Southern Arkansas University is hosting a dedication ceremony of the Sturgis Auditorium at the Wharton Nursing Building at 11 a.m. on Fri., January 8, 2016. The public is welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. This event is recognizing…
A Bentonville, Ark., man whose DNA identified him as the person who crawled through an elderly woman’s motel window in 2013 in Texarkana, Ark., plead guilty to sexual assault Tuesday. [su_survey] Until Elrodrick Deonte Cheatham’s DNA was catalogued into a…
One person was grazed by gunfire in a home invasion robbery Tuesday evening at The Ridge Apartments on Oats St. in Texarkana, Ark. According to Texarkana, Ark. Police Department Public Information Officer Kristi Bennett, two masked males entered an apartment…
A 25-year-old Fouke, Ark. woman is in custody for 2nd degree murder following an overnight stabbing in Fouke, Ark. According to Miller County Jail records 25-year-old Tarah Fries was booked at 4:42 a.m Tuesday for 2nd degree murder. Miller County…
Attorneys for two of three defendants accused in the murder of Christopher Guilbeau last year want the state to produce evidence. [su_survey] Marquel Deonte Smith, 21; Brandon Eric Brown, 22; and Shamari Newton, 25, each entered not guilty pleas to…
Lake Wright Patman is currently at 253.94 feet, a record level since water level reporting started in 1986. The previous record was set in June of 1990 at 252.13 feet. The U.S. Corps of Engineers is currently releasing 9,400…
12:30 a.m. Sunday | A two vehicle accident on Richmond Rd. at St. Michael Dr. left northbound lanes blocked for a short time early Sunday morning. The two vehicles collided in the intersection causing one vehicle to come to rest…
A Bowie County man accused of sexually assaulting 12 and 15-year-old girls is facing a possible life sentence. [su_survey] Randal Lee Wright, 56, is charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child and second degree sexual assault of a child.…
As of January 1st, open carry law is in effect in the state of Texas, making it the 45th state to pass the law. Although some states allow open carry without a permit or license, Texas requires all persons to…
Single parents who are trying to further their higher education need a little help sometimes. That’s why Bank of the Ozarks President Steve Mullins gave Dolly Henley a check for $500 to go into that fund Wednesday. The Hempstead/Lafayette County…
A Bowie County man is facing a possible life sentence if found guilty of sexually assaulting the son of a family friend in July 2014. Anthony Green, 24, allegedly admitted to Bowie County Sheriff’s Office investigator Robby McCarver that he…
Bowie County US 259 – At Red River north of De Kalb, constructing new bridge. IH 30 – From SH 8 to Anderson Creek, repairing pavement and installing new guard rails. Various lane closures. US 82 – From IH 30…
A Texarkana man is currently in custody after calling 9-1-1 and asking to show officers his methamphetamine. James Harmon, 59, allegedly asked an emergency dispatcher to send police to his home Nov. 29 so he could show his methamphetamine stash…
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Tri-State Pawn of Texarkana Inc. have reached a settlement to resolve allegations that consumers were charged excessive interest rates on title loans, a violation of Arkansas law. “Predatory lending practices consistently rank among the…
10. Multiple Texarkana residents arrested in multi-agency drug bust (33,000 views) On Oct. 27 U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced the arrest of multiple individuals indicted for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Arrests were made on Oct. 27,…
