Splash Pad Closing For Maintenance
The Spring Lake Park Splash Pad will be closed for maintenance on Monday, August 18th and Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 and will re-open with adjusted hours of 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Texarkana Arkansas Police Provide School Safety
The Texarkana Arkansas School District is beginning another year and Texarkana Arkansas Police Department needs everyone’s help to ensure the safety of our children. Traffic fines are doubled in school zones and officers will be conducting traffic enforcement within these…
Knowing risk factors and warning signs of suicide may save a life
The news of Robin Williams’ suicide seems to be everywhere. It has left people confused and unable to understand why someone who seemed to have it all would suddenly take it all away. But we don’t know the inner turmoil…
Juveniles Arrested For Last Week’s Robberies and Shooting
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana, Texas Police Department has arrested four male juveniles in connection to two robberies and an employee shooting last week. [AdSense-A] The juveniles, whose ages range from 14 to 15 years old, have all been charged…
TTFD Responds to Fernwood Dr.
[AdSense-B] 10:30 P.M. Monday | Texarkana Texas Fire Department had a big response to a residential fire call Monday evening on Fernwood Drive. No fewer than 5 fire vehicles and 4 police cruisers were on scene within minutes of the…
Flipped Trailer on Robison Rd Causes Delays [VIDEO]
[AdSense-B] 5:00 P.M. Monday | A traffic accident at the intersection of Fifteenth St. and Robison Rd. had traffic backed up as crews cleaned up the mess. [AdSense-A] A truck pulling a trailer was hit by a minivan causing the…
Missing elderly man found in Los Angeles
[AdSense-B] A Texarkana, Ark., man, missing since Friday, Aug. 1, has been found safe and sound today in Los Angeles, Calif. Law enforcement officials initially believed James Metcalf Rucker, 77, took a Greyhound bus from Texarkana to Hot Springs, Ark.,…
[Update] Arkansas Side Businesses Seek Temporary Restraining Order To Stop Local Option
Update 2:50 P.M. – The judge has ruled denying the restraining order. [AdSense-A] Two Arkansas side liquor stores were in court Monday morning seeking a temporary restraining order to to stop a proposition to sell beer & wine in Texarkana, Texas from…
Two Arrested For Copper Theft
[AdSense-B] TEXARKANA, Texas–On August 10th at 5:55am, Texarkana, Texas Police Officers responded to the area of W.5th St. and Bowie St. in reference to a suspicious persons call. [AdSense-A] Police had been notified about two males walking in the middle of the…
De Kalb Police Officer Shot; Suspect Shot Dead by Police [VIDEO]
[AdSense-B] 1:30 A.M. Monday | A De Kalb, Texas police officer was shot in the leg on Pecan St. in Dekalb. A police officer could be heard calling shots fired over the radio while gun shots blasted in the background.…
Eighteen Wheeler Rear Ends Beetle 59 & 2516
[AdSense-B] [AdSense-A] 10:15 P.M. Sunday | Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department and Texas DPS Troopers were on scene of a major accident at U.S. Highway 59 and FM 2516. A Volkswagen Beetle turning northbound on 59 from 2516 pulled out…
Texarkana Arkansas Police Pride Academy Graduation
[AdSense-B] 12:00 P.M. Friday | Texarkana Arkansas Police Department’s P.R.I.D.E. Academy had its graduation ceremony Friday at North Heights Junior High. [AdSense-A] P.R.I.D.E. Academy is a week-long program for approximately 125 incoming fifth grade students of College Hill Middle School…
Vincent’s and Party Factory File Suit to Stop Beer & Wine Sales on Texas Side
Two Arkansas side liquor stores will be in court Monday morning trying to stop a proposition to sell beer & wine in Texarkana, Texas from being added to the November ballet.
Motorcyclist Rear Ends Trailer East Street at Loop
[AdSense-B] 12:00 P.M. Saturday | A motorcyclist was seriously injured when he rear ended a Truck pulling an enclosed cargo trailer turning into the EZ Mart on East Street at 549. A witness said that the driver of the motorcycle didn’t…
Man flees from police with 3-year-old child in vehicle
[AdSense-B] A Texarkana, Texas, Police officer at 5:10 p.m. yesterday witnessed a Nissan SUV strike a parked car in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3200 block of N. Robison Road. When the officer attempted to stop…