The new Walmart Neighborhood Market on the corner of Summerhill Rd. and College Dr. will be opening January 21 at 7:30 a.m. A banner announcing the opening date was hung on the wall of the new Walmart this evening. The…
The International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) just announced that a leap second will be added at the end of June 30. Since their introduction in 1972 we have gained 15 seconds and lost none. Scienetest at the IERS monitor the…
Texarkana, Texas, January 7, 2015- The Boy Scouts of America, Caddo Area Council, will receive a $150,000 donation from the Texas Pioneer Foundation on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at 2 p.m. at the Perot Scout Service Center located at 24…
The National Weather Service in Shreveport, La. has issued a hard freeze warning for Bowie and Miller counties. According to the weather service arctic high pressure will build south into our region today which will result in gusty northerly winds.…
The AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) service area could experience the impact of snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain and extremely cold temperatures during January and February, making energy-saving tips and a home emergency kit a good idea during winter…
January 6, 2014 | Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Dudley Street and East Street. Texarkana, Arkansas Fire Department, Texarkana, Texas Police Department, and LifeNet responded. LifeNet was tending to at least one person. The extent of the injuries…
A car and an empty log truck were involved in an motor vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 59 and 2148 Tuesday afternoon that sent two people to the hospital. Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department responded to the accident with Wake…
January 6, 2015 | The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has recently announced that it is working in three state systems for a project aimed at promoting adoption of prior learning assessment (PLA) and CAEL’s Learning Counts online PLA…
Washington, DC | Representative John Ratcliffe (R-TX) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives conducted its swearing-in ceremony for the 114th Congress, which began today at noon. “I am honored and humbled to represent the people of…
Local bar, Hopkins Icehouse, and a teen were named in a lawsuit filed in Miller County, Arkansas last month. Lawyers Hawley Holman and David Carter filed the suit on behalf of Serena Lindsey. Lindsey alleges she was struck in the…
With 2015 underway, it’s time to look back at another fantastic year of diamond finds at the Crater. By the close of business on December 31, 2014, 585 diamonds had officially been registered in 2014, weighing a total of 121.02…
The City of Texarkana, Texas, Parks and Recreation Department and the Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center are partnering to offer a healthy living/diabetes self-management and education series Tuesday, January 13th through Tuesday, February 10, 2015. The class is open to…
Ruth Penney-Bell was sworn in as the new mayor of Texarkana, Arkansas during Monday nights board meeting. Penney-Bell won the November election for Texarkana, Arkansas mayor and is taking over from Mayor Wayne Smith. Smith opened the meeting but soon…
Austin, Texas | Attorney General Ken Paxton today took the oath of office, becoming Texas’s 51st Attorney General. Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Gov.-Elect Greg Abbott, Senator and Lt. Gov.-Elect Dan Patrick and Justice Don…
Texarkana Texas Fire Department using a saw to cut the guardrail to keep it from partially obstructing traffic. January 5, 2015 | A vehicle collided with a guardrail on the I-30 Access Road near the water tower. Texarkana Texas Fire…
