Today the Texarkana Pan Hellenic Council donated the monies remaining from the Colored Library land sale to the Robert Jones Scholarship fund at Texarkana College. JoAnn Rice explained, “In 1978, the city of Texarkana, Texas, bought the land where the…
Thursday, October 15, 2020 – The Texarkana Arkansas School District was notified that a staff member has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). As a result, two classrooms are quarantined. The Texarkana Arkansas School District will continue to follow guidance from…
October 15, 2020 – A Precautionary Boil Water Notice has been issued for the residents located in Mandeville, Arkansas. The residents affected are shown on the attached map. This order is issued as a precautionary measure because of the possibility…
A Simms, Texas, woman accused of killing a New Boston, Texas, woman and removing her unborn child from her body is back in Bowie County following extradition Wednesday from Oklahoma. Taylor Rene Parker, 27, was booked into the jail Wednesday…
Join the Texarkana Museums System at State Line Cemetery on October 24 for “The Talking Dead,” a guided tour through time with living history performances. “The Talking Dead” is a guided tour of the State Line Cemetery complex on State…
Downtown Texarkana has a new, yet historic bar. Kasey Fant, together with Joe Gay, Les and Allison Munn, and Justin and Lainie Jones, are contributing to the revival of downtown Texarkana nightlife. Having already opened Crossties and The Frozen Rail,…
The Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties is hosting their fall fundraiser Saturday, October, 17th. Director, Jenny Walker, says “It will be a really good time with a lot of fun and laughs. Attendees will enjoy a complete murder…
IDABEL, Oklahoma: A Simms, Texas, woman accused of murdering a pregnant New Boston, Texas, woman and removing her unborn baby has waived extradition to Texas. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Taylor Parker, 27, waived extradition Tuesday at…
Texarkana Water Utilities will be working on extending a section of the sewer line at 8010 Sanderson Lane in Texarkana, Arkansas commencing Wednesday, October 14th. Both lanes of traffic, on Sanderson Lane, will be closed starting Wednesday afternoon in order…
Texas High School 2021 senior, Zane Johnston, has been named a Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the…
Last Saturday, October 10th friends and family gathered at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church to honor Mrs. Evelyn Fitch for her 100th birthday. A current resident of Cornerstone Retirement Community, she was born in 1920, living most of her life…
An Amateur Athletic Union basketball coach is facing a charge of sexual assault involving a female player in Bowie County. Tevin Raymond Wilson, 28, allegedly told a 16-year-old player he was going to pick her up for training but took…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a crash where Brian Kade Day, 16, of Ashdown, Arkansas, was struck by a vehicle in the 6800 block of North Stateline Avenue at 9:40 on Sunday evening. Day, who…
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt announced the formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for the next chancellor of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UACCHT). Former Chancellor Chris Thomason stepped down from the…
At approximately 10:20 a.m. on Friday, October 9 New Boston Police responded to a 911 call about a deceased person in the 200 block of Austin Street. Upon arrival a deceased female was discovered inside the residence. The preliminary investigation…
