Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas is soliciting old American flag donations for an upcoming flag retirement ceremony. Community members may drop off old flags now through March 12 at the council’s southwest regional office located at…
Texas High School Choir students participated in the Region IV University Interscholastic League Vocal Solo & Ensemble Competition on February 8 in Mt. Pleasant, TX. First Division Superior Rating Soloists in Singing Class I were: Emma Daniel, Amanda Garmon, Jose…
A 72-year-old Genoa, Ark., man is facing a charged of sexual assault in Miller County in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a young girl. The allegations against Willard Page surfaced in November when the girl’s step-mother discovered a…
Alex David Walker, 44 of Texarkana, Ark., was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night. Walker was pronounced dead on scene according to a preliminary crash report. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday, February 15 near Fulton. According to…
Texas High School’s TigerVision has been named one of five Regional Winners across the country in Broadcast Excellence for School Announcements Show by the Student Television Network (STN). As the winner in the Southwest region, TigerVision beat out the competition…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently awarded the City of Texarkana, Texas $338,705 in homelessness assistance funding as part of a competitive grant competition under the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. This award represents the City’s…
Thirteen Texas High School students are now advancing to the SkillsUSA Texas State Leadership & Skills Competition given their Top Three placement and high scoring during the February 7-9 District competition in Waco, TX. SkillsUSA has 13 districts within the…
Jury selection is scheduled for March for a man facing up to 20 years in federal prison on a child pornography charge. Daimen Michael Perry is the only defendant listed in a one-count indictment filed last year in the Texarkana…
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on February 16, 2019 at 6:19 AM on the 4000 block of N. Kings Highway. Officers were dispatched to a report of a major crash on N. Kings…
This weekend, hundreds of runners from across the country will come to Texarkana for the unique opportunity to run in one half marathon in two states. The 12th Annual Run the Line Half Marathon will begin at 7:30 a.m. on…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2018 conviction of a Texarkana man for rape and his 10-year prison sentence. Ulrick Hillman, 36, was found guilty in April 2018 of rape by a Miller County, Ark., jury. The jury…
The Texas HighSteppers of Texas High School were named to the Regional Champion Winner’s Circle and received numerous top awards during the Marching Auxiliaries Rose Capital Regional Competition in Tyler, TX, on February 9. Team honors received include: Super Sweepstakes…
The 3rd Annual Ark-La-Tex Outdoor Expo will be held March 1-2, 2019 at Hempstead Hall on the University of Arkansas Hope’s campus. Come experience the best the Ark-La-Tex has to offer for outdoor activities! Participating vendors will have boats, all-terrain…
Peter Pan is bringing his friends to a put on a spectacular ice skating show at Hempstead Hall on the University of Arkansas Hope campus. Presented by a partnership through the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council and Hempstead Hall, Peter Pan…
A man who held a gun to a former girlfriend’s head and raped her repeatedly one night in February 2016 pleaded guilty Monday and received a 30-year prison term. William Emmett Baucum III, 46, entered the guilty plea Monday before…
