Author: Jeff Easterling

The Texarkana Texas Police Department has not issued a citation for expired registration stickers for over a year, but Governor Greg Abbott has lifted many of his pandemic mandates, and the temporary waiver for registrations expires on April 14.

Today, March 5, 2021, officials with TISD have released their decision for the usage of face masks on school campuses. Texarkana Independent School District will continue to follow the COVID-19 safety protocols and procedures that we have had in place since the beginning of the school year.

“East Texas Giving Day” is a big opportunity for local non-profits to raise funds for the many services they provide in our community, but they have to be registered to receive. The deadline to register is on March 31, 2021. East Texas Giving Day is on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, from 6:00 am to midnight.

The Four States Fair & Rodeo returns to Texarkana for its 76th run. Festivities kick off on Friday, April 2 with Monster Trucks in the Entertainment Center, Saturday, April 3 is the 30th Annual Demolition Derby and a lot more.

On Thursday, April 1, the Texarkana Children’s Advocacy Center and CASA will be hosting a “Save Jane” event. In 2020 more than 1,100 children in our region were reported as abused. This event is designed to bring awareness to the community and hopefully recruit more help for our children.

Miller County Judge Cathy Harrison informs us that the County along with College Hill Drug and Lansdell family Clinic will hold a COVID 19 vaccination event at the Arkansas High Razorback Gymnasium on Jefferson in Texarkana, Arkansas, this Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that he is ready to re-open Texas 100%. Abbott is lifting the statewide mandate on facemasks beginning on March 10, 2021. The Texas Tribune reports that Abbott believes it is time, saying, “people and businesses don’t need the state telling them how to operate”.

TTPD has arrested Rickalon Young, 17, of Texarkana Texas on a charge of Making a Firearm Accessible to a Child, after allegedly giving a firearm to a 13-year-old boy, just moments before he shot his teenage girlfriend in the arm.

Marques Thompson, 20, had his bond set today. Thompson received a $1,000,000  bond for the murder charge and $100,000 for an aggravated assault charge. Thompson faces additional charges in Arkansas.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added 31 Texas counties to the original list of 77 in President Biden’s Emergency Declaration for the Winter Storms that struck Texas last week. Any damages, costs, or losses can be claimed. Here are the details.

Murder suspect, Marques Thompson, 20, has been captured at a relative’s home in Texarkana, Texas. Thompson is charged with the shooting death of Nicholas Muldrow in the Oaklawn Shopping Center parking lot and faces multiple other charges.

So, one winter storm is understandable, but when we get TWO winter storms in one week, sub-zero temperatures, 113 consecutive hours below freezing, two feet of snow, well, just what kind of weird weather can we expect this spring? Some experts believe, extremely severe weather is possible.

The City of Texarkana, Texas requires plumbers and plumbing companies to be registered with the city to legally perform services inside the city limits. With so many people in need, here is a resource list.

Our friend Eric Ethridge has published another great video of our city. This one documenting the record snowfall for our area from back-to-back winter storms in February 2021.

The Bowie County Sheriff’s Department reports that Lucas Andrew Jackson, 29, of Texarkana, has been arrested and charged in a shooting incident that left a man hospitalized from multiple gunshot wounds.

As two winter storms swept over the region, the US National Weather Service in Shreveport Louisiana reports that some local areas received up to 24 inches of winter precipitation. We have some photos, videos, and more to share.

The Macedonia-Eylau Water Department is searching for a leak in its system and is turning to customers to help. They are offering a $500 credit reward to the first customer to report a leak, or leaks that are keeping their system down.

The Historic Miller County Courthouse in Texarkana Arkansas has taken major damage from a number of burst pipes in the old building that has been undergoing big renovation projects. Judge Cathy Harrison shows us the damage.

As we look at temps reaching the lower 40s today and melting off a lot of the ice and snow, the U.S. National Weather Service in Shreveport reports that Texarkana was under 32 degrees Fahrenheit for a total duration of 113 hours.

On Sunday, February 14, Texarkana Arkansas Police were called to the Links Apartments for a 2-year-old child losing consciousness. Officer Marco Luna responded and recognized the signs of an opiate overdose and administered his Naloxone Overdose Kit that saved the child’s life.

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, we ventured out to tour the area and share videos. This is record precipitation with some people sharing photos of depths up to 17″ in some areas. Thanks to Johnny Denali with Horn Hog Radio for driving.

So, we decided to do this at 4:30 am when the temperature was at 0° F. Take some boiling water, and toss the water into the freezing air for an awesome effect… it’s not often that you can do this in our neck of the woods.

Officials with Red River Army Depot have already called the day due to weather for Tuesday, February 16, 2021, and are looking at the week ahead. Employees will be notified daily as we are heading into another Winter Storm that should move into the area Tuesday night.

With Texarkana officially receiving 10 inches of snow and the remains of the first winter storm refreezing tonight as the region plunges into record low temperatures, the National Weather Service gives reports of what we are still facing this week.

With all of Texas under winter weather advisories of some sort, and the accumulation rising in our area, most local schools and businesses will be delayed if not completely canceled. We will update this list as more are added.

Winter weather is in our forecast, depending on where you look, the Texarkana area could see anywhere from 8 to 10 inches of accumulation and some of the coldest temperatures in decades over the next week. Here is how it starts, with a Winter Storm Watch, that will most likely become a warning.

Every winter we try to share these safety tips to keep people and pets alive, and here is some information that we think will help get you through it with a lot less trouble and worry, no matter what Mother Nature has in store for us.

The Texarkana Texas Police Department recently had a brawl with a local man that is now facing multiple charges after rampaging inside a local convenience store. JPX Pepper guns were ineffective against Ashley McClanahan, 39, it took multiple officers and a couple of civilian heroes to subdue McClanahan.

Friday, February 12 it is the Tim Tebow Night to Shine, with a few adjustments for the pandemic. The event will be in two parts, the prom itself will be virtual but we want that special in-person treatment all attendees get, cheers, flash photography, and all, so we are going to have a drive-thru red carpet event in the parking lot at the Texarkana Arkansas Convention center.

The Texarkana Police are investigating an overnight homicide at the Woodbridge Apartments on Belt Road. Sonya Hopkins, 22, has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Laquinces Scott.