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Judge hands down 45-year sentence

NEW BOSTON, Texas: After finding a Texarkana man guilty Thursday of burglary with intent to commit assault, 102nd Bowie County District Judge Bobby Lockhart sentenced him to 45 years in prison. Reggie Mason Smith, 42, chose to have his case…

Judge revokes teen’s bond

A 19-year-old from Palestine, Texas, who is accused in the January 2017 attempted capital murder and robbery of a Texarkana, Ark., convenience store clerk is back in custody. Chavel Terrell Jemison appeared Tuesday morning before Circuit Judge Carlton Jones to…

Little Rock Couple Arrested in Stolen Vehicle

The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Earl-Barnabas Coleman, 25, and Ashley Wiggens, 26, both of Little Rock, Arkansas, after they were found in a stolen vehicle at the Roadrunner convenience store at 4101 N. Kings Highway early Tuesday. A call…

Buc-ee’s looking at Texarkana location

Buc-ee’s, a chain of convenience stores located across Texas, has entered into an option to purchase land in Texarkana. According to multiple sources familiar with the transaction the company has an option to purchase property from KOA Texarkana/Northgate Properties. KOA…

Woman Arrested for Aggravated Assault

The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Daja Smith, 18, of Atlanta Texas, for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon late on Wednesday.   Officers were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian at Sunset Apartments…

Tiger Bookmobile Summer 2018 Schedule Announced

Texarkana Independent School District’s Tiger Bookmobile is getting ready to roar through Texarkana for their Summer Tour 2018.   The unique, one-of-a-kind mobile literacy unit gets children wild about reading.     The primary focus of the bookmobile is to help prevent…