LEVFD Responds to Cave In
Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department responded to a tree that fell into a mobile home in Leroy’s mobile home park Liberty Eylau.
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Power Outages Throughout Texarkana Area
Bowie Cass is reporting 17,400 customers without power in the area. AEP SWEPCO is reporting 6,200 customers without power in Bowie county or 20% of customers. There have also been at least 3 tress fall on houses in the area…
Police Looking For Two That Stole $900 Worth of Ammo
TTPD needs your help identifying two subjects. According to police these two subjects went into Academy Sports on Tuesday at about 1:30 in the afternoon and walked out with two metal containers of 5.56 ammunition that is valued at $900.
SWEPCO Preparing for Severe Weather
A line of strong thunderstorms is heading towards Texarkana.SWEPCO said it is watching the weather forecast closely for potential strong thunderstorms that could impact its service area later today. According to SWEPCO’s Facebook page they are preparing for the weather. SWEPCO…
TTPD Reminds Drivers to Stop for Stopped School Buses
Texarkana, Texas Police have had complaints of drivers not stopping for school buses while they are picking up children before school. The Texarkana Texas Police Department would like to remind drivers that it is Texas Law to stop for a…
Rollover Accident U.S. 71 and Sugar Hill Rd.
7:00 P.M. Wednesday | A rollover accident had one north bound lane close on U.S. Highway 71 at Sugar Rill Rd. for around an hour Wednesday evening. According to on scene witnesses the truck had pulled into the parking lot…
Accident on Cowhorn Creek Slows Traffic
5:00 P.M. Wednesday | At least one person was transported to the hospital after a traffic accident at Cowhorn Creek Dr. and Cowhorn Creek Loop. Texarkana, Texas Fire Department used extraction tools to get the driver out of the car.…
Police Looking For Strong Arm Robbery Suspects
TEXARKANA, Texas–Texarkana, Texas Police responded to a strong arm robbery call at 5:30 am on October 1st, 2014. Upon arrival officers were advised by the victim that he was walking on West 38th Street near Pine Street when he was…
New Walmart Neighborhood Market coming to Wake Village
The City of Wake Village and Walmart announced today plans for a new Neighborhood Market that will be located at 200 Wake Village Road, at the northwest corner of Wake Village and Highway 67. The new store will bring approximately…
Influenza Vaccine Available Across Texas as Flu Season Begins
News Release, September 29, 2014 – Flu vaccine has been arriving in doctor’s offices, clinics and pharmacies across Texas, and the Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone 6 months old and older to get vaccinated now. Oct. 1 is Texas…
Escaped Prisoner Captured
This morning, a tip came in from a member of the public about a suspicious person that could possibly be Jeremy Pifer. The tipster stated that the location of the sighting was a couple miles north of Fouke. The authorities immediately went…
East Texans Charged in Red River Army Depot Conspiracy
TEXARKANA, Texas – U.S. Attorney John M. Bales and Colonel Brandon Grubbs, Red River Army Depot Installation Commander, announced today that seven individuals have been indicted on federal charges involving conspiracy to commit an offense and to defraud the U.S.…
State Fair of Texas 2014 Has Begun
“Howdy folks!” will boom once again as Big Tex® welcomes fairgoers to the State Fair of Texas®. He may be quirky, but he’s family. Join Big Tex for a 24-day celebration of Texas. Each year the State Fair of Texas…
Local Author’s Book Signing At Texarkana Public Library
On September 6, 2014, Texarkana Public Library welcomed Brannon Perkison back to East Texas to reveal his debut novel THE DO NOTHING. “It [The book] opens in Texarkana, and I wanted to come back and launch it in Texarkana because that…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana Hosts Upcoming Poetry Workshop
Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host a poetry-writing workshop and poetry reading presented by award-winning poet, Dr. Nick Norwood, as part of its new thematic program and lecture series focusing on environmental issues.