By JANE BECKERDITE Dr. Maya Angelou, author of the classic autobiographical “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” has died. She was 86. “Her words are so inspiring to all,” said Lee Ann Zuliani Barker. “My favorite poems are ‘Phenomenal…
May 27, 2014 | Some people may have experienced delays on Hwy 196 in Genoa Arkansas this morning. Around 7:30 A.M. an unnamed driver of a white Chevy Z71 4×4 lost control of their vehicle and nearly took out the…
Escapee Derek Stills who broke out of Southwest Arkansas Community Correction Center Saturday has been captured in Van Buren County North of Little Rock. Stills allegedly stole a bike on state line & car in Fouke to facilitate his escape.
Voters will going to the polls today for the Texas primary election runoff. Among them is District 4 congressman, Ralph Hall, who has held his seat since 1980. This would be his 18th term if re-elected. There has been some…
C5 Volunteer Fire Department responded to County Road 2253 at I-30 exit 213 around 10 P.M. Monday evening for a truck disabled in the middle of the bridge with breaks on fire. Fire personal quickly had the breaks extinguished and…
Matthew Butler served two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and he played 4 songs at the Memorial Day Service today. One of his songs was in the middle of the Memorial Day service video that I posted. I bet a…
6:00 P.M. Monday TTFD responded to a house with flames showing on Weaver Place. Initial reports said an elderly woman may be inside the home. The front door had security bars so the Fire Department made entry through front windows.…
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 278 held a memorial ceremony today at the Vietnam & Korean War memorial. The names of around 40 locals who had died in Iraq & Afghanistan were read aloud by Don Ruggles and Judge Larry Burgess. Matthew…
By JANE BECKERDITE His mother was tattooed in Auschwitz with the alpha numeric “A-4813” on her forearm. John Singer’s mother,Marianne (Neumann) Singer, somehow managed to survive being shipped to four Nazi Germany concentration camps over a period of 28 months.…
TXK Today reported on two events Saturday in the Dogwood Lake area. First what was reported to be a brush fire but appeared to be a vehicle burning off Lakeridge Drive. Original Story About an hour and half later a…
Texarkana Hosts Three Events By JANE BECKERDITE Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. “Memorial Day means visiting Rose Hill Cemetery and saying…
Officer on scene say a car eastbound on U.S. 67 lost control and slid into the path of the oncoming traffic. Police say the accident killed the passenger of the vehicle that departed their lane of travel. The two drivers…
updated story – Around 4:00 P.M. today a 2 vehicle accident had U.S. 67 south bound lanes being detoured and left one car in the ditch about a mile north of FM 2148. According the Janette Hale via Facebook…
Another fast response and arrest of an alleged home invader by Texarkana Texas Police Department. 1:50 P.M. Saturday 6000 Block of Ridgecrest 911 received a call from a homeowner that someone came running out of his house that had been…
Around Noon today Texarkana Texas Fire Department responded to a call of a brush fire at Lakeridge Drive & State Linen Ave. The fire was off Lakeridge drive a few hundred yards up near the rail road tracks. It appeared…
