Four children were ejected from a rollover accident on E. 9th Street at Highway 549 Saturday afternoon. According to police radio traffic the four children did not appear to have any major injuries, only minor cuts and scrapes. According to…
A two vehicle head on collision on Highway 67 at Shady Pines Rd. left traffic backed up for miles in both directions Friday afternoon. Traffic was backed up beyond FM 2148 in the westbound lane. At least one person was…
Members of the Texarkana Fire Department, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will celebrate their 60-year partnership and kick off the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to benefit children and adults affected by muscle disease throughout the…
WMC Action News 5 – Memphis, Tennessee A Texarkana man lost his life yesterday in a two vehicle accident in West Memphis, Ark. on Interstate 55. According to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash summary 22 year old Charles…
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men involved in a home burglary Wednesday in Redwater in which the men stole multiple firearms from a home. According to Bowie County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jeff Neal, “when leaving for work on…
Miller County Collector, Cathy Hardin, has announced that anyone interested in the Miller County tax roll information can now instantly access those records online and at no charge by going to www.actDataScout.com. In addition to the tax roll information search,…
The monthly Texarkana, Arkansas, recycling event, Green Texarkana, will be held Saturday. Paper, cardboard and plastic will be accepted and may be mixed together for single-stream recycling. Electronics, ink cartridges, plastic film such as grocery bags, and small metal such…
According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department this unknown individual was caught on camera on Belmont Street in Texarkana Arkansas checking door handles attempting to break into cars. Police say they are investigating two vehicle burglaries in this immediate area on…
Wednesday evening Bowie County Sheriff James Prince presented Deputy Danny French with the Medal of Valor for his heroic actions during an encounter with armed suspect who engaged him in gunfire. A DeKalb, Texas police officer responded to a disturbance…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana today announced three major university initiatives funded by the 2015 Texas Legislature, pending Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature later this month. These initiatives will enhance the university’s mission of raising the higher education attainment level in the region,…
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will be closing Farm-to-Market Road 559 (Richmond Road) this weekend just south of Wamba to replace some failing culverts under the roadway. “There are four old clay culverts that are beginning to crumble under…
Area roads are starting to reopen as the flood water start to recede. Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma highway departments are monitoring the flooded roads and checking for damage as the water lowers. Richmond Rd. (559) – OPEN FM 2253 –…
The Texas Department of Transportation has reopened FM 559 (Richmond Road) today north of Wamba after floodwaters receded back below the roadway and no severe damages were found. FM 1397 (Summerhill Road) remains closed in the Red River basin due…
With devastating floods around the United States, the month of May has been recorded as the wettest on record for the contiguous U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The May precipitation total for the contiguous U.S.…
Growing up, the best part of those hot summer days was those visits to the little green building off of state line for the best shaved ice around town. Southern Tropics, the Texarkana tradition when you need a sweet or…
