Investigators with the Miller County Sherrif’s Office are investigating a string of recent thefts in the area near County Road 10. A few suspects have already been identified and arrests are pending, but investigators are seeking information from the public.
Author: Jeff Easterling
Jeff Easterling
After more than 40 years with commercial broadcasting, I decided to do my own thing by blogging, and taking "unconsultant" gigs. It affords me the ability to stay super involved in the community, but still, have plenty of time with my 3 granddaughters and other projects.
Saturday, April 8, it’s the second annual Spread the Word Run presented by Christian Warriors Texarkana. Participant entry fee is a bible or $25 that will all be distributed here locally in Texarkana.
The owners and staff of Dixie Diner have put in a lot of work today, they have cleaned and scrubbed, reviewed some practices and have passed a re-inspection by the Texarkana Texas Health Department.
The 2017 Bandit Run: Texarkana to Atlanta kicks off in downtown Texarkana on Saturday, June 17 with a car show at the Antique Car Museum, BBQ, live music and more. “Smokey and the Bandit” fans and Trans AM enthusiasts will leave out of Texarkana on Sunday, June 18 making the trip to Atlanta Georgia!
The Texarkana Texas Health Department has pulled the food service permit from the Dixie Diner restaurant at the Nash exit off of I-30 located at 4115 N. Kings Highway. The restaurant will remain closed until they are able to pass a re-inspection at a later date.
The Texarkana Arkansas Fire Department will be participating in the M.D.A. Fill the Boot Campaign to raise funds to fight muscular dystrophy over the next three Fridays and have set locations where the firefighters will be collecting money.
T.A.M.U. Texarkana will be hosting Soccer Camps for area High School and transfer students to focus on skills and allows players interested in playing at A&M-Texarkana to be seen and evaluated and to gain information on the college recruiting process.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is seeking information to identify this suspect in a burglary at EMT Smartphone Repair on Richmond Road. The incident happened on March 20 and TTPD is hoping the public can help solve the case.
The annual “Touch-A-Truck” event for Texarkana takes place this Saturday morning April 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Front Street Plaza in downtown Texarkana. With lots of activities for the kids and of course, lots of BIG trucks, Emergency Responder Vehicles, and so much more to see and touch!
The Texarkana Texas Department of Parks and Recreation have announced plans to replace playground equipment at area parks in the city. The project is set to begin on Monday, April 3.
The University of Arkansas Hope – Texarkana will host their 24th annual Fish Fry on Thursday, April 6 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to benefit the UAHT Foundation.
Famous as the Father of Ragtime, Texarkana celebrates the history of Scott Joplin this weekend in downtown Texarkana. The Scott Joplin International Centennial Celebration happens March 31 to April 2.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is turning to the public for information leading to the identity of this suspect that allegedly used a stolen EBT card at a local grocery store.
Some thief or thieves stole the community garden boxes that were located at the LifeHouse Outreach Center in Texarkana, Arkansas. The boxes were to be used by area children in a project with Texarkana Master Gardner’s and other volunteers. Do you have information?
On Saturday, April 22, 2017, some of the area’s best chili cooks will compete in the International Chili Society sanctioned cook-off as part of Scout-O-Rama 2017 to be held at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana.
A video posted by a Texarkana Arkansas mother of the burglary of her home in College Hill by children over the weekend has gone viral after being posted and shared nationally at mediatakeout.com.
The Texarkana Arkansas Police report that one man was killed in a deadly accident on I-30 Monday evening near the Mandeville exit. Police were working the scene of an earlier accident when a pick-up truck driven by Dustin Edmonson crashed into the back of a stopped 18-wheeler.
The Texarkana Texas Police have arrested Jimmy Jerome Dancer, 29, of Texarkana in the murder of Tilford Barfield III, 25, of Atlanta Texas, at the Bay Wash Car Wash on Stateline Avenue Saturday night.
For the first time in U.S. history, regulators have allowed full foreign ownership of radio stations in the U.S. and a few Texarkana radio stations are part of the historic deal.
A bridge collapsed on Miller County Road 64 that runs to River Valley Animal Foods off Highway 67 in Mandeville, Arkansas Sunday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. leaving very limited access to the pet food plant.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department has identified the second suspect in an overnight murder at the Bay Wash Car Wash on North Stateline Avenue. Police have identified the second suspect in the homicide as Jimmy Jerome Dancer, 29, of Texarkana Texas. An arrest warrant for Murder has been issued.
Texarkana Texas Police have arrested one man in connection to an overnight homicide on Stateline Avenue. Officers arrived at Bay Wash Car Wash on Stateline to find one victim with multiple gunshots, the victim was pronounced dead at St. Michaels. Lee Lewis, 36, of Texarkana has been arrested and charged with murder.
I spent a childhood fishing at Spring Lake Park, and way back then you could hook a pretty good fish every now and then. Recently, a man pulled in a 29 pound, 8 ounce catfish from the lake, and that is a record.
In July of 1969 the rat problem in Texarkana Arkansas, and Texarkana, Texas was enough to earn the twin cities the title of “Rat Capital of America”. Things got so bad that CBS News did a feature on the cities.
A number of businesses in the past few days have been targets of attempted phone scams in which the caller claims to be with SWEPCO and demands payment by phone or power will be cut off in 30 minutes. This is a SCAM!
Last weekend the sweetest little wedding took place at Church Under the Bridge Texarkana. The ceremony was held in front of family, and friends of Brad and Fepa. The couple is part of the growing congregation of Church Under the Bridge.
Everybody that has spent a lot of years in Texarkana as heard people use “by the plane at Spring Lake Park” in giving directions as to where the birthday party is. All of my life I think the jet plane has been at the park but I never really knew the history of it, and not sure that I do now. So, I am hoping that by sharing what I do know, there will be a lot of people happy to tell me what I don’t know.
The Animal Protection League Mobile Spay and Neuter Unit will begin making visits to the Texarkana area starting June 9th offering affordable services to local pet owners.
The Bowie County Sheriff’s Department initiated a search today for a felony fugitive out of Longview Texas, Chase Cook. When officers made contact he ran into the woods and it became a manhunt.
Video of a very large gator doing his mating call at Millwood Lake posted by Annette Brown of Nashville Arkansas to the Arkansas Game and Fish Facebook Page is getting lots of views on social media.