Prosecutors in Miller County have charged a Longview, Texs, man with second-degree sexual assault for alleged misconduct with a 5-year-old girl. Kevin Eugene Armstrong, 51, allegedly assaulted the girl in Texarkana, Ark., and Longview, according to a probable cause affidavit.…
On July 2-3 the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, after consultation with the Arkansas Department of Health, conducted facility wide testing for COVID-19. All persons incarcerated, along with all employees at the Sheriff’s Complex received tests provided by the Arkansas Department…
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced appointments for a new system-wide task force that will consider issues around racial equity at the campuses, divisions, and units within the UA System. Among those appointed to the…
-Written by Lincoln Revill, Director of Media Texarkana Twins The Twins played the sixth game of a six-game homestand last night against the Tulsa Drillers. Luck was not on the Twins’ side as they dropped the final game of this…
One person was killed in an early morning house fire in Texarkana, Arkansas. According to a Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department Battalion Chief on scene, the fire was caused by an electrical problem in the home. TAFD was dispatched to the…
TEXAKANA, TX—Overnight, four additional COVID deaths occurred in Bowie County; three of those deaths were Bowie County residents. Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 301 positive COVID-19 cases, with 119 recoveries and 22 deaths. Cass County has…
-Written by Lincoln Revill, Director of Media The Texarkana Twins finished up their opening series last night, where they faced the Amarillo Sod Dogs for the third time in as many nights. Sadly, the bats showed up too late once…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Texarkana pastor was sentenced Thursday to five life sentences plus 220 years for 16 counts of child sexual abuse. Logan Wesley III, 56, was found guilty by a jury in Bowie County of five counts of…
Two Texarkana restaurants announced today that they will be temporarily closing after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Hopkins Icehouse downtown location and Benchmark American Brasserie will both be closing after an employee tested positive. Benchmark says they will be…
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a nearly statewide mask mandate Thursday as Texas scrambles to get its coronavirus surge under control. The order requires Texans living in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases to wear a face covering over…
Two Bowie County Correctional Officers are in custody after being investigated for an alleged excessive use of force incident. According to a press release, On June 30, 2020 the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the administrative staff of…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Transportation, and Health and Human Services today issued joint guidance specifically for the air travel industry to better protect passengers, crew, and other airport workers from the COVID-19 pandemic during our economic…
Carla Dupree, Texas High School, has been selected to represent the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) as the Region VIII Outstanding Principal of the Year. TASSP recognizes exemplary performance among campus-level administrators from the twenty Regional Education Service…
-Written by Lincoln Revill, Director of Media Texarkana Twins Game two of this opening series showed some signs of life from the Twins, where the bats are starting to look more and more promising. However, the Twins brought the wood…
TEXAKANA, TX—Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 286 positive COVID-19 cases, with 119 recoveries and 17 deaths. Cass County has a total 47 cases with 38 recoveries, and two deaths. The Bowie County/Texarkana, Texas Joint Operations Center…
