Four States Fair Starts Friday
The 75th annual Four States Fair and Rodeo starts Friday, September 13 and lasts for 10 days. Fair gates open 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, and 1:00 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for…
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Pleasant Grove Booster Club Treasurer Guilty of Wire Fraud
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 42-year-old Texarkana, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown and FBI Special Agent in Charge Matthew J. DeSarno. Nikki Diane May pleaded guilty…
Pleasant Grove ISD Volunteer Ashley Gibbs chosen for 2019 Heroes for Children Award
Ashley Gibbs has been named the recipient of the 2019 Heroes for Children Award given by the Texas State Board of Education. This is a prestigious award given to only 15 awardees statewide for outstanding services and support given to…
Jury convicts man of sexually assaulting woman at gunpoint
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury found a 21-year-old man guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon Wednesday after less than an hour of deliberations. The victim testified that she did not know LaDavion…
Flying Burger & Seafood opening in Texarkana on Monday
Flying Burger and Seafood on Summerhill Rd. will be opening for business on Monday, September 16. The restaurant is located next to Bank OZK in the 5200 block of Summerhill Rd. Entrées served at the Flying Burger include hamburgers, catfish,…
Texarkana’s Entertainment District Needs A New Name
Last night the Texarkana, Arkansas City Planning Commission held its fifth workshop and second public forum to finetune details concerning the proposed Entertainment District. Issues resolved were: Outside adult beverages may not be brought into an establishment under any circumstances…
Bowie and Miller County Under Burn Ban
Both Bowie and Miller County are currently under a burn ban. Miller County issued the ban on September 8. Bowie County issued it on September 10.
George Merrill Promoted to BancorpSouth President
TEXARKANA, Texas — September 10, 2019 – BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) announced today the promotion of George Merrill to president – Texarkana market community bank. In his new role, Merrill will be responsible for overseeing the bank’s seven locations in…
9/11 Memorial Service Downtown Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning a Memorial Service is scheduled outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Texarkana. The program starts at 9:30 a.m. The general public is encouraged to attend, but the overall focus will be on our first responders. There…
Man accused of beating mom to death with fire extinguisher in 2009 back in court
A man accused of using a fire extinguisher to beat his mother to death in her Texarkana, Texas, home in March 2009 was in front of a Bowie County judge on Monday. Al Jerome Dixon, 31, has been repeatedly found…
Entertainment District Planning Meeting Tonight
Tonight at 6 p.m. there is a scheduled meeting of the Texarkana, Arkansas Planning Commission at the Texarkana, Ark City Hall. Among the items slated for discussion is the proposed downtown Entertainment District. This ordinance is in the final planning…
New Fire Station Approved
The Texarkana, Texas City Council voted Monday night unanimously to approve a plan allowing for the construction of a new fire station. To be Located north of the interstate on McKnight Road and University Avenue, the new fire station will…
Sunset Candlelight Vigil Tonight
In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, Out of the Darkness and #Mi22ion are hosting a Candlelight Vigil tonight at 7 pm, on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in downtown Texarkana. Everyone is invited. There will be a special…
Appeals court affirms ruling involving juvenile accused of murder in Christa Shockley’s death
Last week the Arkansas Court of Appeals appointed a Miller County circuit court’s designation of Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction for a juvenile accused of shooting a Fouke, Ark., convenience store clerk in the early hours of Feb. 2, 2017. The boy…
Woman charged with negligent homicide in fatal crash
A crash that took the life of a 28-year-old man Aug. 29 has resulted in the arrest of a Monroe, La., woman for felony negligent homicide. Stacey Wink, 28, was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when her 2004 GMC…