During the Texarkana Independent School District Board of Trustees’ September 12 special called session, trustees voted unanimously to name Pastor Ronald Ruffin as the replacement to serve out the remainder of Mr. Gerald Brooks’ term for District 2. Mr. Brooks,…
On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Special Agents from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Alejandro Mendoza, 34, of Texarkana, Ark., for felony counts of Engaging Children in Sexually Explicit Conduct and Possessing of…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A 63-year-old Hooks, Texas, man who allegedly flew to Virginia in June to meet a 13-year-old child for sex is currently being held in the Bowie County jail with bails totaling $2 million. Dennis Lee Chilton allegedly remained in…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was once selling as many as 500 counterfeit pain pills per day was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison by a federal judge in Texarkana. Kolton Todd Saulsbury, 35, was given a 151-month…
Redwater, TX – Jakob Goff, Principal of Redwater Intermediate School; Theresa Cowling, Principal of Redwater Elementary School; and Amanda Priestly, Assistant Principal of Redwater Elementary School, have qualified as “Thriving Leaders” for the 2023 – 2024 school year by Region…
The 35rd Annual Opportunities, Inc. Invitational Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, September 16th at Texarkana Country Club. This year’s tournament will feature guest speaker, Dan Boever, brought to us by Mil-Way Federal Credit Union. Dan Boever, a former…
The Texarkana Homeless Coalition (TXKHC) in partnership with Texas A&M University-Texarkana, Texarkana College, Bridging the Gaps Arkansas, Community Healthcore, Communities Unlimited, Texarkana Emergency Center, and LifeNet is hosting a Community-Wide Opioids Education Workshop and Narcan Training on Tuesday, September 24th,…
Texarkana Water Utilities (TWU) will begin a temporary change to the method of disinfecting our drinking water beginning September 16, 2024, and lasting about 4 weeks. The water will remain safe to drink throughout the process. TWU normally uses chloramine,…
HOPE, Ark–A man accused of pouring weed eater gas on his wife and lighting her on fire in July won’t face the death penalty, according to a notice filed Wednesday by Hempstead County prosecutors. Bruce Lee Cockrell Jr., 47, was…
Summit Utilities Arkansas (Summit) is proud to announce it is awarding $50,000 in grants to support 23 non-profit organizations across Arkansas. This initiative reflects Summit’s dedication to fostering healthy and vibrant communities within its service area. The non-profits Summit is…
The Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council is excited to present The Muses’ “Opera Classics Mix: Sing to Love,” on Thursday, September 12, at 7 p.m. at Cabe Hall in the Regional Arts Center. Performed by The Muses Project of…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana and the Caddo Area Council / Boy Scouts of America have entered a new academic partnership that will allow Caddo Area Council employees to take courses at the university with reduced tuition prices. The partnership was officially…
Two local high schools that partner with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana to offer collegiate academies rank number one and two in associate degree producers in Arkansas. According to data released by the Arkansas Department of Education, the top two…
TEXARKANA, Ark–A man who allegedly defrauded investors in a poultry house roof business out of hundreds of thousands while also pocketing thousands more from farm customers who never got what they paid for, is facing accusations of wire fraud in…
The Texarkana Arkansas School District is excited to announce the launch of new, innovative magnet themes for three elementary schools. The official unveiling will take place on September 9, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the Texarkana Regional…
