate’s death was drug-related, denies 40-minute delay alleged in federal lawsuit
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Miller County says the March death of inmate Dominique Rashad Steel Sr. resulted from a “self-induced consumption of drugs” and that jail staff reached his cell within two to three minutes of being alerted, according to the…
TexAmericas Center Retains No. 5 Ranking Among Nation’s Top Industrial Parks
TEXARKANA, Texas — TexAmericas Center, which owns and operates one of the largest advanced manufacturing, logistics and rail-served industrial parks in the United States, has retained the No. 5 position in Business Facilities’ 2026 Annual Metro Rankings, extending its run…
Arrest Made In Texarkana ATM Robbery Investigation
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Police have arrested a suspect in connection with Monday’s robbery of an ATM technician at Farmer’s Bank & Trust on Arkansas Boulevard. Christopher Rogers was taken into custody Thursday, July 15, in connection with the incident, according…