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Bowie County Grand Jury Indicts Senior Citizen for Sexual Indecency with a Child
A Bowie County grand jury has formally charged a 64-year-old New Boston, Texas man with indecency with a child by sexual contact. Hosey Wyrick is accused of touching a 4-year-old girl’s genitals while exposing himself during a drive in October…
Harvest Regional Food Bank Receives $25,000 Grant
Harvest Regional Food Bank, Texarkana received a grant from the Blue & You foundation, for $25,000 to support Harvest’s Mobile Pantry program. Several of the nine Arkansas counties served by Harvest are lacking in food pantries or agencies to distribute…
DeKalb Man Accused of Burning Truck for Insurance Payment
A DeKalb, Texas man recently indicted by a Bowie County grand jury for arson was allegedly behind on his car payments and facing repossession before his pickup burned up last year. Jacob Paul Hano, 27, first told investigators with the…
Traffic Stop Leads to Large Drug Bust in Nash
Nash, Texas Police made a large drug bust this week as the result of a routine traffic stop. According to Nash Police Department Detective Michael Sutton, on Tuesday evening Nash Police Officer Jake Foster conducted a traffic stop on Cantrell…
Officers Use Pepper Gun in Arrest of Armed Texarkana Man
Texarkana Texas Police Department Officers arrested Brioni Dansby, 28, of Texarkana, Texas for several felony charges after officers were forced to use the JPX Cobra Pepper Gun on November 10, 2015. At approximately 10:00 p.m., officers received information that Dansby…
Santa is Coming to Texarkana
Bring the kids out this Sat., Nov. 14th to welcome Santa to Texarkana! The Magic of Christmas will be ushered in with two live magic shows performed by Darryl Miller. The first performance is at 11 a.m. and the second one starts…
Weekly Roadwork Report – TxDOT Atlanta District for Nov. 15-21 2015
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…
SAU Students to Perform in “The Crucible”
Southern Arkansas University Theatre students are set to perform Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” at Harton Theatre starting at 7 p.m. nightly from Nov. 19-21, and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 22. Students earning a role in this production from this…
Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Moves Forward on Recreation & Wellness Center for A&M-Texarkana
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents today authorized Chancellor John Sharp to negotiate a public-private partnership that will enable Texas A&M University-Texarkana to move forward with construction of an anticipated $11 million, 38,000-square-foot recreation and wellness center on…
3 Vehicle Accident Closes Kings Highway
A three vehicle accident left Kings Highway closed just south of Interstate 30 for around an hour Thursday evening. Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, Nash Police Department, and Nash Volunteer Fire Department were quickly on scene. Multiple people were transported by…
2 TISD Schools Receive Apple Hardware for Every Student
TISD apple & connectEd Grant Teachers at Theron Jones & Westlawn got iPads and Macbook Airs today thanks to an Apple & ConnectEd grant. Learn more at Posted by TXK Today on Thursday, November 12, 2015 On Thursday, November…
Man Accused of Identity Theft Appears Before Federal Judge
A Dallas area man accused of ripping off at least five people by using their names, birthdates and social security numbers is facing federal charges in Texarkana. Jimmy Wolfe, 32, appeared for arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven…
SH 8 Closed to Traffic at the Railroad Crossing
Motorists who normally travel SH 8 through Maud will need to find an alternate route on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Union Pacific Railroad will be closing the highway to through-traffic on this date to make repairs to the railroad crossing. The…
UALR Texarkana Offering New Bachelor’s-Degree Programs
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) has partnered with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) to offer local students a new option for completing a bachelor’s-degree close to home. UALR Texarkana is currently enrolling students for Spring 2016…