50th Annual New Boston Pioneer Days Ends Tomorrow
If you haven’t had the chance to check out New Boston’s Annual Pioneer Days be sure to make some time today and tomorrow. This is the 50th Annual New Boston Pioneer Day, and it is set to be the best…
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Texarkana Weekend Bar and Gig Guide: Where Will You Be TXK?
Friday Night: 67 Landing- Darrin Morris La Fogata- Mobetta Hopkins Icehouse- Chace and Taryn Redbone- Allen McEaney Twisted Fork- Tacy Davis & Cody Pappas Crossties- Family Movie Night Ft. The Incredibles, drinks from The Frozen Rail and Hot Dogs by…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Thursday, August 19th
Time Agency Type Address 00:02:24 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 217 WALNUT TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:08:47 TT FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE ALARM COMMERCIAL 501 WALTON DRIVE TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:26:56 TT FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST AMBULANCE 309 WATERMAN STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75501 01:04:50…
Food Pantry-Saturday, August 21
Westside Church of Christ at 524 Sowell Lane will be having a Food Pantry Distribution on Saturday, August 21, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. We will be giving out 25 pound boxes of food, one per family. If you need…
A New Era at UA Hope-Texarkana: Dr. Christine Holt Begins as Chancellor
A new era begins at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana today as Dr. Christine Holt begins her role as the new chancellor of the College. Holt comes to UAHT from the University of Missouri System, where she served as Chief…
Sassy Seconds: How One Mother Fought Back Against School Bullying
Gina Bunch, owner and founder of Sassy Seconds in Texarkana spoke to TxkToday for the first time about the true reason she built Sassy Seconds for the Texarkana community over ten years ago. Her story outlines how bullying in her…
Government seeks forfeiture of computer allegedly used to view child porn
Federal prosecutors in Texarkana are seeking the forfeiture of a laptop computer allegedly used to view child pornography. Demarcus Marcae Peoples was indicted for possession of child pornography by a grand jury in the Texarkana Division of the Western District…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Wednesday, August 18th
Time Agency Type Address 00:08:23 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT HANG UP 1913 LINE FERRY ROAD TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:20:23 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT DISTURBANCE I/P 3620 ELIZABETH STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:22:16 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 600 HAZEL STREET TEXARKANA, AR 71854…
Texarkana High Schools to Benefit from Road Runner Spirit Pump Competition
Road Runner is upping its commitment to “Fuel Good, One Gallon at a Time” with a new community-driven competition in Texarkana. Beginning Monday, August 23, Arkansas High School, Liberty-Eylau High School, Pleasant Grove High School and Texas High School supporters…
Exciting New Film Casting Locals
An upcoming feature film, Untitled Caddo Lake Film, is looking to cast locals from East Texas, Shreveport, and other areas surrounding Caddo Lake. The film is produced by Academy Award winning director, M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Old,…
A Bladesmithing Wish Come True
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana James Black School of Bladesmithing & Historic Trades was recently contacted by Rose Hodges of Canadian, Oklahoma, about possibly allowing her husband, Steve Hodges, to tour the bladesmithing school. Steve took up bladesmithing as a…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Tuesday, August 18th
Time Agency Type Address 00:05:06 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT DISTURBANCE J/O 3908 N STATE LINE AVENUE TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:10:48 TT FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST AMBULANCE 209 CINDY STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75503 00:11:56 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT THEFT J/O 4120 N STATE LINE…
Interstate 30 at Standstill after Multiple Crashes
Interstate 30 westbound is at a complete standstill after multiple crashes involving semi-trucks. There is one crash at involving a car hauler semi-truck and another semi-truck near the Summerhill Rd. bridge. Another crash involving multiple semi-trucks and a passenger car…
Father pleads guilty to murder in infant son’s death, sentenced to 40 years
A father whose 3-month-old son died of head trauma in December 2018 was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday for the child’s murder. Shomari Kevorkian Center, 27, appeared before 202nd District Judge John Tidwell on Monday morning for a…
Youth Watermelon Weighoff 2021
On Saturday, September 4, the Old Washington Farmer’s Market will host an official watermelon weigh-off site for the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth in Washington, Arkansas. This year a new award category has been added along with the regular competition for YOUTH,…