NEW BOSTON, Texas: A jury was chosen Tuesday at the Bowie County courthouse to decide if a second man charged in a fatal 2017 shooting is guilty of murder. Takyme James was convicted in December 2018 of murder in the…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 43-year-old Little Rock, AR man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Antonio Otero pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with equity skimming…
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Pfc. Billy E. Johnson, 21, of White Oak, Texas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Aug. 7, 2019. In late 1950, Johnson was a…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s Psychology lab is looking for adult volunteers to participate in a research experiment on the TAMUT campus that is investigating the jury selection process. The experiment consists of a brief questionnaire and short visual activity that can…
At today’s Texarkana College Board of Trustees meeting, Anne Farris was named secretary of the board to fill the vacant position previously held by Jane Daines. Farris, a DeKalb native, is in her second board term serving in Place…
A Fouke, Ark., man pleaded guilty Monday to residential burglary in a case involving the same victim he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 25 years ago. Wallace Ret Johnson, 47, was scheduled for jury selection and trial this week in…
The Education Department and the Nursing Department of Texas A&M University Texarkana (TAMUT) hosted a Fall Festival for the clients and families of Opportunities, Inc. and Temple Memorial last Saturday, October 26th. The Fall Festival was a student-led service-learning project…
Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour Saturday night before bed. Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday November, 3. Daylight saving time starts back Sunday, March 8, 2020.
The TEXARKANA WATER UTILITIES water system PWS ID TX0190004 has violated the monitoring/reporting requirements set by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in Chapter 30, Section 290, Subchapter F. Public water systems are required to collect and submit chemical samples…
The CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System Auxiliary will offer an early start for holiday shoppers when they host the third annual Luxury Linen Sale fundraiser Oct. 30-31, at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital – Texarkana. The sale is set for Wednesday-Thursday,…
Winter weather is in the forecast for the Texarkana area this week. Low temperatures below freezing should arrive in Texarkana by Friday morning. Winter weather tips from the Center for Disease Control follows. Weatherproof your home. Insulate any water lines…
Heritage, Heart & Arts presented the national art exhibition “Our Heritage through the Arts” last Saturday. The exhibition is open to the public with no charge for viewing until November 30th at the 1894 Gallery located at 105 Olive Street,…
A man who was arrested by Texarkana, Texas, police in June for alleged inappropriate sexual touching of his roommate’s 6-year-old daughter is expected to appear next week for arraignment in Bowie County. Ronald Lee Leavitt, 66, was allegedly living with…
Texarkana, Texas Police are looking for brothers Justin Smith and Christopher Watkins for their part in allegedly stealing 1000’s of dollars from a 78 year old blind man, for whom their mother, Nelda Farrars, worked. Over the course of several…
Friday Night @ Fat Jack’s – Trophy Husband, 9 pm Scotties – Read Southall Band With Austin Meade, 7:30 pm Hopkins (Downtown) – Open Mic with Noah Rock, 8 pm Saturday Night @ Fat Jack’s- Mike Mayberry & The…
