Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 391 positive COVID-19 cases, with 186 recoveries and 28 deaths. There are currently 177 active cases being traced in Bowie County. Cass County has a total 62 cases with 35 recovered…
Safe to say the world loves its Twinkies. And, let’s be honest, nobody does a comeback better than Twinkies. Hello, 2013! Well, thanks to a deal with Walmart, there’s another Twinkie comeback on the horizon. You may recall the original…
A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana has been charged with violating federal bribery laws. James Thompson allegedly accepted money from inmates and brought them contraband in exchange, according to an information filed last week in…
With Texas continuing to break records for new coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations this week, Gov. Greg Abbott reiterated Friday afternoon that things will continue to get worse. And if people keep flouting his new statewide mask mandate, he said, the…
The Arkansas State Police is searching for a murder suspect who is believed to have shot a killed a Howard County woman this morning. The state police Criminal Investigation Division is coordinating the crime scene investigation while Highway Patrol ground…
Texarkana Twins will extend their Amarillo visit through the weekend. Home games at George Dobson reversed into road games as Sod Squad will take on the Twins on TCL TV The Texarkana Twins players will continue singing Amarillo by morning…
The number of COVID-19 patients in the Texarkana and surrounding region has increased significantly in the past weeks, resulting in rising hospitalizations. Like area residents, we are concerned about this trend. First, we want to assure our community we have…
A Bowie County grand jury has indicted a man for intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in connection with a major accident in Texarkana, Texas, on May 1. Kendrick Sauls, 21, was originally charged with two counts of intoxication assault but…
The Twins played game two of the Hodgetown Showdown last night against the Sod Dogs. The Twins had a great game defensively, and the bats were definitely turned on, but the Sod Dogs took game two by a final score…
A Texarkana, Ark. man was killed in a motorcycle crash on East Street in Texarkana Tuesday. According to an Arkansas State Police Fatal Crash Summary, 50-year-old Phillip Burnett, was pronounced dead on scene. According to the crash summary, Burnett was…
A man who allegedly streamed live on Facebook as he drove around Texarkana looking for a police officer to kill pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted capital murder of a peace officer. Aaron Swenson, 36, appeared from a live feed…
After extensive consideration of the current landscape related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the health and safety of all fairgoers, staff, business partners, and overall community, the State Fair of Texas Board of Directors has voted to cancel the 2020…
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…
