Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 70 positive COVID-19 cases, with five related deaths. Cass County has a total of eight positive cases confirmed. Telford Prison is reporting 48 cases. This report does not include cases “recovered”…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced an $3.3 million grant award to the Texarkana Urban Transit District (TUTD) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J.…
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported Wednesday that 48 inmates at the Barry Telford Unit in New Boston, Texas, have tested positively for the COVID-19 coronavirus and that 13 staff at the prison have tested positively also. “The Texas…
TEXARKANA, TX—Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 63 positive COVID-19 cases, with five related deaths. Cass County has a total of eight positive cases confirmed. Telford Prison is also currently reporting 37 active cases. Miller County, Ark.…
Many services have been interrupted during this time of national struggle. Who is to be identified as “essential“ has stirred debates. There is no conjecture that the disabled have ongoing needs, and a government shutdown will not stymie obligation to…
A 24-year-old Texarkana man accused of shooting another man and stealing marijuana in January and then fleeing from police has been indicted for multiple felonies by a Bowie County grand jury. Jkerrien Finley allegedly shot a man in a house…
A Texarkana, Texas, man has been indicted by a grand jury in Bowie County in the death of his girlfriend. Dontavious Haney, 19, allegedly caused the death of Denise Watson, 21, by punching her once in the face Jan. 24.…
A Bowie County grand jury indicted a woman Thursday for the alleged sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl. Angel Sunshine Chavez, 25, of DeKalb, Texas, allegedly molested the girl while she was visiting Bowie County in the summer of 2019,…
On April 14, 2020 at approximately 8:11 am Bowie County Deputies were dispatched to a stabbing in the 200 block of Golden Rule Road located in Texarkana, Texas. Deputies found Demoryea Marquise Hollingsworth suffering from what appeared to be a…
There are currently 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Miller County with 4 recoveries. As of Monday Bowie County Emergency Operations Center was reporting a total of 51 positive COVID-19 cases, with five related deaths. Cass County has a total…
Kids’ College 2020 will look a little different this year, and they are once again proving that innovative education can move southwest Arkansas forward. “With the situation surrounding COVID-19, we knew we would have to adjust our summer programming and…
Texarkana College and Texas A&M University – Texarkana will receive a total of $4,093,338 in federal grants to respond to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced. The grant funding comes from the Higher Education Emergency…
Texarkana College recruiters are hosting virtual information sessions to help future students with enrollment for the upcoming summer and fall semesters. Like any other company, TC is facing its own unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, but to bridge the…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has recently awarded 68 Regents’ Grants to students whose families have endured unexpected financial difficulties. The grants, available to students who meet certain criteria, are funded from the Texas A&M University System in College Station, Texas. To…
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reported Monday that 37 inmates at the Barry Telford Unit in New Boston, Texas, have tested positively for the COVID-19 coronavirus. TDCJ is reporting that Telford has one case pending, eight inmates have tested…
