On December 8th, 2020, the Texarkana Arkansas and Texas Police Departments received several 911 calls in reference to package thefts in local neighborhoods. The Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department developed information that a black male in a White Nissan Titan truck…
Two men who shot and killed a pregnant cow on County Road 2302 in September 2019 were sentenced to 10 years probation Monday and ordered to pay a rancher $5,000 in restitution. Hunter Sinyard, 22, of Texarkana, Texas, and Jedediah…
On Friday, November 13, 2020, inmate Ronald Hovey, tested positive for COVID-19 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Texarkana in Texarkana, Texas, and was placed in medical isolation. On Friday, November 20, 2020, he was evaluated by institution medical staff…
Over the weekend, breakfast enthusiasts had an opportunity to help out the Caddo Area Council Cub Scout Pack 19 and the Caddo Area Boy Scouts of America, by eating some pancakes at their annual pancake breakfast last Saturday morning. Tickets…
Children in Genoa, Arkansas will have a few more gifts under their Christmas tree this year because of the donations of local students. Every year, the Genoa Fishing Team works to make the holiday season brighter for the community’s less…
Texarkana, Texas, Dec. 7, 2020 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances, CHRISTUS Good Shepherd and CHRISTUS St. Michael Health Systems are preparing to receive, manage and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine internally to health care workers in the coming days and weeks.…
A ransomeware cyber attack has struck city computers causing outages across Bowie and Miller Counties. According to Bowie County 202nd District Court Judge John Tidwell, “the computers at the Courthouse and BiState have been shut down today along with other…
A Hughes Springs, Texas, man has been charged with second-degree sexual assault in Cass County for allegedly assaulting a woman who delivered a package to his house. Timothy Jan Leftwich, 59, allegedly called the woman back to his front door…
Thanks to the community’s support, Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc. has collected about half of the donations needed to make it’s 2020 Santa Store program a success. So far about $10,000 in cash and toys have been donated. The goal set…
A man required to register as a sex offender because of child sex abuse convictions in Arkansas is being held in the Bowie County jail on a charge of online solicitation of a minor. Jamar Antonio “Jay Polo” Ellis, 28,…
Chris and Sondra Townsend, of Texarkana, Arkansas, recently established the Chris and Sondra Townsend Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. “This year, on GivingTuesday, my husband Chris and I decided to give back to one of our respective…
Local students host a fundraiser to help create a brighter holiday for students in the Genoa Arkansas School District. Every holiday season, the Genoa Fishing team, with support from their community, come together to provide toys and gifts to disadvantaged…
Stray dogs and cats at the Animal Care & Adoption Center will soon have a newer, much larger shelter. It is expected to open in the next 5 months. Last year, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas voted unanimously to approve…
A Little Rock man was sentenced to five years probation Monday in Bowie County, Texas, for insurance fraud involving a Utility Terrain Vehicle which had been painted purple by the time it was recovered by law enforcement. Roderick Jenkins, 39,…
Texarkana, AR/TX – In the interest of public health this holiday, Main Street Texarkana’s Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to put a halt on plans for this year’s Christmas parade. “There is enough conflicting information out about…
