A 26-year-old Queen City, Texas man drown overnight while canoeing in Atlanta State Park. On Friday, August 28 at approximately 2 a.m. Texas Game Wardens along with Deputies from Cass County were dispatched to a drowning at Atlanta State Park.…
A lawsuit filed in Bowie County last week alleges a local man discovered a “rodent carcass” in a can of Red Bull energy drink in May. Weston Rhea, a resident of Bowie County, alleges he bought a can of Red…
Some Texarkana area schools have announced they will be closing due to weather expected with Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Laura is expected to reach the Texarkana area midday Thursday. Texas Schools Bowie County Schools say they will wait until early Thursday…
Located at 3702 Summerhill, The Bowie County Republican Headquarters is open in Texarkana offering a variety of GOP merchandise. The official “Grand Opening” will be this Saturday the 29th from Noon to 2 p.m. Texas Senator Pat Fallon and State…
On Saturday, September 5, the Old Washington Farmer’s Market will host an official watermelon weigh-off site for the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth in Washington, Arkansas. The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth provides official venues for growers to weigh several varieties of fruit and…
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Texarkana area until 7 p.m. Thursday. Hurricane Laura is currently category 3 but is expected to increase to category 4 before making landfall on the Texas/Louisiana…
Liberty-Eylau ISD leaders passed a Resolution on Equity at a recent board meeting. The resolution serves to further cement the dedication to creating a learning environment that is welcoming and effective for all students. It is signed by all LEISD…
CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital – Atlanta has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according…
Miller County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged a local man with rape and sexual assault involving a young girl. Jimmy Ted Standridge, 44, allegedly sexually abused the girl beginning when she was 7 until age 10 when she was living…
The 2020 U of A Hope-Texarkana Academic All-Star Award was recently presented to Carolyn Dixon of Rosston, Arkansas. “Once I graduated high school, I had no idea exactly where I wanted to attend college,” Dixon said. “One day, my uncle,…
The Texarkana Arkansas School District proudly announces Ms. Emmie Jo Gamble as the Arkansas High School Distinguished Alumna. Emmie Jo Jones Gamble graduated from the Texarkana Arkansas School District (TASD) as valedictorian of the Booker T. Washington High School (BTWHS)…
Over the weekend, Texarkana 67 Speedway hosted the Inaugural Mike Parker Memorial race. The racing started Thursday night with over 120 drivers competing for Saturday’s finals. The action was intense and nonstop; Seconds after one qualifying heat would end the…
On Thursday, August 20 Texas Game Wardens were dispatched to a boat accident on the Sulphur River near the upper end of two mile slough. According to Texas Game Wardens, Carlton Walraven of Maud was operating a flat bottom boat…
Last week two men were arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor in Bowie County for allegedly attempting to arrange sex with a 15-year-old girl. An agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety posed as a 15-year-old…
Rotarians from District 5830 distributed $25,000 in grants to various food banks in Northeast Texas to assist with increased need due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That donation included a $3,500 donation to Harvest Regional Food Bank in Texarkana. It comes…
