A possible plea bargain was discussed this week at a pretrial hearing for an Ashdown, Ark., man accused of causing two deaths in a drunk driving wreck early this year. Bowie County Public Defender Deborah Moore told 102nd District Judge…
A 17-year-old Arkansas High School student was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly making threats during his eighth period class to “shoot up the school.” According to an affidavit, the student claimed to have made the threatening statements in response to…
An 18-year-old man accused of sexually abusing four 13 and 14-year-old girls entered pleas of not guilty Tuesday in Bowie County to 10 felonies. Gary “Tanner” Royal appeared before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart for arraignment on five counts of…
Albertsons Richmond Rd. location will be closing November 10 according to store employees. According to a sign posted on the door the pharmacy will be closing a month earlier on October 10. All prescriptions will be transferred to CVS pharmacy.…
A 71-year-old retiree from Aurora, Colorado made the find of a lifetime this month at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, when she discovered an ice white diamond weighing nearly three carats. According to the finder, who wishes to remain…
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Foundation’s Board of Directors announced today that they will personally match contributions to establish the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Foundation Endowed Scholarship fund. Contributions made to this scholarship fund will be matched on a dollar for dollar…
A man accused of using a motor vehicle to assault a Department of Defense law enforcement officer at Red River Army Depot pleaded not guilty at a hearing Monday before a federal judge in Texarkana. Dontrell McChester, 32, appeared for…
Effective September 8, 2018, Central Mall, 2400 Richmond Rd, Texarkana, TX, 75503, is scheduled to foreclose on October 2, 2018. The Commissioner’s Court of Bowie County, Texas, will be responsible for the foreclosure sale. Central Mall, which opened in 1978,…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has recently announced the 2018 Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Faculty, as well as the winners of the university’s Pioneer Award and Spirit of A&M-Texarkana Award. The 2018 Distinguished Alumni are Mark Bledsoe, Melva Flowers, Tanya Dunlap, Travis…
A woman who drove from Queen City, Texas, to Texarkana with two boys in the trunk of her car was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to complete a residential drug treatment program Monday. Camille Marie Hancock, 37, appeared…
A man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in a restroom of the public library in Texarkana, Texas, pleaded not guilty Monday. Javier Perez, 26, is facing five to 99 years or life in prison if found guilty. He…
The City of Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation Department is readying for a busy season of fall events for public enjoyment. The annual fall festival will be held at Spring Lake Park on Thursday, October 18th from 5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.…
TXK Today would like to commemorate the women in the community who go above and beyond the call of duty to improve Texarkana in various ways. These women exemplify good character and contribute to others lives in a positive way. …
A Texarkana woman responsible for starving at least three dogs to death was sentenced to a five-year term of probation Thursday in Miller County. Magan Terry, 29, is prohibited from owning any animals while on probation. She appeared before Circuit…
The Texarkana, Texas Farmers’ Market, in partnership with the Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council and the Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas recently received a USDA Farmers’ Market Promotion Program grant totaling $174,220 to support the Market’s Cultural Food Diversity…
