6:00 A.M. Monday | A head on collision on U.S. 82 near Leary had U.S. Highway 82 closed for almost an hour early Monday morning. First responders from Nash, C5, Bowie County Sheriff, & LifeNet responded to the scene of…
11:00 P.M. Saturday | Texas Police, Fire & LifeNet responded to Summerhill Rd. & MLK Blvd. to a multi vehicle major accident. LifeNet transported at least one person to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries.
The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America’s birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin…
Saturday 10:30 A.M. | liberty eylau volunteer fire department, Texas DPS, and LifeNet responded to a single car rollover accident on Highway 59 at 2516. According to first responder on scene the driver may have been suffering from a medical…
Press Release From Texarkana Chamber TexAmericas Center Executive Director Bill Cork has been named as the sole finalist for the position of CEO/president by the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The Board is entering into employment contract negotiations with Cork,…
4:00 P.M. Thursday | Police received a call from a guest at Wyndham Suites that people were seen breaking into and stealing copper from the hotel. Five TTPD units responded and spent about an hour searching the abandoned hotel building.…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Texarkana, Texas Police arrested a pair of suspects on June 11th, 2014 at approximately 10pm for possession of Marijuana over 5 pounds but under 50 pounds. On June 11th, 2014 at approximately 9:15pm, Officer Kody Edwards performed a traffic stop, on a…
A bug infestation has reportedly taken over Harte Hanks, an international marketing company with a call center in Texarkana. Some say the insect problem is so bad that a majority of the roughly 500 employees are being bitten and stung…
Just $365 will support an abused woman in a shelter for one month. Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc., is facing a severe financial shortfall and needs $30,000 to by July’s end in order to meet its obligations and maintain its services,…
Carla Reed offered an update to the TISD graduation story that ran on TXK Today Monday, in which her husband, Pete Reed, was not allowed to see their son graduate even though he had a ticket in hand and arrived…
TTPD was on the way to help serve a warrant on Eric J. Phillips with the US Marshals Office. On the way to serve the warrant officers spotted the suspect on State Line and attempted to stop him in the…
The New York Times ran an article Sunday about The Affordable Healthcare Act and how the “law is altering the economic geography of the county. Arkansas accepted the Medicaid expansion but Texas did not.” From the article Arkansas accepted the…
Today is the state-wide Run-off Election for the Republican Primary candidate for Attorney General for the State of Arkansas. The Run-off election is between Leslie Rutledge and David Sterling. The Republican winner of the run-off election will take on Democrat nominee Nate…
On June 8th, Texarkana Arkansas Police Officers responded to a local gas station in reference to a theft report. It was reported to police that an individual stopped at the gas station to get fuel. After parking by a gas…
11:00 A.M. Monday | High water flowing over the road has US Highway 82 closed near Leary, TX. There was a rear end accident when a car traveling East on 82 rear ended a vehicle stopped at the high water.…
