Author: Jeff Easterling

With over 30 years of dedication to U.A.H.T., long-time instructor and Dean of the Technical and Industrial Professions division Randy Sanders was honored at the recent Arkansas Community Colleges Conference held in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Texarkana will be getting a new “Dirt Cheap” Store soon and those familiar with the brand are super excited about it!

The Texarkana Texas Fire Department responded to an early morning blaze on Waterman Street just after 3:00 a.m., the home was completely destroyed.

Over his career with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department, K9 Officer “Gus” has made many arrests, and has had stellar performances in K-9 Competitions on the National Level with his partner Corporal Randy McAdams. After seven years on the job,the TAPD has announced that Gus has retired.

All new to the location at 907 New Boston Road it’s the Moderne Primitives Beer & Wine Store. With a great selection of craft and specialty beers along with all of your domestic and foreign beers. The store has a great wine selection with some of the most popular Texas wines, including local favorite “Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards” in nearby Pittsburg, Texas.

A premiere of the much-anticipated movie, “The Boggy Creek Monster: The Truth Behind the Legend” will take place on Saturday, November 12 at Fouke Middle School from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and admission is free to the public.

Texarkana Texas Firefighters responded to a house fire on Olive Street Sunday morning around 7:00 a.m., firefighters entered the burning home and quickly located a resident trapped inside. Lifenet transported the resident to a local hospital. 

Texarkana Police responded to a home on Robinhood Lane near Charlotte Street after receiving reports from the resident’s mother that she was on the phone with him and heard gunshots. Officers when to the man’s door and knocked and got no response, as they were knocking again a gunshot rang out from inside the door.

The first “E.A.A. Fly-In” is in the books for the new Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1582 based at Texarkana Regional Airport. Many local pilots had their planes on display, including the U.S. Airforce with their C-130 Hercules for the public to explore.

Chico has become famous as “Texarkana’s Beloved Capybara” and some would say that fame is international, with Chico being featured in an upcoming British documentary episode of “World of the Weird”. Well, things aren’t going very well for Chico. His Facebook Page confirms that Chico is being treated for “Renal Failure”.

Richard “Dick” Hanson, 68, of Butte La Rose Louisiana was found dead in his home. Three people are behind bars and charged with his murder. Dick Hanson was the carnival vendor and promoter of multiple events at the Four States Fairgrounds for decades.

The images are disturbing and heartbreaking as inmate Michael Sabbie, 35, pleads with corrections officers at the Bi-State Jail in Texarkana for help. Sabbie repeatedly begs for help saying that he cannot breathe. The video is getting national attention as it has now been posted by the Huffington Post.

After sharing the information for an upcoming long-drive contest to be held at Texarkana Golf Ranch benefitting the Bunch Woodview and Cornerstone Healthy Living Community with “Fidget Blankets”. I wanted to share more about the need for these “fidget blankets”.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred overnight at the intersection of East 10th and California Streets that left one man dead, and a woman in custody facing murder charges.

The Texarkana Texas Police Department is searching for the Wilmer Hill, 21, the father of a baby that was the center of a “Critical Missing Persons Alert” issued by the TTPD. The baby has been found safe and returned to her mother at this time. Police are continuing the search for Hill at this time.

UPDATE: MISSING BABY RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO MOTHER. The missing baby is from the case yesterday where the father of the child led officers on a high-speed pursuit that resulted in the SUV the father was driving crashing. The father of the child, Wilmer Hill, 21, fled into the woods from the scene of the crash.

Here is an opportunity to have a little fun with a “Long Drive Competition” to raise funds for hand-quilted fidget blankets for residents struggling with Alzheimer’s and Dementia at the Bunch Woodview Center on the Cornerstone Healthy Living Community Campus in Texarkana, Texas.

Texarkana Arkansas Police officers were called from a neighborhood National Night Out event to investigate the discovery of a body in the 2300 block of Washington Street.

The 2016 Four States Invitational Marching Contest  was held on October 1 at Grim Stadium in Grim Park. The Texarkana Independent School district hosted 22 bands and more than 3,800 students to perform in the annual contest. We have the results including one local school winning the title “Best Band”!

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,