Tiger Stadium at Grim Park will be the host for the Four States Invitational Marching Contest on Saturday, October 24. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, only a limited number of band fans will be able to attend with each band. However,…
October 19, 2020 – At Monday’s board meeting the Texarkana College Trustees approved the institution’s two-year strategic plan including its mission, core values and beliefs, top priorities, and goals. The approval of the plan solidifies measurable goals for the College…
Monday, October 19, 2020 – The Texarkana Arkansas School District was notified that two staff members tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). As a result, one classroom is quarantined. The Texarkana Arkansas School District will continue to follow guidance from the Arkansas Department of Health…
Earlier this month a Bowie County grand jury indicted a woman who allegedly left four young children at home by themselves this August. Georgia Justice Peters, 25, is facing four counts of abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence.…
The October 15, 2020 “Precautionary Boil Water Notice” is hereby rescinded following repair to the sixteen-inch (16”) water main on Hwy 67 at Arkansas Boulevard, an adequate disinfectant level has been established throughout the distribution system and the satisfactory completion…
LEISD Administration and the Board of Trustees passed an approximately $250,000 bonus at last night’s board meeting. In a letter to staff announcing the bonus, LE Superintendent Ronnie Thomson said, “We want you to know that you are seen and…
BEAUMONT, Texas – This week, the Department of Justice announced it has charged more than 14,200 defendants with firearms-related crimes during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, despite the challenges of COVID 19 and its impact on the criminal justice process. These…
A crowd was gathered anxiously waiting for Texarkana’s newest store to open on Friday morning. Daily Deals is loaded with name-brand overstock items from many stores. Owner, Alex Swaiki, said, “Each day all items in the store are one price.”…
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…
