Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has funded three rural telecommunications infrastructure projects that will improve broadband service in portions of rural Arkansas, Iowa and New Mexico. This announcement coincides with the news that the President Obama signed…
Tuesday, March 24, 2015- Texarkana, Texas– A new tuition and fees table was introduced today at the Texarkana College Board of Trustees meeting showing a cost that remains in line with the state average for community colleges across Texas and…
March 24, 2015 | Pleasant Grove Bond Election Committee will hold a community meeting to organize its election efforts at 6:00 pm this Thursday, March 26 in Wesley Hall at Williams United Methodist Church. The committee is in charge of getting the word out to voters in…
The Hooks ISD ACE Program started the Scholastic R.E. A.L last month. The program is for students K-5, mentoring students to “READ EXCEL ACHIEVE LEAD”. Members of the community or celebrity readers come into the classrooms to read and engage…
Blue Bell Ice Cream of Brenham, Texas, is recalling three 3 oz. institutional/food service ice cream cups- chocolate, strawberry and vanilla with tab lids because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause…
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s “Mandatory Hunter Education” regulation went into effect July 1, 1985. The regulation makes it unlawful for any person born after December 31, 1968, to take or attempt to take wildlife with firearms, crossbow, or…
March 23, 2015 | Bowie County Commissioner’s Court declared that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. “We don’t only have child abuse in April. 9/10 of our cases is drug abuse. We need to do something about the drugs. We…
According to the Texarkana, Texas Police Department a Texarkana, Texas man has been arrested for tattooing two fourteen year old boys. The Texarkana, Texas Police Department arrested Christopher Earl West, 41, on Sunday afternoon following an investigation into the tattooing…
Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with area employers during the 201 Career and Community Resources Expo on Tuesday, March 24. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Texarkana Convention Center, 4610…
According to Texarkana, Texas Police these two women came into the McDonalds on New Boston Road with three children and ordered food at about 2:30 in the afternoon on March 15th. An employee had just gone on break and forgot…
1:45 p.m. Friday | A rollover accident in the 5100 block of Summerhill Road left northbound lanes of Summerhill closed at St. Michael Drive for around an hour Friday afternoon. Damage indicated that a Toyota Tundra turning onto Summerhill Rd. was…
10:00 a.m. Friday | A two vehicle accident on mall drive near the entrance of spring lake park sent two people to the hospital by LifeNet Friday morning. The accident was a few hundred yards before the spot where a rollover accident…
7:00 p.m. Thursday | A rollover accident on mall drive near the entrance to spring lake park had traffic moving slow Thursday evening. The accident left a car with extensive front end damage and a For Expedition on its side. According…
The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to a measure Wednesday that would permit concealed handgun license holders to carry weapons on campus. Granbury Senator Brian Birdwell authored the bill, and he argued that the right to bear arms is a…
March 19, 2015 | The Texarkana Police Department held an awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 18th, at 2:30 p.m. in the Texarkana Police Training Facility located on the first floor of the Bi-State Criminal Justice Center. During this ceremony, Chief…
