As of July 1, 2017, Wadley Regional Medical Center assumed the operations of the Cancer Center. The Wadley Cancer Center is equipped with advanced technology TrueBeam™. The Cancer Center brought the TrueBeam technology to Texarkana several years ago. It uses…
Queen City residents Ward King and his wife, Glenda, were enjoying coffee and a visit with their friends, Dot and Dave Eaton, when Ward suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He experienced mild chest discomfort and felt “a bit…
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Jefferson Avenue – Texarkana (formerly CHRISTUS Family Medicine Center-Texarkana) recently welcomed Brittany Ackley, M.D., Family Practice, to serve patients in the Texarkana area/four states region. Dr. Ackley is joining Jamie Campbell, M.D., and Kathy Brannan, Family Nurse…
Texarkana Independent School District Child Nutrition Department announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for students served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office for each district served under the TISD…
The Wake Village Dollar General Store in the 900 block Of Kings Highway was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night, according to police radio traffic. Wake Village Police was dispatched the store around 9:20 p.m. Sunday after the store was robbed…
The earliest stage of jury selection in the capital murder trial of a Texas prison inmate accused of beating a correctional officer to death at the Telford Unit in New Boston, Texas, began this week. More than 300 potential jurors…
The City of Texarkana, Texas is pleased to announce the appointment of Shirley Jaster as Interim City Manager. The City Council confirmed Jaster’s appointment on Friday, August 4th, 2017 after former City Manager John Whitson announced his retirement. Whitson served…
Tara Almand, assistant professor of nursing at Southern Arkansas University, was selected to the state’s 40 Nurse Leaders Under 40 list, which honors emerging nursing leaders in Arkansas who are younger than 40 years old. More than 80 nurses were…
Southern Arkansas University will participate in a historic exchange agreement with the University of Artemisa when it hosts three Cuban nationals Aug. 5-12. Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, and Dr. Carlos Eduardo Suarez Ponciano, rector or president of the…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dennis Ramsey Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship was established to honor the twenty-six years of service Ramsey dedicated as mayor of the City of Hope, Arkansas. Ramsey has…
A Miller County jury imposed a $10,000 fine, the maximum allowed, after finding a man guilty of manslaughter in connection with an August 2015 confrontation at the Electric Cowboy in Texarkana, Ark., but did not order any prison time. The…
The University of Arkansas Cossatot published a plan guiding the college’s purpose and operations through the year 2020. The strategic plan outlines goals and tactics by which the college addresses accreditation guidelines, stakeholder needs, and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and…
Texarkana area first responders switched radio systems last weekend causing scanners across the area to remain silent. Texarkana first responders are now working on two different systems, the Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN) and a new Texas DPS system. The…
Trial began Wednesday for a Broken Bow, Okla., man accused of manslaughter in the death of a man who suffered a fatal head injury at the Electric Cowboy bar in Texarkana, Ark., in 2015. Taylor Caz Rogers, 27, faces three…
Two people have been arrested for multiple drug violations after police discovered an apartment that was actively selling narcotics, while they were investigating recently vehicle burglaries. According to Wake Village Detective Todd Aultman, while conducting a concentrated investigation into recent…
