2022 Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
The City of Texarkana, TX and the Texas A&M Forestry Service will partner together for the 8th annual Arbor Day tree giveaway on Saturday March 5th. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Spring Lake Park across from the…
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Man sentenced to 60 years in drug-related shooting
An Atlanta, Texas, man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday for the murder of a Bowie County man in December 2020. Kristopher “Flip” Allen Fate Wilson, 26, was the triggerman in the Dec. 27, 2020, shooting of Chase…
Dixon Appointed to UA Hope-Texarkana Board
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has approved the appointment of Adam Dixon of Lewisville, Arkansas, to serve as a member of the Board of Visitors at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). The…
Texarkana Dance Academy brings back the Kindness, Inclusion, and Community Award from the National Dance Foundation
Texarkana Dance Academy traveled to Keller, TX to compete at the GuiDANCE dance competition this past weekend. On Friday evening dancers were able to take dance classes from master teachers, and on Saturday they competed against teams and studios from…
Texarkana College Announces Fall 2021 President’s and Deans’ List Scholars
More than 920 students earned a place on Texarkana College’s scholastic honor roll for Fall 2021 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 and…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Friday, February 18th
Time Agency Type Address 00:00:30 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 4624 ELIZABETH STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:00:32 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 2704 HAZEL STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75503 00:20:47 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC HAZARD GARLAND AVE / ARKANSAS 00:41:29 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Saturday, February 19th
Time Agency Type Address 00:19:57 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT OTHER 624 ARTESIAN STREET TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:34:21 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 2318 RICHMOND ROAD TEXARKANA, TX 75503 00:45:08 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT ALARM 4228 ST MICHAEL DRIVE TEXARKANA, TX 75503 00:53:42 TA…
Texarkana Recreation Center Officially Open After Renovations
The newly renovated Texarkana Recreation Center is now open to the public! The center is now open for families and local children to come and grow ‘both mentally and physically.’ The facility has been completely remodeled and upgraded to accommodate…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Sunday, February 20th
Time Agency Type Address 00:33:39 TT FIRE DEPARTMENT MVA INJURY 1301 N STATE LINE AVENUE TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:47:31 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT NOISE DISTURB 7540 HARVIN ROAD TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:52:23 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC HAZARD 218 W I30 HIGHWAY…
Leadership Texarkana Offering Training Programs for Community Leaders
As part of the organization’s new Leadership Frameworks offerings for the community, Leadership Texarkana will be presenting two half-day leadership seminars in the coming two weeks: Feb 22: 8:30 – 11:30 PGISD Superintendent Chad Pirtle will share leadership principles around…
Wreck Shuts Down Interstate 30 Westbound
Westbound lanes of Interstate 30 are shutdown due to a multi-vehicle wreck at the loop in Texarkana. All traffic is being put on the frontage road at Summerhill Rd. [AdSense-B]
Texarkana Men Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations
TEXARKANA, Texas – A Texarkana father and son have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Kelvin Lorenzo Harris, also known as Fifth Ward,…
Phillips Family Endowed Scholarship Established at UA Hope-Texarkana
The Phillips Family Endowed Scholarship was established at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana today by Dave and Judy Phillips of Emmet, Arkansas. Preference for the scholarship is given to a student pursuing a degree in Industrial Maintenance or Heating, Ventilation,…
Middle School Students First to Successfully Grow Corn in Martian Regolith and Win Two Best in Show Categories for International Competition
A group of students from St. James Day School in Texarkana, Texas recently managed to win two awards from the Institute of Competition Sciences “Plant the Moon” challenge. This contest not only encourages students to work on experiments to grow…
Beyond the Badge of TXK: Continuing to Serve our Community
Jade Bredenberg, President of Beyond the Badge of TXK, has been working diligently with her team to continue to support, encourage, and provide information to help our police, first responders, and their families around the Texarkana area. In the last…