Author: Texarkana FYI Staff

Texarkana, Ark.- An estimated twenty-two American veterans commit suicide, every day. The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, a veteran outreach organization that focuses on severely-wounded veterans, is asking for help to bring awareness to this epidemic. On Sunday, November 5th, 2017, the Civil Air Patrol 95th Composite Squadron, Texarkana, participated in the #22Standing campaign.

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The Miller County Sheriff’s Department has arrested three individuals in connection to the shooting on MC 290 in Genoa on Thursday. 21-year-old Kiana Keshaun Montgomery, 19-year-old Shaynesha Martin, and 20-year-old Ke’Erica Turner have been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery for their involvement in the home invasion that is still under investigation.

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The wheels are turning in Arkansas for medical marijuana dispensaries to open for business, and Texarkana is a prime location for investors in the industry as a location in the state to take advantage of neighboring states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. We wanted to ask your opinion on medical marijuana with our opinion poll.

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The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #278 will be hosting public services and the annual Memorial Day Walk on Monday, May 29 in Texarkana. The first service to be held at the Miller County Courthouse in downtown Texarkana, followed by the walk from there to the Korea/Vietnam Memorial site.

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A community is saddened this morning when locals found that over night, vandals had set fire to the newly installed play equipment at Beverly Park in Texarkana Texas. The following statement and photos were posted to the City of Texarkana’s Facebook page. Imagine our heartbreak when we found this happened at Beverly Park overnight. We’ve spent months and years planning, preparing, budgeting and installing brand new playground equipment and can’t imagine why someone would burn it less 24 hours after we finished putting it in. That’s right, we finished this playground YESTERDAY. Please, Texarkana, let’s do better.

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