The Hope Watermelon Festival Concert on Saturday, August 12, featuring Country music star Joe Diffie, has been moved to Hempstead Hall. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and seating is limited. Hempstead Hall is located on the University of Arkansas at…
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will host concurrent credit orientations for students and parents in Hope on Tuesday, August 15th at Hempstead Hall at 5 pm and in Texarkana on Thursday, August 17th at the UA-Texarkana Administration Building Foyer at 5…
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…
A convicted sex offender accused of violating sex offender registration reporting requirements has been formally charged by prosecutors in Miller County. Michael Andrew MacEntee, 30, was convicted of internet stalking of a child in Miller County in 2013. Last month…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana is now recruiting the fall 2017 cohort of its newly designed online superintendent preparation program. The 12 semester credit hour post-master’s program may be completed in nine to 12 months (if summer is required for the internship)…
UPDATE – the witness has been identified, and his photo removed. The Wake Village Police Department is asking for help identifying a witness to an armed robbery. The Wake Village Dollar General Store in the 900 block Of Kings Highway…
The East Texas Martial Arts school in Wake Village, Texas attended the World Championships in Tampa, Florida. Several students returned as world champions. Austin Singer – silver in individual patterns – bronze in continuous sparring Katie Gentry – silver in…
The Texarkana College Board of Trustees will hold two public hearings on the tax rate for the 2017-2018 year. The 2017-2018 budget will allow for an investment in current program offerings, facility modernization, and technology upgrades to respond to the…
Members of the Joint Texarkana Community Committee, City Council of the City of Texarkana, Texas and Board of Directors of the City of Texarkana, Arkansas met Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of community wide broadband for the twin cities.…
A man who fired a pistol at police following a robbery at the Bank of the Ozarks on Richmond Road in Texarkana, Texas, pleaded guilty to two crimes during a hearing Tuesday afternoon in federal court. Dixon Kelley, 43, pleaded…
On Monday, 08/07/2017, at about 7:50pm Texarkana Arkansas Police received information that a residence in the 1300 block of Locust St. was being burgled by a heavy set black male. Officers Denise Wilder and Jeremy Hendrix responded and upon checking…
On Monday, 08/07/2017, at about 4:00pm, The Bottle Mart at 126 East St. reported to police that they had been robbed. Mark Clemenz was counting money when Billy Smith, 51 yoa, walked into the business and asked a question. Smith,…
The Bi-State Narcotics Task Force arrested 52-year-old Darren Caudle after discovering a large amount of ‘high-grade’ marijuana in a residence. According to a press release, on Thursday, August 03, 2017, Detectives with the Bi-State (8th Judicial South) Narcotics Task Force…
Green Thumb Industries (GTI) is holding a Medical Cannabis Career Forum in Texarkana on Friday, August 11. GTI is a medical marijuana cultivation company that operates in seven states, and has applied to cultivate in Arkansas. According to a GTI…
The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Shemar Harris, 18, of Texarkana Arkansas, on Saturday at Academy Sports for several charges after he fled from an off-duty officer and pointed a gun at a citizen who was trying to assist the…
