A number of swimming areas in Arkansas have been confirmed closed due to an E. coli threat. According to the Arkansas Health Department the rainfall has washed lots of natural E. coli from runoff into the lakes. According to the…
According to officials TxDOT has closed U.S. 259 north of DeKalb, Texas due to water crossing the roadway on the Texas side approaches to the bridge. Highway 8 is also closed at this time. The river is currently at 34.17…
Miller County officials have set up an around the clock flood command center in Garland, Arkansas. Officials held a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the command center answering questions for reporters and around 50 concerned citizens. According to NWS predictions…
A woman has recently been indicted in the Texarkana Division of the Eastern District of Texas, for bank fraud charges of more than $100,000 and is scheduled to appear in court next month. Beginning around May 2012 to July 2014,…
A man and woman are now in custody after leading area law enforcement on a high speed chase that reached 100 mph going through Wake Village, Nash, and Texarkana. The chase started when a Wake Village Officer attempted to stop…
As the Red River continues rising area authorities are watching the situation closely. TxDOT is monitoring all bridges around the clock. Pecan Point – U.S. Route 259 – CLOSED Currently at 33.98 feet rising to 34.3 feet by Friday morning.…
3:15 p.m. Wednesday | A three vehicle accident on Cowhorn Creek at Galleria Oaks sent at least one person to a local hospital Wednesday. Texarkana Police shutdown a portion of Galleria Oaks and Diverted traffic on Cowhorn Creek for a…
On March 11, 2015, Texarkana Police received a complaint from a citizen who had been approached on the Nix Creek trail by a young black male who propositioned her for sexual acts and physically touched her. A police report was…
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for two suspects in multiple auto thefts in the Redwater area. According to a local landowner he found two men stuck in a car on his land near Redwater Wednesday morning. The landowner…
It was a slightly overcast day on Thursday, May 21, 2015 as the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the air and the Arkansas Senior High School staff along with the 252 individuals decked in red robes began walking towards…
TxDOT is currently monitoring U.S. 259 & Highway 8 bridges. They will likely have to closed due to the approaches flooding in the coming days. Here is video of Pecan Point at 11:30 a.m. today at 32.8 feet. Forecast to…
THIS IS AN OLD POST FROM MAY OF 2015 THE RIVER IS NOT IN DANGER OF CLOSING ANY CROSSINGS The Red River continues to rise at Pecan Point north of DeKalb, Texas and was at 32.8 feet as of noon…
7:00 Monday | A rollover accident on Jarvis Parkway near Leopard Drive sent at least one person to a local hospital Monday evening. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. It occurred during heavy rain. One of the…
Pecan Point N. of DeKalb – 5/26/15 11:30 a.m. Fulton, Ark. & Index Bridge – 5/25 Red River at Pecan Point 5/24 Red River at Index Bridge 5/22 Red River at Garland, Ark. Highway 82 5/23 Pecan Point 5/22
Bowie and Miller Counties are under numerous weather watches and warnings. Severe weather, flooding warnings, and tornado watches are all active. See the full list below. Tornado Watch until 10 p.m. Monday. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH…
