On August 17, 2017, the Wake Village Police Department, assisted by other area agencies, executed a search warrant at 624 Arizona Avenue in Wake Village. This warrant was executed in connection with the recent spate of vehicle and residential burglaries…
Williams Memorial Church in Texarkana, Texas will be assembling flood buckets Saturday, September 2nd from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 at the church. They are taking donations of supplies needed to make the buckets and asking for volunteers to help assemble 200…
Dr. Steve Cole, Chancellor of the University of Arkansas Cossatot, visited the De Queen Rotary Club on Monday to speak about the fall semester at UA Cossatot. Dr. Cole began his remarks with an update on UA Cossatot’s enrollment, stating,…
Georgia-Pacific (GP) donated $10,500 to the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation yesterday. The funds will be used to support foundation scholarships including single parent scholarships, Kids’ College scholarships, and the GP Excellence in Technology Scholarship.
– Mrs. Anne Formby, a math teacher and math department chair at Arkansas High School, was recently named as an Arkansas Teacher of the Year Regional Finalist. The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced the fourteen state finalist in a…
Col. Mark Tillman, who was chosen as the nation’s 12th presidential pilot and served as pilot and commander of Air Force One from 2001-2009, will deliver the program at the 13th Annual Farmers Bank and Trust Distinguished Speaker Series on…
Around 6,500 people are expected for Family Day on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, making the event possibly the largest Southern Arkansas University will host on campus this year, Dr. Trey Berry, president, said. “This year’s Family Day promises to be…
The University of Arkansas Cossatot has been named third, based on affordability and quality, of all online colleges and programs in the nation by AffordableColleges.com. Specifically, the online Associate of General Studies program is recognized as an ideal way to…
Arthur Pletcher, mural and portrait artist, is collaborating with Texarkana Salvation Army to sell art-prints for the Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort. 60% of all sales will be donated to the Hurricane Harvey victims. “These prints are of my local murals,…
As Texas reels from the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, hundreds of new state laws will go into effect Friday, including a statewide ban on texting while driving. By the time the 2017 Legislature gaveled out in May, they had…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has been named one of the “12 Most Innovative Colleges for Adult Learners” in the United States by the editors of Washington Monthly magazine. In its September/October issue, the magazine profiled Dr. Lisa Myers’ transformative work on prior…
The Texarkana Texas Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit arrested three men and seized several narcotics while serving a search warrant in the 3000 block of College Drive on Wednesday afternoon. Officers arrested Jonathan Matlock (21), Christopher Hurd (21), and Sonya…
Rumors of a coming gasoline shortage are causing long lines at some Texarkana area gas stations Thursday afternoon. The station at the Arkansas Blvd. Walmart had around ten cars waiting for each pump at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Dallas is also…
Ruth Ellen Whitt Executive Director of Leadership Texarkana Ruth Ellen grew up in College Station, TX, enmeshed in the world of Texas A&M from Wee Aggieland kindergarten days due to her father’s administrative roles at the college. Puzzling solutions, supporting…
Twenty-nine Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Officers are heading for Houston today to help with rescue missions after Hurricane Harvey. The officers stayed overnight at the Hilton Garden Inn in Texarkana, Texas. Officer Keith Dinn explained, “we will…
