According to the National Weather Service the Saharan Air Layer will move over the Texarkana area through the weekend. This dust layer originated in West Africa. It can suppress rainfall amounts and also hurricanes. It also can lead to amazing…
The suspect in a Texas side shooting is in custody after a standoff with the Texarkana, Ark. Police Department SWAT team Thursday afternoon. Michael Jerome Wilkerson was wanted after he allegedly shot another man in a hotel room on N.…
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday morning that he will pause any further phases of reopening Texas and that he is once again putting a stop to elective surgeries to preserve bed space for coronavirus patients in certain counties that are…
TEXARKANA, TX– Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday the results of a study completed by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts at the request of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC) analyzing the impact on the state’s economy of the various…
Texarkana airport commercial flights will be returning to two flights a day in July, according to airport officials. According to American Airlines flight schedules, flights will be leaving Texarkana at 8:30 a.m and 2:05 p.m. starting July 7. Return flights…
A DeKalb, Texas, woman charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child involving a 12-year-old girl pleaded not guilty this week in Bowie County. Chavez was arraigned Monday by 202nd District Judge John Tidwell. She is represented by Texarkana attorney…
Work has begun on a new VA Clinic that will be located on Summerhill Rd. in Texarkana. The clinic will be located next to the Social Security office on Summerhill Rd. near Moores Lane. The 21,000 foot clinic will replace…
The summer of 2020 started with a sparkling surprise for one western Arkansas woman. Fifty-six-year-old Beatrice Watkins, of Mena, visited Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Murfreesboro, on Saturday, June 20, with her daughter and granddaughters. Within 30 minutes…
The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by Gary Spicer a concerned alumni of Camp Pioneer. Dear Alumni and Friends of Camp Pioneer, This past Friday on June 19, the members of the Caddo Area Council, Boy Scouts of…
The Wake Village Police Department is currently investigating an overnight vandalism spree; where at least 12 vehicles and 1 apartment building were defaced by spray painted graffiti. In addition to the graffiti, some vehicles sustained body damage, broken glass and…
Visitors from Texas will soon have to quarantine for 14 days if they travel to New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, according to the three states’ governors, who also took aim at Texas’ handling of the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday.…
Texarkana, Texas Police are trying to find Michael Jerome Wilkerson after he allegedly shot another man in a hotel room on N. Stateline Avenue early yesterday morning. Detective Warren Smith obtained a felony warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly…
Do you have old gold jewelry, gold coins, or dental scrap that you’d like to get rid of? Maybe it’s spring cleaning, or you trying to forget a breakup and want to take advantage of the recent historically high gold…
With cases of the coronavirus surging to record levels in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott recommended Tuesday that Texans stay home as much as possible and for the first time moved to allow the tightening of two kinds of restrictions that…
TEXAKANA, TX—Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 236 positive COVID-19 cases, with 119 recoveries and 16 related deaths. Cass County has a total 35 cases with 31 recoveries, and two deaths. According to the Arkansas Department of…
