Famous as the Father of Ragtime, Texarkana celebrates the history of Scott Joplin this weekend in downtown Texarkana. The Scott Joplin International Centennial Celebration happens March 31 to April 2.
Author: Jeff Easterling
Jeff Easterling
After more than 40 years with commercial broadcasting, I decided to do my own thing by blogging, and taking "unconsultant" gigs. It affords me the ability to stay super involved in the community, but still, have plenty of time with my 3 granddaughters and other projects.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is turning to the public for information leading to the identity of this suspect that allegedly used a stolen EBT card at a local grocery store.
Some thief or thieves stole the community garden boxes that were located at the LifeHouse Outreach Center in Texarkana, Arkansas. The boxes were to be used by area children in a project with Texarkana Master Gardner’s and other volunteers. Do you have information?
On Saturday, April 22, 2017, some of the area’s best chili cooks will compete in the International Chili Society sanctioned cook-off as part of Scout-O-Rama 2017 to be held at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana.
A video posted by a Texarkana Arkansas mother of the burglary of her home in College Hill by children over the weekend has gone viral after being posted and shared nationally at mediatakeout.com.
The Texarkana Arkansas Police report that one man was killed in a deadly accident on I-30 Monday evening near the Mandeville exit. Police were working the scene of an earlier accident when a pick-up truck driven by Dustin Edmonson crashed into the back of a stopped 18-wheeler.
The Texarkana Texas Police have arrested Jimmy Jerome Dancer, 29, of Texarkana in the murder of Tilford Barfield III, 25, of Atlanta Texas, at the Bay Wash Car Wash on Stateline Avenue Saturday night.
For the first time in U.S. history, regulators have allowed full foreign ownership of radio stations in the U.S. and a few Texarkana radio stations are part of the historic deal.
A bridge collapsed on Miller County Road 64 that runs to River Valley Animal Foods off Highway 67 in Mandeville, Arkansas Sunday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. leaving very limited access to the pet food plant.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department has identified the second suspect in an overnight murder at the Bay Wash Car Wash on North Stateline Avenue. Police have identified the second suspect in the homicide as Jimmy Jerome Dancer, 29, of Texarkana Texas. An arrest warrant for Murder has been issued.
Texarkana Texas Police have arrested one man in connection to an overnight homicide on Stateline Avenue. Officers arrived at Bay Wash Car Wash on Stateline to find one victim with multiple gunshots, the victim was pronounced dead at St. Michaels. Lee Lewis, 36, of Texarkana has been arrested and charged with murder.
I spent a childhood fishing at Spring Lake Park, and way back then you could hook a pretty good fish every now and then. Recently, a man pulled in a 29 pound, 8 ounce catfish from the lake, and that is a record.
In July of 1969 the rat problem in Texarkana Arkansas, and Texarkana, Texas was enough to earn the twin cities the title of “Rat Capital of America”. Things got so bad that CBS News did a feature on the cities.
A number of businesses in the past few days have been targets of attempted phone scams in which the caller claims to be with SWEPCO and demands payment by phone or power will be cut off in 30 minutes. This is a SCAM!
Last weekend the sweetest little wedding took place at Church Under the Bridge Texarkana. The ceremony was held in front of family, and friends of Brad and Fepa. The couple is part of the growing congregation of Church Under the Bridge.
Everybody that has spent a lot of years in Texarkana as heard people use “by the plane at Spring Lake Park” in giving directions as to where the birthday party is. All of my life I think the jet plane has been at the park but I never really knew the history of it, and not sure that I do now. So, I am hoping that by sharing what I do know, there will be a lot of people happy to tell me what I don’t know.
The Animal Protection League Mobile Spay and Neuter Unit will begin making visits to the Texarkana area starting June 9th offering affordable services to local pet owners.
The Bowie County Sheriff’s Department initiated a search today for a felony fugitive out of Longview Texas, Chase Cook. When officers made contact he ran into the woods and it became a manhunt.
Video of a very large gator doing his mating call at Millwood Lake posted by Annette Brown of Nashville Arkansas to the Arkansas Game and Fish Facebook Page is getting lots of views on social media.
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.