The W. Temple Webber Cancer at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System recently launched a Survivorship Program to help transition patients in remission to living beyond cancer. Yolanda Bone, DNP, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner for the W. Temple Webber Cancer Center, will…
Glenn H. Green, P.E. has been selected as the new District Engineer for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) office in Atlanta. Green replaces Robert H. Ratcliff, P.E. who retired in March. Green began his career in 1984, working as a…
A Texarkana man responsible for a string of Texarkana, Ark., burglaries in November 2014 received a 31-year prison sentence Tuesday in Miller County. Kentrell Thomas, aka “Loco,” 20, stood with Texarkana attorney Charles Friday for sentencing before Circuit Judge Kirk…
Brookshire Grocery announced today the pending acquisition of 25 former Walmart Express stores. The stores will open this summer with the acquisition scheduled to close in July . According to a press release, the name “Spring Market” represents and honors…
Students at Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host a community-wide candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Orlando tragedy Thursday, June 16, at 8:30 p.m. on the pond-side patio in front of the University Center on the A&M-Texarkana campus,…
A teen who strangled his stepmother’s tabby cat and tortured and killed the family’s two pet rabbits was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday afternoon. Devan Taylor Diltz, 19, appeared with Managing Public Defender Jason Mitchell for a pretrial…
The City of Texarkana Texas, Planning and Community Development Department, as part of the EPA Multi-Purpose Grant, will continue to accept public comments regarding the cleanup and redevelopment of 203/205 West Broad Street until July 6, 2016. The City encourages…
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from noon Wednesday through 7 p.m. Thursday for Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma. According to the advisory afternoon heat indices will range from 105 to 108 degrees each day…
A former Texarkana, Ark., School District dance teacher and coach accused of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty at a hearing Tuesday morning at the Miller County Correctional Center. Julie Aultman, 42, is facing first and second…
An 18-year-old DeKalb, Texas, man is in jail on charges of intoxicated manslaughter and intoxicated assault. Isidrio Mariano, Jr., was driving a red 2012 Honda Civic when he slammed into a tree Jan. 10 at about 3:45 a.m. The car’s…
A major accident on Exit 198 on Interstate 30 near New Boston caused authorities to re-route I-30 travelers just after 8 a.m. Friday morning. Vehicles traveling on I-30 were forced to merge onto the exit ramps and re-enter the interstate.…
A teen accused of torturing and killing a house cat and two pet rabbits may soon be back in jail. Devan Taylor Diltz, 19, was free on bond in a pending Miller County, Ark., animal cruelty case when he was…
A Texarkana, Ark., man accused of running over and killing his wife in March is facing a new charge. Lucas Connor McCarley, 34, was trying to get away from his wife, 35-year-old Casey McCarley, when he drove over and killed…
TRAX bus driver, Earnest Briggs was presented with a Special Recognition Award for saving passenger, Brenda McCoy’s life at the May 26 Arklatex Council of Governments Board of Director’s Meeting by Board President, Judge L.D. Williamson. Mrs. McCoy was present…
“Don’t mess with Texas” anti-litter popular campaign is celebrating the 30th anniversary. The Texas Travel Information Center in Texarkana will be joining the celebration with a variety of events and activities at the Texas Travel Information Center located on 1200…
