Discovering Lamproite at the Crater
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Visitors to the Crater of Diamonds can find much more than diamonds here. One of the most common rocks found at the park is also one of the rarest to find beyond the…
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Corn Crop For A Cause
Harvest Regional Food Bank needs volunteers to assist in its annual corn harvest, thanks to a generous two-acre donation of corn from a local farmer in Foreman, Arkansas. 30-40 individuals of all ages are welcome Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 5th,…
Man charged with sexual assault for alleged misconduct with pregnant deaf woman
A charge of second-degree sexual assault has been filed in Miller County against a man for alleged misconduct with a pregnant deaf woman. James Morris Davis, 37, allegedly grabbed the woman inappropriately in a house in Genoa, Arkansas, on April…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Tuesday, June 22nd
Time Agency Type Address 00:00:52 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT NOISE DISTURB 502 BELT ROAD TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:01:35 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT NOISE DISTURB 1414 COMMUNITY TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:05:36 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 409 S STATE LINE AVENUE TEXARKANA, AR 71854…
UA Hope-Texarkana to Offer Truck Driver Training Academy
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana along with three other community colleges in Arkansas (UA Cossatot, UA Rich Mountain, and ASU Three Rivers), have partnered together to create the Arkansas Trucking Academy (ArkTA) Consortium. The ArkTA program received a $720,000 grant…
Four Pleasant Grove High School Art Students Recognized at Carnegie Hall for National Scholastic Awards Ceremony
Pleasant Grove High School art students Matthew Angier, Camrynn Parrish, Elizabeth Tye, and Alexis Snyder were honored at this year’s virtual National Scholastic Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 9, 2021. In 2020, students from…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Monday, June 21st
Time Agency Type Address 00:03:43 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT WELFARE POPLAR ST / FANNIN 00:04:41 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 5115 SUMMERHILL ROAD TEXARKANA, TX 75503 00:05:51 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT CHECK PROPERTY 4003 AIRLINE DRIVE TEXARKANA, TX 75503 00:17:32 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT…
Texas High School Student Media Deparment Only School to Receive Three Gold Stars
Texas High School’s student-produced yearbook, print newspaper and online newspaper were honored with top state awards by the Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC). The Tiger yearbook was one of four in Texas to receive a Gold Star, while the Tiger…
Miller County Clean-Up
Miller County Judge Cathy Harrison wants to invite the citizens of Miller County to join her and other elected officials on Saturday June 26th from 8a-11a for a countywide cleanup. There will be refreshments, t-shirts for all who participate, and…
Four Texas High School Students Named To State Top Ten for ATPI Imagemaker Team
Abby Elliott, Assad Malik, Caden Rainwater, and Peyton Sims, members of the Texas High School Commercial Photography program, have been selected as four of the top ten students in the state of Texas to be chosen for the Association of…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Sunday, June 20th
Time Agency Type Address 00:01:02 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT TRESPASS 1201 STUCKEY STREET TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:05:54 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT WELFARE 0 E I30 HIGHWAY TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:11:20 TT FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSIST AMBULANCE 2510 BUCHANAN ROAD TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:14:04…
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Coming to Texarkana This Week
A free workshop is coming to Texarkana this week to help support all community members interested in learning how to be proactive when intervention skills are needed for individuals in crisis. The LivingWorks ASIST will be a two-day, two-trainer workshop. The workshop…
Police and Fire Calls for Service Friday, June 18th
Time Agency Type Address 00:02:34 BOWIE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE DISTURBANCE I/P 1006 KELLY ROAD NASH, TX 75569 00:02:51 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT PARK 5102 N STATE LINE AVENUE TEXARKANA, AR 71854 00:12:26 TA POLICE DEPARTMENT SUSPICIOUS 3520 N STATE LINE AVENUE…
TLC Burger Burns
TLC Burger in Downtown Texarkana was heavily damaged by fire Saturday evening. Texarkana, Ark. Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm at TLC around 8:15 p.m. Saturday evening. Police arrived first on scene and reported smoke and flames being…
From Pandemic to Pandemic, Texarkana Man Reflects on Life Well-Lived
Les Stratton is no stranger to pandemics. When COVID-19 began to rage through Texas and beyond last year, Stratton couldn’t help but think of when Polio ravaged the country when he was a much younger man. In fact, he’s been…