Mayor Wayne Smith calls special meeting

Texarkana, Ark. Mayor Wayne Smith has announced a press conference for 6 pm at the Texarkana, Ark., Board of Directors meeting room. This is 30 minutes before the regularly scheduled City Board meeting.

Texarkana, Ark. Mayor Wayne Smith has announced a press conference for 6 pm at the Texarkana, Ark., Board of Directors meeting room. This is 30 minutes before the regularly scheduled City Board meeting.

Because of a state grant that funded a new recycling facility at 2601 Dudley St., the City of Texarkana, Ark., will open a new recycling center Monday, Aug. 11. “This is a day we’ve been working toward for months,” said…

10:25 A.M. Monday | A King Air airplane diverted into Texarkana Regional Airport for precautionary measures. Stephen Luebbert, the Airport Director, stated that the airplane diverted for high heat in the cabin. A Texarkana Regional Airport Fire truck responded quickly with…

Arkansas health officials have confirmed over 100 cases of rabies in Arkansas so far this year. The second peak season for rabies is just about to begin, the first being in March and April.

TEXARKANA, Texas–Texarkana, Texas Police Officers responded to a call of a man threatening to jump off the Summerhill Road overpass of Interstate 30 at approximately 9:15pm on August 2nd, 2014. [AdSense-A] Officers were advised that a 45 year old white…

De Kalb, Texas – A woman, bleeding from head injuries reportedly sustained in a fight with her boyfriend, ran to a local business at 6 a.m. Saturday to telephone police saying she had been beaten. “She called us from outside the…

Texarkana College expressed its sympathy Friday to the family, friends and colleagues of long-time faculty member, Dawson Johnson. Johnson was found dead yesterday evening by park rangers in Sequoia National Park after falling approximately 1,100 feet from the north summit…

[AdSense-A] 2:30 P.M. Friday | Hooks first responders, Bowie County Sheriff’s Officers, Texas DPS, and LifeNet were on scene of a rollover accident that ejected the driver. The car was traveling westbound when they made contact for an unknown reason…

3:30 P.M. Friday | Police, Fire, and LifeNet were on scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Richmond Rd. and Robinson Rd.

1:00 P.M. Friday | Texarkana Texas Police and Fire along with LifeNet were on scene of a three vehicle major accident at 7th & Main in front of Cal Williams Motor Co. The cause of the accident or the condition of…

Last week, 120 animals were euthanized but only 15 were adopted from the Texarkana Animal Care and Adoption Center. A 90 percent kill-rate at the shelter is unacceptable to Arkansas City Manager Harold Boldt who just formed a Shelter Advisory…

Nashville Ark., — A 51-year-old man was arrested yesterday on a charge of rape by Howard County Sheriff’s investigators. Nashville, Ark., is an hour from Texarkana. Howard County Sheriff’s investigators arrested David K. Hawkins, born Jan. 10, 1963. He resided…

Arkansas shoppers have 48 hours this weekend in which to shop for back-to-school items without being taxed. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, the State of Arkansas will hold its sales…

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department has been inundated with juveniles who are committing misdemeanor offences, such as theft or simple assault, that do not result in any type of corrective programs or incarceration. Unfortunately, there are limited corrective resources and…

9:30 P.M. Wednesday | Texarkana Arkansas Police & Fire responded along with LifeNet to a single car rollover accident in the north bound lane of 549 on the bridge crossing E. 9th Street. [AdSense-A] The car first hit the guard…