AUSTIN –The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today announced limited visitation rules for nursing facilities and long-term care facilities. HHSC is also issuing enhanced emergency rules requiring additional actions by nursing facilities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 32-year-old Texarkana, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. Troy Dewayne Daniels pleaded guilty on August 6, 2020, to distributing…
TEXAKANA, TX— Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 679 positive COVID-19 cases, with 291 recoveries and 38 deaths. There are currently 350 active cases being traced in Bowie County. Cass County has a total 160 cases with…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will host New Student Orientation (NSO) online this year via Blackboard. The College will also offer on-campus appointments for small groups of students to pick up their student ID cards, parking stickers, and books before…
Miller County’s Traffic Court for Monday, August 10th will be held in the “Old Miller County Court House” located at 4th and Laurel on the second floor in Texarkana, Ar. This is traffic court for Judge Wren Autrey of the…
Texarkana Independent School District has begun their search for a new superintendent following the resignation of Paul Norton who was appointed as Superintendent of Schools at Lake Travis ISD on July 8, 2020. During the Board of Trustees meeting held…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will begin face-to-face classes on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, with safety protocols in place. All online courses are still scheduled to start on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. The purpose of the protocols is to support…
Riverbend Water Resources District (“RWRD”) is excited to announce approval of up to $200 million in multi-year financing from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to finance planning, acquisition, design, and construction of…
A man who was found in the company of a 14-year-old runaway girl last year at the Texarkana Public Library was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison. Devonta Vashun Smith, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday to indecency with a child…
TEXAKANA, TX— Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 643 positive COVID-19 cases, with 286 recoveries and 38 deaths. There are currently 306 active cases being traced in Bowie County. Cass County has a total 153 cases with…
An 18-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of a 17-year-old late Monday night. On August 3, 2020 at 11:10 p.m. TAPD was notified of a shooting in the 2800 block of Love Creek. Officers arrived on scene to…
Crews will begin erecting barricades and construction warning signs along Interstate 30 through Texarkana on Wednesday, Aug. 5, as a major construction project to widen the highway begins. Actual construction and some lane closures will begin later in the month,…
A federal indictment issued last week in Texarkana, Ark., accuses a convicted sex offender of failing to advise local authorities of his current address in violation of the law. Terry Edward Doolittle Jr., 43, was convicted Jan. 23, 2008, of…
A 17-year-old was killed in an overnight shooting in Texarkana, Arkansas. On August 3, 2020 at 11:10 p.m. TAPD was notified of a shooting in the 2800 block of Love Creek. Officers arrived on scene to find a 17 year…
Stephanie Nelson, Head Band Director at Liberty-Eylau High School was selected as a Quarterfinalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award 2021. The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to…
