Ruth Ellen Whitt, director of Today’s Youth Tomorrow’s Leaders-a program that has local leaders working together with high school kids to promote community excellence and pride- spoke about the importance of nurturing leaders from a young age. Over 40 kids…
Winners of the nationally acclaimed Jostens 2017 Photo Contest were announced and five of the 85 recipients were Texas High School Commercial Photography students. The annual competition, co-sponsored by Jostens and Wolfe’s Camera, celebrates the creative and innovative talents of…
A 10-year-old Texarkana girl drowned in the Red River in Oklahoma Saturday evening, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The OHP says the girl from Texarkana, Texas was not wearing a life jacket when she slipped and went under while…
We tend to think of heroes as those Marvel characters who wear a uniform and fight crime; however, here in Texarkana, there are some not-so-average men fighting not crime, but cancer. The work day in and day out to ensure…
This Father’s Day, TXK Today wants to celebrate some of the defining dads of the Texarkana area. These men are model citizens and fathers that support our community. They exemplify selflessness and hard work ethic, making sacrifices in order to…
A Lafayette County Arkansas woman is in custody for animal cruelty charges after dozens of neglected and dead pets were found in her home. According to an animal rescue organization involved with the case, on Tuesday the 8th Judicial District…
A former producer of the Dr. Phil Show is accused of stealing video of the show’s star, in a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed Thursday in Texarkana, Texas. The suit, filed on behalf of Peteski Productions Inc., the company which…
The 1st Annual Awards & Grants Banquet was held Thursday evening, June 15, 2017, at 6pm at the Truman Arnold Center. Kiwanis recognized members of their organization and several members of the community that have contributed over the last year.…
The Wilbur Smith Rotary Club of Texarkana will award three $1,500 scholarships to three Texas A&M University-Texarkana graduate students for 2017-18. The Wilbur Smith Rotary Graduate Scholarship includes one year of free Wilbur Smith Rotary Club membership, a wonderful opportunity…
Texarkana, Texas Police is investigating a shooting that occurred at a residence in 2300 block of West 17th Street. Officers were dispatched to Wadley Regional Medical Center at 7:47 last night after two men were brought to the emergency room…
The body of Ryan Shane Johnson, 21, of Fouke was found just after noon Thursday in the Sulphur River near Smith Park. First responders have been searching since he disappeared while wading in the river with friend Tuesday evening. On…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana is accepting applications for admission through Monday, July 10, for its RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing programs. “We are excited to help nurses achieve their Bachelor of Science in…
Historic Washington State Park announces the annual summer concert series “Music in the Park” with the theme “Music from our Roots.” A free concert will be held on the third Saturday of June, July, and August and is open to…
Scott Wilhite of Mount Pleasant, a Texas A&M University-Texarkana political science major, recently participated in the New Politics Forum Campaign Bootcamp hosted by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas at Austin. The Campaign Bootcamp…
A man required to register as a sex offender because of sexual misconduct with a 10-year-old is accused of failing to register as a sex offender in Miller County. Thomas Melvin Schermerhorn, 48, is required to register and must notify…
