Former Leopard & Track Olympian adds ‘Santa’ to Resume
Former Leopard & Olympian, Jarrion Lawson, gave away over $15,000 worth of toys to over 100 students from all four Texarkana Schools on December 22, 2017.
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Judge denies venue change in grandmother’s murder trial
A Bowie County district judge denied a defense motion for a change of venue in the murder trial of a Texarkana woman accused of murdering her former son-in-law in July 2015. Annette Fisher, 54, appeared with attorney Mark Lesher of…
Best Christmas Light in Texarkana
Elizabeth Ann St. Lights Synced to Music – 4904 Lesley Lane Wildwood Drive
Brown Announces Intentions to Run For Texarkana, Arkansas City Mayor
Allen L. Brown, President/CEO of Mil-Way Federal Credit Union, Texarkana, AR, announces his intention to run for the mayor of the city of Texarkana, Arkansas. Brown has been employed with Mil-Way Federal Credit Union for over 32 years. Hired as…
LE Senior, Kylar Cooks, Signs with Texas State
Liberty-Eylau Senior Left Tackle, Kylar Cooks, signed a national letter of intent to play Division 1 Football for Texas State on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Cooks was an All-District pick after the 2016-2017 football season and the 2017-2018 District 7AAAA Offensive…
Pop Pop Shoppe is Popping Up Everywhere
Patrick Thornton, owner of Pop Pop Shoppe, was eager to become an entrepreneur. He attended the Acton School of Entrepreneurial Business, a 10-month accredited MBA program that provides immersive hands-on experiences for their students, with the intention of finding the…
Five Middle School Students arrested for school bus assault
Five Pleasant Grove Middle School students were arrested this afternoon after surrendering to officers at the Juvenile Detention Center. All were involved in an assault that occurred on a school bus while returning from a basketball game in Paris on…
Priority Registration for Spring 2018 Semester Open Through Jan. 15
Priority registration for the spring 2018 semester at Texas A&M University-Texarkana is open through Monday, Jan. 15. Students should register according to their classifications as follows: Graduate/Doctoral Students Seniors (90+ hours) VA/Athletes/Honors Students Juniors (60-89 hours) and Post…
Former New Boston coach indicted by grand jury
A former New Boston, Texas, high school coach has been indicted by a Bowie County grand jury for alleged sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old male student. Zachary Moody, 40, was arrested in April when allegations of inappropriate conduct in the…
Two men arrested after Pursuit
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – Texarkana, Arkansas Officers were dispatched to 4300 N. Stateline Ave (Motel 6) in reference to a disturbance. Shortly after arrival TAPD officers announced over the radio suspects were fleeing the scene in a Silver Suburban and had…
Man who no-showed for trial makes court appearance
A Texarkana man who became a fugitive when he failed to show for jury selection at his own trial in May was in court Monday for the first time since his arrest. Demontrous O’Keith Witcher, 31, was dressed in jail…
Register for Kindergarten at Morriss, Deadline Dec. 20th
Now is the time to register your child for Kindergarten at Morriss Elementary in Texarkana, Texas. Children enrolled in Morriss learn at an accelerated academic standard, following the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, and receive daily instruction in engineering and…
Group of concerned citizens sue city over police pay
A group of concerned citizens has filed a lawsuit against the City of Texarkana, Ark. over police pay parity with the Texas side. “Repeated attempts by concerned citizens have been made to the Mayor and City Manager to account for…
84-year-old sentenced to 21 years for child exploitation, porn
A federal judge in Texarkana sentenced an 84-year-old man to 262 months in federal prison Wednesday for sexually exploiting a girl under 16. Jay Earl Anderson of Winnsboro, Texas, coerced the girl into performing sexual acts and then shared photographs…
100+ Children Attended the Meet and Greet with Santa at Temple Memorial
Temple Memorial Rehabilitation Center held a meet and greet with Santa on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Santa arrived in style on a Texarkana Texas Fire Department fire truck as approximately one-hundred children waited jubilantly for the chance to embrace him.…