Author: Jeff Easterling

A Red River County man has been added to the Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Jahmar Nykel Young, 37, has ties in North East Texas.

The Texarkana Texas Police Department has requested a bomb squad from DFW to assist after a grenade was discovered by workers under the porch of a home located at 39th and Olive Streets.

The Texarkana Big Lots Store located at 2729 New Boston Road in Oaklawn Village is currently not allowed to sell food items. Reports are that the store’s permit to sell food items has been pulled after food contamination with rat feces and urine was discovered by health inspectors.

The Texarkana Texas Police Department reports that they made 316 adult arrests in February of 2017. Out of those arrests, there were 228 men, and 88 women, 257 of those arrested had prior arrests locally, 28 were on bond, and 31 were on probation at the time of their arrests.

Texarkana Police report that they have arrested two men and seized a little more than 10 pounds of synthetic marijuana in traffic stops on Wednesday. Both men were charged with “Possession of a Controlled Substance penalty group 2-A over 5 pounds under 50 pounds”, one man was also found to have a little bit of real marijuana and caught an additional charge.

The Texas High Tiger Band recently marched through Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida as part of their 2017 band trip and here is the video.

C.E.O. of HealthSouth’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Texarkana, Harlo McCall, has been named Chairman for the 2017 American Heart Association’s Texarkana Heart Walk happening on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Spring Lake Park.

In a time when many argue as to what “real country music” means, there is no argument that Cody Jinks is the real deal, with a pure country honky tonk sound that is bringing Cody and his band millions of new fans! Cody Jinks will perform at Scottie’s Grill on Saturday, May 13, and tickets go on sale Friday, March 24.

Two students at Prescott High School in Prescott, Arkansas have been arrested for having firearms on campus, and one of the pistols was accidentally fired in a boys bathroom.

The U.S. National Weather Service in Shreveport Louisiana will host a free SKYWARN® Spotter Class in Texarkana on Thursday, March 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at 1420 S. Park Road in Texarkana Texas.

The Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fully involved structure fire on George Thomas Road Liberty Eylau around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The home was a total loss.

Texarkana Arkansas Police report that they have busted an illegal gaming establishment inside Club Blitz located on Broad Street in Texarkana, Arkansas.

Outdoor retailer Gander Mountain has filed for bankruptcy and will be closing 32 of their stores across the country, there are 10 stores in Texas on their closure list, including the store located in Texarkana, Texas.

The University of Arkansas Hope – Texarkana will be hosting a lunch and learn session titled “Small Town Business, World Market” with guest speaker Alan Martin.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department has arrested Tony Taylor, 56, of Texarkana and charged him in the murder of his girlfriend Crystal Reed, 35, of Texarkana. Taylor led police to shallow grave east of Ogden, Arkansas where the woman’s remains had been buried.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy for tampering with evidence in the investigation of the shooting death of his 12-year-old cousin.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Crystal Reed, 35, who has been reported as a missing person. 

On Friday, March 3, the fire that caused major damage to the Historic Cedar Grove Church in Genoa Arkansas is reported to have been an act of arson by Miller County Fire Marshal Garry Sumner. 

Texas Special Needs Projects will be hosting the 2017 Special Needs Easter Event for Texarkana on April 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Texarkana Moose Lodge, 415 S. Robison Road in Texarkana Texas.

Officials with T.I.S.D. have been investigating the threats of violence at Texas High on March 8, and have found that the threats were a prank. However, there will be increased police presence on campus for the remainder of the week.

Officials with the Texarkana Independent School District have released a statement regarding perceived threats against the school that was scrawled in a campus bathroom and on a desk. Officials believe it to be a prank, but are investigating the threats and will release information regarding their findings this evening.

Two Texas High School art students are advancing to the V.A.S.E. (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) in San Antonio in April after recently receiving superior ratings in the Region VIII event in February.

The Texarkana Texas Police have arrested a woman and charged her with 3 counts of child endangerment after a child was thrown from her vehicle in an accident on Stateline Avenue. Investigators were able to determine that all told, 3 children were in her vehicle at the time of the wreck with no seatbelts or child restraint seats.

The Redwater Volunteer Fire Department battled an early morning blaze with assistance from neighboring volunteer fire departments. Nobody was seriously injured in the blaze, but the family lost everything. Firefighters have compiled a list of things the family needs.

Miller County Deputies were investigating a theft, when they found two suspects trying to hide. One man was hiding under a bed, and the other under a couch. Brian Mudd, 36, and Tobey McCarley, 39, were arrested and each are facing multiple charges.

As the seasons change and it warms up, the snakes are coming out. and we are going into their habitats more often. It’s said that most of the snakes we see around here are not poisonous, but here are some common to our area that really are, and they can be deadly.

The Department of Public Safety initiated a traffic stop for speeding in Atlanta Texas earlier today that resulted in the arrest of Brownsville, Texas man that was transporting powder cocaine with an estimated street value near 2 million dollars!

The Texarkana Texas Police Department is searching for information to identify these two suspects in the theft of merchandise from the Walmart store on New Boston Road that occurred on February 11.

Texas Country Recording Star and Songwriter Wade Bowen will perform at Scottie’s Grill on Highway 67 this Saturday, March 4 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and tickets are still available at Scottie’s Grill.

A Fouke Arkansas man has been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the charges of Rape and Sexual Assault of a 16-year-old girl. The victim was 10 and 11 at the time of the crimes. Quentin Kyle Green, 39 was taken into custody immediately after the trial Thursday.