The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana is proud to announce that Bradey Powell has been awarded the Bridge Scholarship to attend the College. This award is $1,000 per academic year. Powell is a graduate of Spring Hill High School. He…
A husband and wife accused of murder in the death of their infant daughter and of endangering her twin brother have been ordered to undergo mental evaluations by a judge in Miller County. Crystal Morrow, 24, and Dustin Harley, 19,…
Two men accused of fatally shooting another in the course of a robbery Feb. 3 entered pleas of not guilty to capital murder this week in Miller County. Keanu White, 22, and Jucquian Tyson, 23, are accused of shooting Phillip…
According to a recent press release by the American Heart Association (AHA), there has been a decline nationally in the number of patients having heart attacks and strokes. The trend is also being seen locally, and the possible reason behind…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana officials have recently been given approval to begin offering a Master of Social Work degree beginning with the fall 2020 semester. The MSW program will prepare students as therapists and to provide direct intervention at the individual,…
As part of the company’s continued efforts to keep our employee-partners and customers safe, Brookshire Grocery Co. provides enough face masks for their more than 15,000 employee-partners to wear while serving their communities. As BGC continues to monitor this pandemic,…
A Tornado watch has been issued for the Texarkana area until midnight Friday night. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANDERSON BOWIE CAMP CASS CHEROKEE DELTA FRANKLIN FREESTONE GREGG HARRISON HENDERSON HOPKINS HUNT KAUFMAN LAMAR LIMESTONE MARION MORRIS NACOGDOCHES NAVARRO PANOLA RAINS…
Fat Jacks Oyster Bar is asking for help in identifying the suspects who allegedly burglarized the bar Thursday night. [AdSense-A] According to Fat Jacks they will give an award to anyone with information leading to their arrest. Anyone with information…
Healthcare Express will begin offering an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) COVID-19 antibody test starting on April 27, 2020. Did you self-quarantine and now wonder if it’s safe for you to return to work? Did you experience what you thought was…
A local company is stepping up to do its part to help our medical community during this unprecedented time. Stone Studio, a stone fabrication company located in historic Downtown Texarkana, is using its fabrication equipment to create aerosol protection boxes…
East Texas Giving Day is in full swing with donations already coming in thanks to advanced giving. This year’s event features 194 registered nonprofits from across East Texas. Ken Adams, with Lancer Legacy Ranch, is hoping generous residents remember his…
Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon through the evening across much of the region. Large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes are all possible, before they shift east out of the region and weaken late this evening.…
Recently, The Texarkana Regional Airport received over a million dollars from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. At the Texarkana Airport Authority Board Meeting Thursday morning, Texarkana Regional Airport Director Paul Mehrlich…
TEXARKANA, TX—Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 89 positive COVID-19 cases, with 40 recoveries and six related deaths. Cass County has a total of 15 with 7 recovered. Miller County, Arkansas reports 32 cases with 14 recoveries.…
April 23, 2020 – Benjamin Gustafson, son of Shannon Wright Gustafson and Howard Gustafson, and a junior at Arkansas High School, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Fewer than half of 1 percent of students who take…
