Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Winter officially returned as of Monday, December 21 and will continue until March 20, 2021. With wide-ranging temperatures over the past couple weeks, many are wondering what kind of winter is in store…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – A Texarkana Texas man was struck by a vehicle in the 1900 block of South Bishop Road as he rode a bicycle about 4:17 on Tuesday morning. Traffic investigators determined that Joshua Kendricks, 29, was riding a…
On Thursday December 3, 2020 the Hooks High School was placed on lockout for precautionary measures following a suspicious persons incident reported to the Hooks Police Department. The incident was occurring off-campus and unrelated to the school. A short time…
Texarkana’s second READvolutionary pop-up library will take place on Monday, December 21st from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Literacy Council of Bowie & Miller Counties, Inc., located at 4014 Summerhill Road. READvolutionary is a non-profit pop-up library that…
Fourteen Texas High School senior band students were selected to the Four States Bandmasters Honor Band based upon director recommendation and on their musical resume. Selectees include: Connor Corbett; Katarina Jordan; Molly Laird; Josh Lauterbach; Carlos Penate; Madisyn Points; Raven…
The Arkansas Supreme Court issued an opinion Thursday overturning the murder conviction and sentence of life and 15 years for a man accused of killing another over a parking space. Marvin Arrell Stanton was found guilty by a Miller County…
Apple Arkansas, Inc. the local Applebee’s franchisee in Texarkana, Texas has started construction on the first Applebee’s drive-thru pickup window in the United States. The window will be located on the east side of the existing Applebee’s restaurant at 5110…
During virtual auditions and recorded submissions, sixteen Texas High School Freshman Band students earned placement in the Texas Music Educators Association Freshman All-Region Honor Band. They are: Reina Lenoir (1st Chair, Bass Clarinet); Angel Ramirez (1st Chair, Euphonium); Brett Sparks…
What is the “new normal” in business going to be starting in 2021? What businesses or services or professions are going to be recession-proof in the future? What can residents of Southwest Arkansas do to prepare themselves for the “new…
The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine arrived at Texarkana hospitals Thursday. Front line healthcare workers will start receiving the vaccine Thursday afternoon. Each hospital received around 950 doses.
An 83-year-old Texarkana man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Miller County Tuesday. According to an Arkansas State Police crash report, Walter. R Stow of Texarkana, Ark. was killed in the crash. Stow was driving southbound on Highway…
At this morning’s Airport Authority Board of Directors meeting a $1 million U.S. Transportation Department Small Community Air Service Development grant was approved. The grant money will be used to market for a new route, as well as providing minimum…
A woman arrested earlier this year near Texarkana with almost five kilos of cocaine and more than 300 pounds of marijuana in her car pleaded guilty this week in a federal court in Texarkana. Lisa Marie Escamilla, 38, aka Lisa…
On Monday, December 14, the City Council of Texarkana, Texas approved extending a disaster declaration made by Mayor Bob Bruggeman last week following a ransomware attack on local government computer systems. A widespread cyberattack made its way through the area…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – A Texarkana Texas man is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in the 1700 block of Summerhill Road about 9:30 on Tuesday night. Officers were en route to a report of a man wearing…
