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.
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.