The Texas House on Wednesday tentatively approved a ban on texting while driving. House bill 80 by state Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, passed 102-40. It would make texting while driving a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up to…
8:00 p.m. Wednesday | A hit-and-run accident in the 3500 block of Robinson Rd. left a house damaged with a car upside down in the yard. According to radio traffic an off duty Bowie County Sheriff’s Deputy witnessed the accident…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce the availability of a Draft Compatibility Determination for ATV Use on Pond Creek NWR for public review and comment. The public comment period will extend from March 17 through April 17 , 2015…
Texarkana, Texas ~ Texarkana Texas Police used social media to solve a recent theft case where money was stolen from a McDonalds employee’s wallet last week. Since posting the story on their Facebook page last Friday afternoon, the post has…
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…
