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Man leads multiple agencies in pursuit across Texarkana
A man is in custody after leading multiple area police agencies on a chase across Texarkana Saturday afternoon. The pursuit started when a Bowie County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a car for running a stop light near College Drive…
Former prison guard sentenced to 25 years for assault
A former Texas Department of Criminal Justice correctional officer received a 25-year prison sentence from a Bowie County jury Friday afternoon for brutally attacking his former wife in 2013. Richard Greg Turner, called Greg, was taken into custody after 102nd…
New Boston woman shoots husband
A New Boston, Texas man is in critical but stable condition in a Shreveport hospital after being shot by his wife early Friday morning. According to Bowie County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jeff Neal, deputies were dispatched to the 500 block…
Domtar employee killed in on the job accident
A Domtar employee at the Ashdown, Arkansas mill was killed in an on the job accident Friday morning. “Today Domtar is mourning the loss of one of our employees in a railcar incident at our pulp and paper mill in…
Bowie County jury finds former prison guard guilty of assaulting wife
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…
Man attacks handcuffed neighbor he suspects committed burglary
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…
Rally to support law enforcement Saturday at First Baptist Church
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…
Trial underway in assault case of former Telford prison guard
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…
NEA Our Town Grant to Fund Design Development of Texarkana Art Park
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…
2015 Eagle Roundup to honor A&M-Texarkana distinguished alumni and faculty member
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…
Trial begins for ex-prison guard accused in violent assault
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…
Game warden run over during high speed chase
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…
School Donates Books to Help Build Community Mini-Libraries
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…
Hopkins Icehouse sued over drunk driving fatality
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…