It took about an hour Thursday afternoon for a Bowie County jury to find a former Telford Unit guard guilty of brutally assaulting his former wife during a May 2013 attack that went on for hours. The jury will return…
A man is in custody after leading police on a short chase Thursday afternoon in Nash. According to Nash Police Detective Michael Sutton officers were investigating a burglary on Ashlee Blvd. when they discovered a neighbor smoking marijuana in his…
The Pink Behind the Thin Blue Line will host a community wide rally Saturday morning at First Baptist Church, Moores Lane, in support of law enforcement. The rally will start at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of First Baptist…
A former prison guard’s ex-wife testified Wednesday that she thought she might be killed during a 2013 assault at the hands of her ex-husband. Richard Greg Turner, called Greg by his friends, is accused of attacking his former wife at…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will enable the University of Arkansas Community Design Center and Marlon Blackwell Architects to assist the city of Texarkana, Texas, to develop a downtown art park. The…
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana Alumni Association has announced honorees for the 2015 Eagle Roundup: A Celebration of Distinguished Alumni and Faculty set for Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Eagle Hall in the University Center. Distinguished alumni honorees include…
A jury was chosen Tuesday in Bowie County to decide the fate of a former Telford Unit prison guard accused of terrorizing his former spouse. Richard Greg Turner, called Greg, was a sergeant at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s…
A local game warden suffered minor injuries after a suspect ran over his foot while officers were attempting to stop a vehicle during a high speed chase on Richmond Road. Officers attempted to stop a vehicle allegedly involved in a residential…
Over 3,000 books were recently donated to the NAACP Kool Schools Mini-Libraries project. College Hill Middle School social studies teacher Yolanda Smith saw a great opportunity to give back to the community. After inquiring about the regular recycling and replacement…
A wrongful death suit filed in connection with a fatal 2013 drunk driving crash casts blame on a popular downtown Texarkana watering hole. Hopkins Icehouse bar and restaurant, the bar’s owners, and Chad Caldwell are among the defendants named in…
Leah Crenshaw, Texas High School Senior, has been named a Semifinalist in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. An estimated 16,000 students from a pool of 1.5 million entrants were chosen for this honor based upon high school academic record,…
On September 3, 2015, the 911 Center that serves Texarkana, Arkansas, Texarkana, Texas and most of Bowie County, Texas began using Smart 911 as an additional resource for emergency call response. Smart 911, developed by RAVE Mobile Safety, is a…
Angel Smith is a talented Texarkana teenager with aspirations of dancing professionally. She practices dance 45 hours a week leaving no time for traditional high school. So Angel attends an online high school with other students from around the state…
An ordinance to raise the speed of Galleria Oaks between Robin Lane and Cowhorn Creek from 30 to 40 mph is on the agenda for Monday’s city council meeting. According to a traffic study that counted 1,231 vehicles over a…
College Drive is closed at the railroad bridge following a semi-truck striking it Sunday morning. KCS railroad is on scene inspecting the bridge. The road will remain closed until the debris is removed from the roadway and KCS finishes inspections…
