Author: Jeff Easterling

Time for Homecoming 2016 at Texas A&M University – Texarkana!

The Texarkana Texas Police Department reports that they are working a double fatality car crash on South Lake Drive between Caddo Street and Buchanan Road. Expect the road to be closed for the next few hours.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police are searching for this suspect in a recent robbery.

Reports are that Maud, Texas Mayor Jessie Hicks has been removed from office. Calls to Maud Texas City Hall report that Hicks was removed from his position for failing to attend Council meetings.

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a missing woman. Marlaina Ober has been reported as a missing person to the Sheriff’s Office. Do you have any information that can help?

The Texarkana Texas Police Department reminds all that the use of cell phones in school zones are against the law and will issue citations that carry a $200 fine.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department are seeking the rightful owners of this Go-Cart. Can you help?

The Texarkana Texas Police Department is seeking information that will lead to the identification of this woman believed to have stolen a purse at the Texarkana Walmart on New Boston Road.

The rumor mill was churning today regarding reports of a student with a firearm on the Liberty Eylau High School Campus. We spoke to media coordinator Matt Fry and got the details regarding the incident.

The National Main Street Center and Texas Main Street Program have announced that Texarkana will be a pilot community for Main Street America’s first Facade Improvement Program with Main Street Texarkana.

Domestic Violence Prevention Inc will be holding a Fundraiser at Chipotle in Texarkana on Monday September 26 between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m..

Written and Directed by Jay Williamson of Season 7 Sunday Best on BET, the gospel stage play “What My Eyes Can’t See” is coming to the Sullivan Performance Arts Center in Texarkana on October 22, presented by JMACS Enterprises.

The Texarkana Texas Fire Department is investigating a Sunday afternoon blaze at B Truck & Trailer Parts on Lake Drive in Texarkana that destroyed a storage building and the contents.

After many local residents spoke out about the live Green Iguanas that some kids were bringing home from the fair. Officials with the Four States Fair and Rodeo stepped in to close the games for the remainder of the 72nd Annual Four States Fair and Rodeo.

Texarkana Texas Police are searching for this suspect in a Wednesday afternoon robbery at the Owl’s Nest Flea Market on Texas Boulevard. Take a look at these photos and if you can identify this man, contact T.T.P.D..

T.I.S.D. Volunteer Vicki Post is listed among 15 volunteers statewide that will be receiving the prestigious “Heroes for Children” Award. Ms. Post is the fourth volunteer in six years to receive the honor.

For many, a big part of the Fair is the midway games and the prizes. Remember when your kid would win a Goldfish, and you thought “great, now I have to take care of a fish”… Well, one of the prizes this year could end up costing the winner thousands of dollars!

The Texarkana Texas Police Department has arrested 35-year-old Ray Charles Fisher after he attacked a Texarkana Police officer, striking him in the face and head with his fists. After the brief scuffle, he was arrested and charged with Assault on Public Servant, Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Possession of Synthetic Marijuana, and an outstanding warrant for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility.

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office is searching for information leading to the arrest of Burglary Suspect Ronald Kris Whitehurst, A.K.A. Kris Endsley.

T.J. Henderson went to social media with his story of his dog being euthanized in the Texarkana Animal Shelter, while he was working to reclaim his friend “Woody”. T.J. is mentally handicapped and was heart broken over the loss of Woody, when our friends at A & B Animal Rescue of Southwest Arkansas stepped in with “Wolfie”.

The new A.D.A. Play Area at Grady T. Wallace Park are bringing some huge smiles to local children. The Texarkana Texas Parks and Recreation Department have completed the installation of the special playground equipment and local kids, like Abel Feutral are LOVING it!

The story of Woody the Chocolate Labrador Retriever has spread across social media in Texarkana. The story that a dog was stolen. then ended up at the shelter and was euthanized while the mentally handicapped owner was trying to find means to reclaim Woody. However, there is much more to the story.

The Liberty Eylau Fire Department responded to a call of a vehicle fire around 10:30 p.m. Friday night at Oil Field Road and Stipp Lane. The vehicle was unattended at the time of the fire, and was noticed and reported by a passerby. 

The Texarkana Texas Police Department has released a graphic with arrest numbers for August 2016. You will see that out of 284 arrests, 234 have been arrested in Bowie County before.

Local Rescues are turning to the public looking for help in the rescue of 10 dogs that were left abandoned at a dilapidated property in Miller County. Local Rescues are at limits with recent efforts to relieve overcrowding at the Shelter. 

The murder of Michael Scott Roberts is still unsolved more than a year after his body was discovered in his Texarkana, Arkansas home. His family has questions and are growing more and more disappointed with the progress of the investigation daily.

Fall Fest 2016 happens at Spring Lake Park on Thursday October 20, presented by the Texarkana Texas Parks & Recreation Department and the City of Texarkana Texas. This even is free and open to the public!

Technology in the medical field is rapidly changing and that is most evident in the field of robotic surgery. Wadley Regional Medical Center will have the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System set up for display and demonstration to the public in the main lobby of the hospital on Tuesday September 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m..

Texarkana Texas police, the Liberty Eylau Fire Department, and Lifenet are working the scene of a dump-truck that overturned on Hwy 59 at the loop creating a pretty big mess that will take a little while to clean up.

Time for the 2016 Fall Community Wide Yard Sale and Electronics Recycling event at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana. This Fall’s event is scheduled for October 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m..