Author: Jeff Easterling

This Thursday the Texarkana Children’s Advocacy Center will host “Save Jane” is a child abuse awareness event with the goal of spreading awareness about the magnitude of child abuse, and about the organizations working in the field. This event will focus on the more than 1,200 children served by CASA Texarkana. Here are the details.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 769 positive COVID-19 cases, with 308 recoveries and 40 deaths. Miller County reports 512 total positive cases with 443 recoveries and 5 deaths. Cass County has a total of 176 cases with 99 recovered and 8 deaths.

We are rooting for our Texarkana Junior Olympians as they compete in Satelite Beach Florida this weekend. Meet Zephaniah Black 12, El’lanah Black 12, Meisha johnson, 12, & Zechariah Black, 7.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 713 positive COVID-19 cases, with 291 recoveries and 39 deaths. Miller County reports 495 total positive cases with 430 recoveries and 5 deaths. Cass County has a total of 166 cases with 84 recovered and eight deaths.

Country recording star Tracy Byrd will be appearing at Crossties in Downtown Texarkana on Saturday, August 29. With special measures being taken for the pandemic, this will be a unique and extremely intimate acoustic show, get your tickets now.

Tyson Foods has stepped up in a big way with a $50,000 donation to help Harvest Regional Food Bank with their mobile food pantry programs in the region. With the recent spike in numbers of those going hungry, this is a huge blessing.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 679 positive COVID-19 cases, with 291 recoveries and 38 deaths. Miller County reports 489 total positive cases with 426 recoveries and 5 deaths. Cass County has a total of 160 cases with 84 recovered and 7 deaths.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 659 positive COVID-19 cases, with 288 recoveries and 38 deaths. Miller County reports 462 total positive cases with 388 recoveries and 4 deaths. Cass County has a total of 158 cases with 84 recovered and seven deaths.

Texarkana Texas Police are searching for a suspect in an assault at the Valero Station on Richmond Road that left the victim with multiple injuries. Have you seen Joshua Williams? He is wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Things are coming together for a new water treatment facility on New Boston Road in Texarkana.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 643 positive COVID-19 cases, with 286 recoveries and 38 deaths. Miller County reports 462 total positive cases with 388 recoveries and 4 deaths. Cass County has a total of 153 cases with 76 recovered and 6 deaths.

Texarkana Arkansas Police have arrested Keyuntre Ellis, 18, of Texarkana Arkansas in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old male last night on Love Creek Drive.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police are investigating a shooting incident that has left a Texarkana Arkansas 17-year-old dead from a gunshot wound last night just after 11:00 pm. Witnesses to the incident have identified a shooter in the case, and an arrest warrant is anticipated without delay.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 630 positive COVID-19 cases, with 286 recoveries and 38 deaths. Miller County reports 462 total positive cases with 388 recoveries and 4 deaths. Cass County has a total of 153 cases with 76 recovered and 6 deaths.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 619 positive COVID-19 cases, with 281 recoveries and 38 deaths. Miller County reports 442 total positive cases with 373 recoveries and 4 deaths. Cass County has a total of 149 cases with 68 recovered and 5 deaths.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 609 positive COVID-19 cases, with 262 recoveries and 37 deaths. Miller County reports 438 total positive cases with 359 recoveries and 4 deaths. Cass County has a total of 141 cases with 68 recovered and 4 deaths.

The Mayors of Texarkana Texas and Texarkana Arkansas have issued challenges across Stateline Avenue to see which city will have a higher percentage of participation in the 2020 Census over the next month. Here are the details.

The Housing Authority of Texarkana Texas (HATT) has partnered with T-Mobile to offer WIFI to 262 of its nearly 400 affordable housing families in its real estate portfolio with school-age children, K-12, in its communities at a little over $30,000 a year.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 601 positive COVID-19 cases, with 262 recoveries and 37 deaths. Miller County reports 428 total positive cases with 348 recoveries and 4 deaths. Cass County has a total of 141 cases with 54 recovered and 4 deaths.

President Trump tweets a LOT! This time we caught one from him about Texarkana Regional Airport.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 595 positive COVID-19 cases, with 261 recoveries and 36 deaths. Miller County reports 428 total positive cases with 348 recoveries and 4 deaths. Cass County reports a total of 140 cases with 54 recovered and 4 deaths.

The COVID 19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on many industries and one of the hardest hit is the movie theater business. Cinemark CEO, Mark Zoradi, explains what to expect when you go back to the movies.

Sending the kids back to school or home-schooling? If you are going with some form of “distance-learning”, don’t let physical education, and athletics training slip. Coach Dave at XLR8 Athletix has a number of programs, see which one is right for your family’s needs.

Reporting the latest numbers from our local health authorities and the Joint Operations Center, Bowie County reports a total of 574 positive COVID-19 cases, with 261 recoveries and 35 deaths. Miller County reports 416 total positive cases with 333 recoveries and 3 deaths. Cass County reports a total of 136 cases with 48 recovered and four deaths.

Before kids wanted to grow up and be YouTube stars, and video gamers they wanted to grow up and be police officers, doctors, nurses, and of course Firefighters. We saw this and just thought it was the sweetest story and wanted to share it.

We just hate to hear that our friends the Ogburn’s will be closing the Stateline Avenue location of “The Burger Joint”. If there is any food item worth driving any distance for, it’s “angry fries” and we will be visiting the New Boston Location often for that and some of our most favorite burgers.

Free COVID-19 testing will be offered at the Bowie-Texarkana Health Department at 902 W. 12th Street Texarkana, TX 75501 beginning Monday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. through Saturday for two weeks. Register at gogettested.com or on-site. No symptoms required. Call 903-255-5560 for questions about testing.

Bowie County reports a total of 557 positive COVID-19 cases, with 259 recoveries and 35 deaths. Cass County reports a total of 105 cases with 50 recovered and two deaths. Miller County reports 385 total cases, with 312 recoveries and 2 deaths.

In the early days of Texarkana and through the years, the muddy streets and dark alleys were tough, rough, and cruel. There was lots of gambling, drinking, prostitution, and of course murder. Here is a chance to learn more about the history of some of the events that made this city such a notorious place long ago.

The latest updated numbers for the Texarkana area from our local health authorities have Bowie County reporting a total of 546 positive COVID-19 cases, with 227 recoveries and 34 deaths. Cass County reports a total of 97 cases with 50 recovered and two deaths. Miller County reports 368 total positive cases with 285 recoveries and 2 deaths. There are currently 412 active cases being tracked in our area.