The A&P Commission held a tense two-hour special session Thursday, October 12, 2017 to address the complaints filed by Tammy Thompson and Amanda Bowers on behalf of the Gathering of Authors, a local non-profit organization that promotes literacy. Thompson and…
A man who struck and spit on staff at the Southwest Arkansas Correction Center in Texarkana, Ark., has been charged with three new felony offenses by prosecutors in Miller County. Troy O’Guinn, 31, could receive up to six years in…
At a ceremony held today, Texarkana Emergency Center donated three wheelchairs to Texarkana College for use on campus to temporarily aid students or guests who have limited mobility. The wheelchairs will be placed around campus in high-traffic areas and be…
Known as one of America’s best youth leadership development speaker, Ted Wiese works with thousands of students every year to teach and enhance their leadership skills. Ted is in the business of making students believe they can make a difference…
Samantha Sharpnack-Isom of Texas A&M University-Texarkana brought home the Red River Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award for Oct. 2-8, the RRAC announced on Monday. This is Sharpnack-Isom’s second time to earn the honor this season.…
Local police officers were honored Thursday at the Rotary Clubs’ Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon. Texarkana, Ark. Police Officer of the year was Nathan Lavender. Texarkana, Texas Police Officer of the year was Cliff Harris. He has worked for TTPD…
Lori Kelley from University of Arkansas Cossatot is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2017 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program helps new Phi Theta…
The 5th annual Fields of Faith in Texarkana was hosted at the Pleasant Grove High school Hawk Stadium Wednesday October 11, 2017. The event was sponsored by Red River Fellowship of Christian Athletes and several other local sponsors. This year’s…
Early Thursday Morning, October 12th, 2017, at approximately 1:00 a.m. Texarkana Arkansas Police Officers located a vehicle leaving the Knights Inn Motel, 5100 block of North State Line Avenue, with fictitious and expired vehicle tags. Officers made contact with the…
TEXARKANA, TEX- City Building Inspector Mark “Hoss” Edwards was transported to CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon after crashing a City Inspection vehicle into an abandoned building at 26th Street and Stateline Avenue. The…
A Texarkana man and a Houston man were arrested by FBI agents in Texarkana for allegedly conspiring to distribute cocaine, ecstasy and Xanax in the Texarkana region. James Manuel of Houston and Fredrico Bradley of Texarkana are named in a…
The first female Mayor on either side of Texarkana, Ruth Penney Bell, Arkansas side mayor came from humble beginnings that taught her to rely on faith and hard work. In 2016 she was diagnosed with Breast cancer, she has since…
The Texarkana Arkansas School has been awarded the highly competitive federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Grant from the Department of Education in the amount of $14,787,921. The award will be paid over a five-year period. The MSAP grant will…
Children and families in the Texarkana area will have a chance to exchange Halloween candy for toys and send deployed U.S. troops a “sweet” reminder of home this holiday season during Operation Troop Treats, an annual candy exchange hosted by…
The Program for Learning and Community Engagement (PLACE) at Texas A&M University-Texarkana will present the second in its 2017 series of Conversations on Science and Religion on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. in University Center 217 on the A&M-Texarkana…
