Author: Jeff Easterling

Sal & Aven Williamson are proud graduates of Texarkana College, and now the couple have made an extremely generous donation to the school for the benefit of future nurses.

The Texarkana Texas Police Departments will be out across the city Tuesday, October 4 for National Night Out 2016. Here are the schedules and locations of events around town.

One teen is dead and another at an ArkLaTex hospital in critical condition after attempting to steal a vehicle at gunpoint over the weekend.

Local hunter Josh Thomson of Ashdown Arkansas one of only 68 people to receive a permit from the State of Arkansas to harvest an alligator in 2016. Hunting dates for 2016 have been limited to September 16 to 19, and September 23 to 26. Thomson bagged his 12-foot 1-inch gator on the night of September 24.

The 45rpm record was first produced and released to the public commercially in 1949 and the twin cities of Texarkana U.S.A. are a part of that history with one of Eddy Arnold’s biggest hits.

An 18 Wheeler overturned as it was leaving the parking lot near the Ambassador Hotel off of Stateline Avenue.

HandsOn Texarkana hosts their annual Tapas and Wine event will take place on Saturday, October 8 on the grounds of the Collins Home at 1915 Olive Street in Texarkana, Texas.

Management and staff were shocked by a racist note left for a waitress at the Texarkana Outback Steakhouse location. After tending to a party of five without any signs of dissatisfaction from the customers, this note was left on the table for a local young lady that served the diners.

The annual Four States Invitational Marching Competition for 2016 will be held this Saturday October 1, at Tiger Stadium at Grim Park in Texarkana, Texas. 22 schools from the Four States Region are expected to perform at this year’s event. Here is the schedule of performances.

We are following up to the investigation of the euthanized  Chocolate Lab “Woody” at the Texarkana Animal Shelter. When the story was made public it was alleged that the dog had been put down as an act of malice by a disgruntled employee.

Nine Texarkana Independent School District students have received the honor of being named to the Texas Music Educators Association Region IV All-Region Jazz Ensemble,

The Texarkana, Texas Dillard’s location at Central Mall is renovating and expanding their store.

Meet our local “Texas Pin ups for Vets”, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting our local VA Hospitals and Clinics as well as boost the morale of our Veterans and currently enlisted personnel. The group of lovely ladies was founded in Texarkana in 2015.

Ever wonder which radio station in Texarkana has the most listeners? We are planning to do a series on local radio stations focusing on the good, bad, and ugly of broadcast radio. We start our series off by sharing recent official “ratings”.

Texas D.P.S. Troopers responded to a one vehicle accident on I-30 around 8:15 p.m.  Monday night. The driver of the 2012 Dodge Pick-up, identified as 66-year-old Robert Meadows of Simms, Texas, was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

William Wallace was last seen on August 23, 2016 and reported missing by friends and co-workers. Wallace just up and disappeared with his dog from his home at Freedom RV Park in Little River County. Wallace was discovered safe in Dothan Alabama.

An alleged drunk driver crashed into the storefront of Master Donuts at the intersection of New Boston and Robison Roads.

The last time Whiskey Myers played Texarkana, it was in front of a fully packed house at Scottie’s Grill. The band returns Thursday September 29, with the Whiskey Myers MUD Tour!

Over the weekend rumors that bands of evil clowns were roaming around Texarkana were all over social media, the Texarkana Police have released information regarding these false rumors.

The Kansas City Southern’s “Holiday Express” returns to Texarkana in 2016 to the delight of children and adults alike. The Santa Train will visit the twin cities and will be open to the public on December 10th from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m..

Mainstreet Texarkana is getting ready for “Dine on the Line 2016” scheduled for October 1, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. By planning the event a little bit earlier in the year for 2016, we all hope to avoid that cold, rainy weather that so many endured last year at the end of October.

On Friday, many parents went to Genoa Central High School to take their kids out of class after rumors of a firearm threat circulated on social media. Those rumors were false!

The 23rd Annual Mustang Stampede and Ford & Ford Powered Show is coming October 15 to Central Mall in Texarkana, Texas.

A.C.C. Parolee Jesse Burns, 34, is now a suspect in a Texarkana Sexual Assault Case. He is currently in custody of the Miller County Sheriff’s Office.

The Bowie County Sheriff’s office has issued a warning for a phone scam where a person is pretending to be with the Internal Revenue Service seeking payment of taxes with a threat that law enforcement would arrest the victims if they did not pay.

The Texarkana Texas Police Department is warning local businesses to be on the lookout for these shortchange artists that have already hit multiple businesses in Texarkana.

The suspected shooter in the Paradise Club murder on August 20, LaJason Coakley, has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Texarkana and charged with first degree murder in the death of Montel Waller.

You are never to old to learn! Red River Federal Credit Union has teamed with the Texarkana Independent School District to celebrate National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, September 26-30, 2016.

Jason Scott Estes, 30, of Texarkana pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Assault of a 14-year-old girl. The just opted to give Estes the maximum sentence allowed by law on each count.

TTPD have identified the driver of the stolen car that killed two in a fiery crash on Lake Drive in Texarkana. Police identified the driver as Billy Morehead, 36, of Texarkana Texas. The female passenger also killed in the crash has yet to be identified.