A goal set during childhood will soon be realized for Bowie County native, Ethan Jennings, as he prepares to embark on a career at the United States Military Academy at West Point Academy in New York starting on July 12,…
Lake Side Smoke & Food is now open. Located at 2424 South Lake Drive they offer a wide selection of snacks, deli items, favored cigars, energy shots, glass pieces and pipes, knives, and CBD in every form. Their hours of…
Howard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two were shot and killed Thursday evening in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. The Howard County dispatch center received a 9-1-1 call at 6:48 p.m. Thursday of two people shot at 415 N. Mercer St.…
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International announced that CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital has been accredited for a period of 3 years for its Inpatient Medical and Inpatient Medical Stroke Specialty programs. The latest accreditation is the fourth…
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced he will soon introduce a bipartisan bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Currently, Juneteenth is celebrated by 47 states, including Texas, and the District of Columbia. Excerpts from Sen. Cornyn’s floor speech today…
The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a man in the parking lot of a Nash, Texas, dollar store this month who allegedly thought he was meeting a 15-year-old girl. Julio Aguilar, 42, allegedly used a cell phone to communicate…
The Texarkana Twins announced today the addition of Brandon Troxler and Steve Hayward to the 2020 roster. Both players will be transferring to Incarnate Word this fall. Troxler is a redshirt freshman out of Rockwall High School in the Dallas…
In the 2020 Best High School Rankings reported by U.S. News and World Report, Arkansas High School (AHS) has the highest College Readiness Index (CRI) in the Texarkana metro area. In addition to having the highest-ranking CRI score in the…
A new Cajun restaurant is now open on Texas Blvd. in Texarkana. Blue Water Bayou Wingmasters & Gumbo opened recently in the old Mother Kelly’s building on Texas Blvd. Father and son duo TJ & Kevin opened the Texarkana location…
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt has named Laura Clark interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). Clark, currently the vice chancellor for academic affairs at UAHT, will take over for departing current Chancellor Chris…
A new dinner is now open in Downtown Texarkana. B&J’s Downtown Diner & Creamery opened this week near the Federal Courthouse in downtown Texarkana. B&J’s serves daily lunch specials and a set menu offering salads, sandwiches, and burgers. B&J’s dinner…
Paul Norton, Superintendent of Schools for Texarkana Independent School District, was chosen last evening, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 as the Lone Finalist for Lake Travis Independent School District Superintendent of Schools. The Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees will vote…
Texarkana Cinemark Theater will reopen on July 3 according to the company. The theater will be showing classic movies until new Hollywood movies are released. According to Cinemark certain areas of the facility will be cleaned every 30 minutes. Any…
Positive cases of COVID -19 have continued to rise throughout Arkansas, the same is true for Miller County. According to Miller County Judge Cathy Hardin Harrison, Tuesday night Miller County had a second death reported due to COVID-19. “For approximately…
A former registered nurse who was captured on video breaking into a safe containing controlled substances at HealthCare Express in Texarkana, Texas, pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with a consumer product. Clifford Russell Harris, 38, went before U.S. Magistrate Judge…
