TTPD looking for missing child
Texarkana, Texas Police are looking for an eight year old boy who run away from his home on Bell Street. His name is Freddie and he is 4′ tall/80 pounds. According to police, he was last seen this morning a…
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Texarkana native, former major league baseball pitcher, indicted for intoxication assault
A former major league baseball player and Pleasant Grove High School graduate was indicted last month for three counts of intoxication assault by a Cass County, Texas, grand jury. Phillip Douglas Norton, 40, was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs…
Texarkana, Ark., man accused of rape, sexual assault of a child
A 51-year-old Texarkana man is facing charges in Miller County for allegedly sexually abusing two young female relatives. Michael Sweeten is currently free on a $50,000 bond. He is accused of raping and sexually assaulting two female relatives, now ages…
Men plead guilty in Texarkana federal court to trafficking kilos of pure powder cocaine
Two Mexican men caught with 26 kilos of pure powder cocaine while traveling through Hempstead County, Ark., recently pleaded guilty in a Texarkana federal court. Miguel Yanez-Garcia appeared Thursday before U.S. District Judge Susan Hickey with federal public defender Tiffany…
A&M-Texarkana to celebrate Constitution Day with Voter Information and Registration Fair
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Political Science Club will sponsor a Voter Information and Registration Fair Saturday, Sept. 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in celebration of Constitution Day. The public is invited. The Voter Information and Registration Fair is…
Men plead guilty to failing to pay over Hope hospital payroll taxes
Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that James R. Cheek, age 68, formerly of Douglasville, Georgia, and Herschel J. Breig, Sr., age 68, formerly of Nixa, Missouri, appeared today before the Honorable United States…
Junior Achievement of Texarkana appoints new Executive Director
Junior Achievement (JA) of Texarkana has appointed a new Executive Director, Julie O’Neal to fill the role left by the outgoing Executive Director Kaitlyn Flanagan. O’Neal began her duties August 2. JA Texarkana Board Chairman, Collins Bruner, said that he…
CHRISTUS St. Michael Celebrates 100 Years of Healing
CHRISTUS St. Michael welcomed a century of extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, with a Celebration of Holy Mass with the Most Reverend Joseph Strickland, Bishop of Tyler, Texas as Celebrant. The Most Reverend…
Man who allegedly photographed himself molesting 2-year-old indicted
A New Boston, Texas, man accused of sending pornographic photos of himself sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl was indicted by a Bowie County grand jury last week. Joseph Leatherman, 28, allegedly emailed five sexually graphic photos of himself with a…
Bowie County grand jury indicts alleged child murderer
A Bowie County grand jury indicted a Texarkana man recently for murder in the November 2015 death of a toddler. Michael Decarius Moore, 25, allegedly caused the blunt force injuries that led to the death of 2-year-old KaDerius Lamar King…
A&M-Texarkana sees 11.32 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment
Texas A&M University-Texarkana officials today announced an 11.32 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment from last year, and a total of 2,041 students registered in undergraduate and graduate courses for the fall 2016 semester. Enrollment of first-time entering freshmen increased approximately…
State Board of Education names TISD volunteer as a hero for children
The State Board of Education will honor one of Texarkana Independent School District’s own during a special ceremony being held on Friday, September 16, 2012, in Austin, TX. Fifteen Texans were chosen because of their volunteer service to Texas public…
Texarkana Arts & Historic District recognized as Texas Cultural District
The Texas Commission on the Arts, in its September 7th, 2016 public hearing, named Texarkana as an official Texas Cultural District. Texarkana was one of seven cities to receive this designation in 2016, including Waco, Arlington, Amarillo, Rockport, Plano and…
UofA Hope-Texarkana sees historic enrollment increases
The University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana welcomed 1,531 students this fall, a 9% increase over the previous school year. This increase represents the second highest enrollment in the fifty year history of the college, second only to the record of…
Man arrested for assaulting TTPD officer, additional charges
Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Ray Charles Fisher, 35, of Texarkana Texas on Monday, September 12 after he assaulted an officer. According to TTPD, Officer Mitchell Page responded to a report of a disturbance at a business in the 1600…