Understanding Easter
Easter is known as the holiday in which Jesus was crucified on the cross and, after 3 days, was resurrected. These Great Three Days are known as the Triduum and are meant to be observed as a whole. In St.…
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TASD Administrator Named Regional Principal of the Year
North Heights Junior High principal, Theresa Cowling, has been named Regional Principal of the Year by Magnet Schools of America (MSA), the national association for magnet and theme-based schools. This annual award recognizes exemplary magnet school principals from MSA’s eight…
RRAD hosts fourth annual forestry invitational
Over 100 local students gathered for the fourth annual Red River Army Depot Forestry Invitational held at Elliott Lake on March 21. Students from Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters and Head, Heart, Hands and Health (4-H) clubs of 13…
TASD Students Place at Southern Arkansas University’s Southwest Arkansas Regional Science Fair
On March 16, Southern Arkansas University hosted the Southwest Arkansas Regional Science Fair. After participating in campus-level competitions, several students from College Hill Middle School and North Heights Junior High participated in the regional science fair. The following College Hill…
Man gets 12 years for meth in mail
A man who was using the U.S. Postal Service to receive large shipments of methamphetamine from a supplier in California was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in federal prison. Tacorrius Marquan Jordan, 26, appeared for sentencing Thursday afternoon…
Police investigating homicide of 19-year-old Texarkana man
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating the homicide of John Neal Jr, 19, of Texarkana, Texas, who was located on March 28th, 2018 at 4200 Findley St in an abandoned vehicle. At 5:42 PM, Officers were…
NASA Selects Five Rising THS Seniors for Summer Residential Internship
Following four intense months of interactive online learning experiences with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) five Texas High School STEM students have been chosen for a six-day summer residential internship at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Only…
Man pleads guilty to stealing from RRAD
A Hooks, Texas, man pleaded guilty to theft of government property Tuesday before a federal judge in Texarkana. Matthew Randall Parsons, 32, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven for his first court appearance on an information charging him with…
Body discovered in burned car in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating the homicide of John Neal Jr, 19, of Texarkana, Texas, who was located on March 28th, 2018 at 4200 Findley St in an abandoned vehicle. At 5:42 PM, Officers were…
Texarkana man arrested for Fouke church burglary
On Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Investigator Sam McJunkins of the Miller County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dakota Young, 21 of Texarkana, Arkansas on charges of Burglary, Theft of Property and Criminal Mischief in reference to a 2016 burglary at a church…
Workshop Scheduled For Texarkana, Arkansas to Discuss Dial-a-Truck Services
A meeting is scheduled for 1:00 PM at City Hall, board room at 216 Walnut Street, Texarkana, Arkansas, to discuss leasing a city-owned parking downtown lot to developers who want to transform the Coliseum Sports Bar into living space and…
Husband and wife arrested with drugs, stolen gun
A Hope, Ark., couple was arrested last week for allegedly possessing cocaine and a handgun reported stolen in Texarkana. According to a press release, Sharon Weston, 52, was not at home when officers arrived to arrest her on a federal…
Alex Rain: A Voice For Creatives
Alex Rain began voice over in 2008 after working 16 years as a radio production director. He studied theater at Texarkana College and later earned his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and History at Texas A&M University-Texarkana. Rain has narrated…
Texas HighSteppers Named National Champions at Danceline USA National Championship Competition
The trophy case at Texas High School is getting much bigger now that the Texas Highsteppers have brought home the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY from the Danceline USA National Championship competition at SeaWorld on March 24 in San Antonio, Texas. …
Man Arrested For Using Debit Card Programmed with Stolen Account Information
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Ulysses Morgan, 40, of Texarkana Texas, for Debit Card Abuse on Monday afternoon after he used a debit card programmed with stolen account information at a local car wash. An additional…