Missing Person
Mark Williams unexpectedly left his home in Texarkana, Texas on the evening of November 29, 2014. He is a cancer patient, on medication, and may be unaware of his current situation. He was driving a 2010 White Toyota Tundra Crew…
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Richmond Road Rear End Accident Sends One to Hospital
7:00 pm Sunday | A two vehicle rear end accident on Richmond Road near Pleasant Grove Road sent one person to the hospital will non-life threatening injuries. Texarkana, Texas Fire Department and LifeNet were quickly on scene.
Accident on I-30 East at Nash Diverts Traffic at Leary
11:00 a.m. Sunday | A two vehicle accident at the Kings Highway bridge has east bound interstate traffic congested this afternoon. Texas DPS troopers have all eastbound traffic now exiting at Leary and using Highway 82 till Texarkana. Emergency first…
Two Fatalities After Head On Vehicle Collision in Hempstead County
Hempstead County, Arkansas | Two people were killed when a vehicle crossed the centerline and collided head on with another vehicle, stated the Arkansas State Police Report. The Arkansas State Police Report lists the following information: Fatal#: 430-431 Date Rec’d:…
U.S. Moves to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Tires – Commerce Department Says Tires Are Unfairly Subsidized
By WILLIAM MAULDIN of the Wall Street Journal Updated Nov. 24, 2014 5:11 p.m. ET The U.S. took a step Monday toward imposing tariffs on Chinese-made tires in response to efforts by workers in the American tire industry to prevent…
Judge Lacy Attempted to Remove County Clerk From Commissioner’s Court Meeting
November 24, 2014 | County Judge Sterling Lacy attempted to remove Bowie County Clerk Tina Petty from the Bowie County Commissioner’s Court. Petty expressed her opinion while another Commissioner was talking and Lacy told her to stop. Lacy then told…
Governor Beebe Announces Intent to Pardon Texarkana Man
Governor Beebe intends to pardon Timothy Allen of Texarkana, Texas. He was convicted of Attempted Manufacture of Methamphetamine in Little River County. “In Arkansas, the Governor has the power to remove a conviction from someone’s record by issuing a pardon…
Monica Washington Selected As Recipient For One Of Public Education’s Most Prestigious Awards
Texarkana, TX – Monica Washington, Teacher at Texas High School, was recently named by the NEA Foundation as one of the 39 recipients of the 2015 California Casualty Awards for Teaching Excellence, one of public education’s most prestigious awards. She…
Vehicle Fire at Cracker Barrel | TTFD
In October 2014, Texarkana, Texas Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at Cracker Barrel this morning. TTFD arrived and quickly put out the fire. TTPD then assessed the situation and began cleanup. The fire appeared to start in the…
Tuition at TAMU-T to Increase by 1.93% Effective Fall 2015
The Board of Regents for Texas A&M approved a tuition increase of 1.93% will become effective Fall 2015. (See the documents at the end). TAMU-T stated that the school will release more information at a later date. Also, the Board…
New Trial for Bowie County Man Found Guilty Last Year for Capital Murder
Texarkana, Texas | The Sixth Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Kennedy Dewayne Riley. A jury found him guilty of capital murder of Troydricus Lamar Robinson and sentenced to life in prison. The court determined that the jury charge contained…
Four South Arkansas Men Sentenced to a Combined 31 Years for Drug Trafficking
El Dorado, Arkansas | Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Ronald Brown, age 43, of Harrell, was sentenced to 130 months imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine; Marcus Wayne, aka “Caine”, age 37, of…
Festivities Before Live United Texarkana Bowl Announced
New this year, to the list of Bowl activities, will be a LIVE UNITED TEXARKANA BOWL 5K run and golf tournament. The golf tournament will be held at New Haven Golf Course on Friday, December 5 starting at 10am with…
Parade Route and Downtown Christmas Activities on Monday Announced
There will be plenty of Christmas activities for the whole family in Downtown Texarkana Monday, beginning at 4 p.m. Food and craft vendors will be open to the public in Front Street Festival Plaza beginning at 4 p.m. Children may…
16th Annual Bramlett Beans N Cornbread | Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation
Money and food items donated at the lunch go towards putting together food baskets for truly needy families in this area – a coordinated effort by Texarkana Water Utilities and the City of Texarkana, TX. These baskets are delivered as…