Harvest Regional Food Bank will distribute emergency food boxes to at least 1,000 food insecure families from the Texarkana area, Friday, July 16, 2021, beginning at 8am, at First Baptist Church Texarkana, 3015 Moores Ln, Texarkana, TX. Funding for the event…
The City of Texarkana, Texas Parks & Recreation Department is partnering with Troop 16 Eagle Patrol to build an all-inclusive playground at Spring Lake Park. What is an inclusive playground? A universally designed, sensory-rich environment that enables children to develop…
The Hope Police Department today launched a tough new speed enforcement blitz for Hope, Arkansas under the tagline: “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.” The intensified enforcement effort against speeding drivers underscores the severity of the problem, both locally…
The University of Arkansas at Hope will offer voice and piano lessons this fall taught by Haley Patillo Thompson. Thompson was born to Christian songwriter David Patillo, who immersed her in music from a young age on his concert tours.…
UA Cossatot hosted a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) graduation and pinning ceremony on Friday, June 25, at the UA Cossatot Bank of Lockesburg Historic Gymnasium. Graduates included: Sanjuana Alvarez-Hernandez, Victoria Boyd, Heather Bradshaw, Dondria Burdette, Rosio Cisneros, Brittany Crumpler, Elizabeth…
The 15th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium will take place on Saturday, July 24, at Historic Washington State Park. The conference topics will focus on the impact of health epidemics and medicine in the Great Bend Region of the Red…
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System will provide free, single-dose COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone age 18 or older via the Spirit of St. Michael Mobile Unit. The mobile unit can schedule visits to businesses/industry sites and can also provide home visits…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana received a $50,000 donation from The Texas Pioneer Foundation during a check-presentation ceremony on Thursday, July 1st. The ceremony, held in the Lois & Cary Patterson Student Center, marked the beginning of the university’s anniversary celebration and…
Texarkana Independent School District has been awarded a $1.7 million grant for the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children. Grants were awarded to 46 school districts from 164 applications submitted. The…
During their Tuesday, June 29, 2021, regular meeting, the Texarkana Independent School District (TISD) Board of Trustees announced key staff assignments for the 2021-22 school year. “I am really excited about these hires,” said Dr. Doug Brubaker, Superintendent of Schools. …
Esports, or electronic sports, is set to make its way to Texas High School beginning this fall semester. Not to be confused with video gaming, Esports takes video gaming to another level with organized competitive gameplay between two teams, governed…
As plans are being made to celebrate Independence Day this year with family and friends, LifeShare Blood Center is urging donors to include donating blood within their holiday plans. United We Give is an annual LifeShare tradition created to encourage…
After a statewide alert from the Texas Department of State Health Services and an increase in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) locally, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System officials have updated visitation practices for the Women’s and Children’s areas of…
The City of Texarkana, Texas was recently awarded $5,152,402 for sidewalk improvements along College Drive and North Robison Road as a part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program. Overall, the Texas Transportation Commission approved funding…
The Pleasant Grove High School Shotgun Club finished 11th of out 288 teams at the Texas Scholastic Clay Target Program State Championship. The competition was June 10-13 in San Antonio, TX. Cole Newton tied for first place in the Trap…
