Police searching for missing 10-year-old
UPDATE – MYLEE HAS BEEN LOCATED Mylee J’Lenn was last seen on the night of 1-11-19 at approximately 10 P.M. at her residence on FM 3098 Maud, TX. According to police It is unknown at this time if she left…
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Grand jury indicts New Boston man for human trafficking, child sex abuse, possession of child pornography
A Bowie County grand jury Thursday indicted a New Boston, Texas, man for the alleged sexual abuse of his girlfriend’s teen daughter. Robert Allen Smith, 34, was indicted for two counts of sexual assault of a child and single counts…
Police Searching for Man with Aggravated Assault with Serious Bodily Injury Warrant
Texarkana, Texas Police are searching for Quintavious Hayes, who has a warrant for Aggravated Assault with Serious Bodily Injury. According to police, Hayes was involved in a minor vehicle crash on Stateline Avenue in late December. When the victim approached…
Man accused of producing child pornography to undergo mental evaluation
A man accused of sharing photos of himself online engaged in the sexual abuse of girls ages 5 and 13 was ordered Wednesday to undergo a psychological evaluation by a federal judge in Texarkana. Aaron Lloyd Mitchell, 21, pleaded not…
Bowie County jury gives repeat offender 35 years in prison for evading arrest in 2016
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury sentenced a 61-year-old man to 35 years in prison Wednesday for leading police on a long chase in July 2016. Roy Dean Jones faced an enhanced punishment range of 25 to 99 years…
Man, 19, pleads guilty to 16 felonies
A Nash, Texas, man who broke into at least 13 vehicles in Texarkana, Ark., pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 separate felonies. Delma Jatavion Jefferson, 19, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of theft of property and 13 counts of breaking and…
Oaklawn Rotary Club Donates $6600 to Local Organizations
Oaklawn Rotary Club donated $600 to 11 local organizations. The money was raised during the October drawdown held at the Elk’s Lodge. The organizations are: Bikers Against Child Abuse Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Domestic Violence Prevention For the Sake…
Police arrest suspect in early morning burglary
At about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Texarkana, Texas Police answered an alarm call at the Colonial Cleaners in the 2100 block of N. Robison Road. As Officer William Young arrived, he saw Devion Henson walking from the back of the building…
Extraordinary nurses recognized at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System
Nurses at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.…
Ellis Pottery robbery case headed to grand jury
The cases of a man and woman accused in the November gunpoint robbery of Ellis Pottery in Texarkana, Texas, have been referred to the Bowie County grand jury for possible indictment. Brandon Lee Staggs, 25, and Toni Jo Works, 37,…
Police Investigate Suspicious Death
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating the suspicious death of Anthony Ray Mathis, 54, of Texarkana Texas on January 4. Officers were dispatched to an assist the ambulance call at the Randy Sams Outreach Shelter, 402…
A&M-Texarkana faculty and education alumni publish in teaching journal
Dr. Corrine Hinton, Assistant Professor of English at Texas A&M University – Texarkana, and three university alumni and current educators, Stephanie Chickadel, Kristen Childress, and Amanda Nix recently published an article in Currents in Teaching and Learning, an online education…
77 Carats of Arkansas Diamonds Discovered in 2018
More than 124,000 people visited Crater of Diamonds Park in 2018 and found 405 diamonds, weighing a total of 77.12 carats. Visitors from Arkansas registered 82 diamonds, while travelers from 31 other states and Japan registered 323 gems. Of all…
Woman arrested for alleged child sex abuse in Bowie County
The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman last month for the alleged abuse of a young girl in 2008. Casie Rian Sparks Switzer, 35, was arrested Dec. 27 on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child under…
Defense claims man accused of dragging police with his car has mental issues
NEW BOSTON, Texas: The defense attorney representing a man accused of dragging a police officer with his car during a traffic stop last year brought up his client’s alleged mental health problems at a pretrial hearing Thursday at the Bowie…