Texarkana, Arkansas City Manager Kenny Haskin and Texarkana, Texas City Manager John Whitson appointed J.D. Phillips as the permanent director of Texarkana Water Utilities today, Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016. Phillips, who also celebrates his birthday today, has been serving as…
Opening statements and testimony began Monday afternoon in the murder trial of a motorcyclist accused of ending a fist fight at a Texarkana, Ark., gas station with a single shot from a .45 caliber pistol. Marvin Arrell Stanton, 49, allegedly…
According to Central Records and Communications, the 911 center in Texarkana is currently experiencing an unplanned outage. 911 calls are currently routed automatically to New Boston. Officials assure the public callers should not experience any interruption of service. However, officials…
The City of Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation Department and Community Development Department has rescheduled the community wide yard sale and electronics recycling day for Saturday, May 14th, 2016. Both events will be held at Spring Lake Park with the…
Just announced at the 3rd Annual Boggy Creek Festival is the next film in the Small Town Monsters, cryptid-documentary series. The film is titled Boggy Creek Monster and will focus on the history of Bigfoot sightings in and around the…
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning at the Miller County courthouse in Texarkana in the murder trial of motorcyclist accused of shooting another man over a gas station parking spot last year. Marvin Arrell Stanton, 49, is charged…
A person fleeing from Texarkana, Texas Police crashed their motorcycle at 27th St. and Magnolia and continued running on foot Saturday night. A Texarkana, Texas Police officer was attempting to stop the motorcycle for traffic violations when it took off…
In a profession strongly dominated by men, it takes strong, assertive and commanding women to take on a career in law enforcement. Officer Kristi Bennett embodies each one of these words, and over the years she has proven to be…
The Randy Sams’ Outreach Shelter is planning a special day for all of its female residents. On May 5th, 2016 the female residents will be treated to a spa day filled with hair and nail appointments, facials, eye exams, clothes,…
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for the Texarkana area until 10 p.m. Friday. Texas Counties included in the watch are: BOWIE CAMP CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN GREGG HARRISON MARION MORRIS PANOLA RED RIVER RUSK…
A mother did not go down without a fight after seeing her vehicle with her 3-year-old child inside being hijacked by an unknown man. According to police records the mother went inside a convenience store briefly to make a purchase…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana Political Science Professor Gary Bugh’s recent publication has received positive reviews from other scholars. Dr. Bugh’s peer-reviewed chapter “Models of Civic Education in America” recently came out in the national book, Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century:…
Three Texas High School Commercial Photography students earned five of the top 50 awards in the nationally acclaimed 2016 Jostens Photo Contest. The annual competition celebrates the creative and innovative talents of student photographers from schools across the country. The…
A Florida truck driver received a 30-year sentence from a Miller County jury Thursday for brandishing a .357 magnum pistol during an argument over a football game at the Flying J truck stop in 2014. Curtis Colston, 50, testified that…
Texarkana, Ark. Police Department is currently seeking information on the above pictured individuals for allegedly attempting to pass counterfeit bills at a local business recently. Counterfeiting is a federal offense that carries a potential penalty of up to $250,000 in…
