TEXARKANA, Ark. — Police are investigating after possible human remains were discovered Thursday afternoon on the Arkansas side. Officers with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department were flagged down around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, June 11, near Delaware and Ray Street in…
Southern Arkansas University is pleased to announce that Dr. C. Neelie Dobbins has been named Dean of the College of Education and Human Performance (CEHP), effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Dobbins assumes the role following more than 15 years of…
Texarkana College has recognized 2,165 students for outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the Spring 2026 and Extended Fall 2025 scholastic honor rolls. Students earning a grade point average (GPA) of 3.8 or higher were named to the President’s…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced the hiring of Dr. Jeanine Myers as the University’s next Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE). Dr. Myers joins A&M-Texarkana after serving as a Professor of Mathematics and Executive Vice President…
TEXARKANA, Texas — The On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina on St. Michael Drive will close Friday, multiple employees of the restaurant confirmed on social media. And it’s not just Texarkana. The entire Tex-Mex chain appears to be shutting…
A 35-year-old man is dead and a woman is in custody after a shooting on Brodie Lane, the Ashdown Police Department said. Multiple agencies recovered firearms and narcotics while serving search warrants.
Harvest Regional Food Bank is putting out an urgent call for volunteers after a generous Little River County farmer donated two acres of fresh corn to help feed families across the region. The corn must be harvested quickly so it…
A long-vacant commercial building in College Hill could become the neighborhood’s only convenience store after the Texarkana, Arkansas, Planning Commission approved a rezoning request Tuesday night. The commission voted 6-0 to rezone 1617 Dudley, at the corner of Ferguson Street,…
HOPE, Ark. – A pastor who claims he was fired in February in breach of his contract because of a “toxic relationship” with the congregation is suing Hope Methodist Church in Hempstead County circuit court. Marshall Almarode alleges that his…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A woman who allegedly used a pointed stick to stab another woman outside the Bi-State Justice Building in downtown Texarkana last week after she declined to share her cigarette is being held in the Bowie County jail. Kimberly Bryant,…
Southern Arkansas University has announced the launch of a new Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management, with enrollment beginning in Fall 2026. The program, housed in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Dempsey College of Liberal and…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A 17-year-old is jailed on felony and misdemeanor charges after an Arkansas State Police chase involving a stolen pickup ended in an hourlong foot search through a Texarkana neighborhood, police said. Quantez Lamounte Jefferson, 17, of Texarkana,…
ASHDOWN, Ark. — A man was found dead and a suspect was taken into custody after a shooting at an Ashdown home early Tuesday, police said. Ashdown police officers responded about 6:25 a.m. to a reported shooting at a residence…
RocketFast Car Wash celebrated the grand opening of its newest location at 3501 Summerhill Road in Texarkana on Tuesday, June 9. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at 10:30 a.m. The site is the company’s 14th since it was founded in…
The Texarkana, Texas City Council met Monday, June 8, 2026. A resident pressed the city on license plate reader cameras during open forum, and the council moved a $2.5 million land swap with Texas A&M and a new parks plan…
