A Miller County jury sentenced a Texarkana, Ark., woman who claimed self-defense to a maximum 30-year sentence Tuesday for second-degree murder. Sherry Lashay Woods, 36, claimed she had to stab 43-year-old Jeffery Baker because he was attacking two of her…
Roger and Debbie Sheppard are tentatively scheduled to open Redbone Magic Brewing, LLC., in Texarkana, Texas in March of 2018. After lots of research, tasting, and planning, they have reached the final stages of their business. Redbone Magic Brewing, LLC.,…
UPDATE – The suspect has been taken into custody. Authorities are searching for a man that led Hooks police on a pursuit before bailing on foot from a stolen vehicle Tuesday morning. A Hooks officer attempted to stop a Ford…
MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes celebrated its 10th birthday on July 10th. Unlike most birthday parties, MOOYAH gave away the gifts instead of receiving them! They donated 10 percent of the day’s sales to No Kid Hungry, a non-profit, as…
Texarkana, Texas City Council approved a resolution allowing low-interest rate loans for development of the Grim Lofts Project. The resolution provides low-interest loans for the project that are backed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and…
A Miller County jury began hearing testimony Monday afternoon in the case of a woman who claims she acted in self-defense. Sherry Lashay Woods, 36, wept as opening statements were made Monday afternoon in her second-degree murder trial at the…
STEM students at Texarkana College will have access to a new, state-of-the-art digital microscope and two new anatomy models thanks to a partnership with the Arconic Foundation. Today, the Arconic Foundation presented the Texarkana College Foundation with $20,000 to purchase…
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is continuing to help change the face of higher education. UAHT recently added a mobile welding classroom to the methods of instruction offered by the college. The mobile welding classroom was fabricated from a twenty-six…
Low-interest financing for the Hotel Grim project will be voted on at Monday’s Texarkana, Texas Council Meeting. The resolution will provide low-interest loans for the project that are backed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and…
Spring Lake Park Pond has been drained so that dredging operations can begin. The City of Texarkana, Texas will work in conjunction with Tatum Excavating Company (TEC) to dredge the Spring Lake Park Pond. The project is part of the…
A commercial burglary warrant has been issued for 27-year-old George Edward Adams III for his alleged role in the robbery of a Fulton liquor store. According to Miller County Sheriff’s Office, Adams is believed to be the second person involved…
A Detroit, Mich., sex offender caught with 10 kilograms of cocaine while driving on Interstate 30 in Titus County in February entered a guilty plea Thursday before a federal judge in Texarkana. Rhasheem Jamal Gordon, 40, was stopped by a…
Dr. Benjamin Neuman, chair of the Biology department at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, recently presented a session on new viruses at the XIVth International Nidovirus Symposium (Nido2017) in Kansas City, Missouri. The presentation, “Novel nido-like virus genomes associated with eukaryotic intracellular…
A New Boston, Texas, man sentenced to two life sentences plus 20 years by a Bowie County jury last August will get a new trial. Donald Harrell, 61, was sentenced to life on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of…
Texarkana College’s TC@TexAmericas Center site in New Boston will offer a 40 -hour HAZWOPER and a 40-hour Confined Space course for area Texas businesses and industries in July and the first week of August. Thanks to a grant from Texas…
