Chamber Hosts Small Business Expo
The Texarkana USA Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a Small Business Expo on October 15, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Main Street in Texarkana, TX. The event will be in front of the Perot Theatre and Pecan…
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Be the Light for Vulnerable Children
On November 8, 2020, Christians reach out to children in need Since 2002, Christians around the world have been uniting in early November for vulnerable children. On Orphan Sunday (global) and Stand Sunday (U.S.), thousands of churches across 95 nations…
The Most Colorful Time of the Year
-By Waymon Cox, Park Interpreter II; Crater of Diamonds State Park Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Over the next few weeks, visitors will travel to Arkansas to enjoy cooler weather and beautiful fall foliage. Though the colors of…
Grand jury indicts former TISD teacher’s aide for sex assault and other crimes
A former Texarkana, Texas, Independent School District instructional aide has been indicted by a Bowie County grand jury for three felonies related to alleged sexual misconduct with three male students last year. Ashlyn Faye Bell, 24, is charged with two…
Bowie County Sex Offender Guilty of Again Possessing Child Pornography
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 60-year-old Bowie County man has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. William Johnson Springer pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography before U.S. Magistrate…
Prowling For Owls
If you’ve never seen an owl in your backyard, that doesn’t mean one isn’t there. Most owls are nocturnal, so they’re tough to spot. We have 17 species of owls in Texas, and some, like the Eastern screech owl…
Benefit for Todd Works Family
A benefit will be held on October 17th, at Delaughter’s in Maud for the Works family. Todd Works lost his wife, Rosalie, in a house fire Friday, October 2nd. Their young son, Cam, is in Little Rock Children’s Hospital in…
Arkansas Feral Hog Handbook Available Now
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the release of the newly created Arkansas Feral Hog Handbook, a guide to resources available in Arkansas to assist with feral hog control and eradication. The handbook…
A&M-Texarkana Food Pantry Opens More Frequently Citing Increased Need
When Michael Stephenson, TAMUT’s Assistant Director of Student Life, first opened the university’s food pantry a year ago, he knew there was a need. Now, with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still impacting daily life for many, that…
Man gets life without parole for child sex abuse in Bowie County
A man who sexually abused three different victims was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday following a jury trial in Bowie County. Derrick Harper, 32, was found guilty of two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child involving two…
Arrest Made in Hit and Run Crash
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested LaDonta Davis, 17, of Texarkana, Texas, for Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injury on Tuesday afternoon after he came to the police department to turn himself in.…
Sex offender, 60, pleads guilty to possessing child porn
A 60-year-old sex offender pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Texarkana on Monday to possessing child pornography. William Johnson Springer was sentenced to time in an Oklahoma federal prison in 2009 for the same offense. Springer appeared Monday for…
All 11 Texas A&M University Campus Buildings Lit Up for World Teachers’ Day
Buildings were lit up in blue at all 11 Texas A&M University System campuses for World Teachers’ Day BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Blue lights did shine bright on Texas A&M University System campuses across Texas on Monday in recognition of…
U Drive. U Text. U Pay: Statewide Forces Set to Curb Distracting Driving Violators
Now through October 12th, Arkansas law enforcement officers will join forces with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to participate in a high visibility enforcement effort directed at drivers violating distracted driving laws. Arkansas has…
Arkansas Double Homicide Suspect Arrested by US Marshals in California
FORT SMITH, AR. – Jory Worthen was arrested by US Marshals in Burbank, California. Jory Worthen was wanted for two homicides that occurred in Camden, Arkansas in 2019. Worthen is accused of murdering his girlfriend Alyssa and her 4 year…