Registration at UAHT Extended Through Tuesday
Due to high demand, spring registration at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana has been extended through Tuesday, January 16. Call 870-722-8524 to register today.
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Senator Bryan Hughes Visits TAMU-T
Senator Bryan Hughes toured east Texas counties, visiting the University of A&M- Texarkana along the way on January 08, 2018. He spoke briefly thanking the community for his support and was greeted by community members at a small reception after…
Police searching for missing woman
Texarkana, Texas Police are asking for your help in finding an endangered missing person. Rachel Baty left her Pine Street home at about 8:00 on Wednesday evening and has not been heard from since. Shortly after leaving, she sent text…
High School Principal Announces Resignation
During a staff meeting, Principal Eva Nadeau announced her resignation as principal of Arkansas High School with plans to leave at the end of the school year. “I have enjoyed my journey as an educator and I have built meaningful…
City of Texarkana, Texas Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from GFOA
The City of Texarkana, Texas is pleased to announce that it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) based on the City’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. As the primary department…
Trial scheduled for truck driver accused of rape
A North Carolina truck driver accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Texarkana truck stop in 2016 is scheduled for an April jury trial in Miller County. Jocelyn Louissaint, 48, stood with Texarkana defense attorney Jeff Harrelson for a…
Dr. Ackley, CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Jefferson Avenue – Texarkana, Helps Fight Through Flu Season
Chances are, you or someone you know has been affected by the flu this year. The peak season for the virus is December through February, making this time of year essential for taking all precautions necessary. Dr. Ackley, physician at…
Illegal Drugs Worth $70,000 Seized and Homeowner Arrested
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department Special Investigations Unit arrested Ikee Wyrick, 25, of Texarkana Texas during a search warrant at his residence in the 1700 block of West Martin Luther King Jr. Drive today. Officers seized an…
Dental Management Company Benevis and its Affiliated Kool Smiles Dental Clinics to Pay $23.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medically Unnecessary Pediatric Dental Services
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it has settled False Claims Act allegations against dental management company Benevis LLC (formerly known as NCDR LLC) and more than 130 of its affiliated Kool Smiles dental clinics for which Benevis…
Texas High School Tiger Theatre Company sets Oklahoma! for January Performance
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre that is still being followed today and becomes the next musical production for the Texas High School Tiger Theatre Company. Set in a Western Indian…
UAHT Student Named Horatio Alger National Scholar
Ashley Elliott of Lewisville, Arkansas, has been selected as a Horatio Alger National Scholar. Elliot, a Lafayette County High School senior and University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana concurrent credit student, is one of only 106 high school seniors nationally recognized as…
Man gets 30 years in wife’s run-over death
A Texarkana, Ark., man who ran over and killed his wife in 2016 received a total 30-year prison sentence Tuesday. Lucas Connor McCarley, 36, appeared with Texarkana lawyer Matt Stephens before Circuit Judge Brent Haltom in a courtroom at the…
TxDOT Pretreating Highways Ahead of Winter Weather Threat
With possible winter precipitation being predicted for Thursday night and Friday this week, TxDOT’s Atlanta District have trucks out spraying local major highways, bridges and overpasses with a brine solution. The solution is a mixture of salt and water that…
Caddo Area Council Adds Law Enforcement Explorer Post
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturing, Sea Scouts & Exploring are among the programs within the Boy Scouts of America. Today, January 08, 2018, the Caddo Area Council is happy to announce the addition of a new unit, Post 2412. The…
Grandmother sentenced to 40 years in son-in-law’s murder
A 54-year-old Texarkana woman was sentenced to 40 years Monday after pleading guilty to her former son-in-law’s murder. Annette Fisher appeared before 5th District Judge Bill Miller with Mount Pleasant, Texas, attorney Mark Lesher. Assistant District Attorney Lauren Richards said Fisher’s plea…