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TC Professors Guest Speakers at Thoreau Gathering

Dr. Phyllis Deal and Lauren Hehmeyer, professors at Texarkana College, recently presented their paper “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Meet Henry David Thoreau” at the Thoreau Bicentennial Annual Gathering in Concord, Massachusetts. The July 2017 event was attended by more…

Duck Labeling Party a Success

A Duck Labeling Party was held Thursday, August 10th at CHRISTUS St. Michael in preparation for the 2017 Great Texarkana Duck Race this Saturday. Volunteers labeled 12,000 ducks for this year’s race. Support of this year’s Duck Race will help…

Donations Raised Today for Stuff The Bus

Members of United Way of Greater Texarkana were stationed outside both Walmart Supercenters today, August 12th, to raise donations for Stuff The Bus. Mark Bledsoe, President and CEO at United Way of Greater Texarkana said the day was a success.…

Hope Watermelon Festival Updates

Governor Asa Hutchinson will participate in the “Politically Correct” Watermelon Eating Contest at the 41st Annual Hope Watermelon Festival on Saturday, August 12 at 11:30 a.m.  The contest, sponsored by the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, will take place at the…

Wamba, Texas residents fear “duck muck”

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality visits the Spring Lake Park “duck muck’ dumping site. TCEQ issued a warning to Tatum Excavating Company and asked nearby residents to monitor the environmental variables. Spring Lake Park is being dredged and TEC…

Federal Inmate escapes from Oklahoma jail

A federal inmate at the Choctaw County Jail in Hugo, OK. escaped Monday evening through the gymnasium ventilation system, authorities said. Aaron Victory Sr., 38, escaped from the southeast Oklahoma lockup about 9:40 p.m., according to Choctaw County Sheriff Terry…