Two Texarkana Arkansas Police Department officers traveling to their recent graduation from the Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA) in Camden, Arkansas, after 13 weeks of training, are being praised for their bravery and quick thinking that saved a woman from her vehicle that was trapped in flood waters.
We are thrilled to report that our friend, Kevin Schutte has been appointed to the position of acting police chief of the Texarkana Texas Police Department effective December 29. 2018.
Texarkana Texas Police have arrested a suspect in the theft of a 2018 Ford Expedition from the Arkansas side. The owner accidentally left their garage open overnight on Monday and the vehicle was stolen. The owners shared the information on Facebook and police found the vehicle just before midnight on Tuesday.
Most everybody loves festive Christmas parties, and the games that come along with it. The laughter and sometimes screaming during those white elephant gift parties can be a lot of fun, here are some ideas you may not have seen before.
The 34th Annual Main Street Texarkana downtown Christmas Parade took place on Monday, December 4, and drew record crowds for the always festive event.
The good folks at one of the region’s newest and quickly becoming favorite Christmas attraction, “Season of Lights” will be kicking in for Mission Texarkana by having donation buckets and accepting donations tonight, Tuesday, December 4, 2018. They will also be collecting food for The Mission on Friday, December 21.
First Assembly of God Church located at 3401 W. 7th Street will host their annual Drive-thru Live Nativity on Friday, December 7 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and Saturday, December 8 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Saturday, December 1 was a beautiful day, sunny and warm, and a huge turnout for our 3rd Annual Community Christmas Party with a very special guest, Santa Claus, and these are just some of the sweetest pics. When you find yours, tag it.
It is time for the 34th Annual Main Street Texarkana Christmas Parade in downtown Texarkana. The theme for the 2018 parade is “My Favorite Christmas Memory”, and will feature more than 100 lighted floats.
We got a Facebook message with a list of some of the area Christmas Parades dates and times… and old Santa has a lot of hand waving coming up in the region.




![12 Great Christmas Party Games to Try with Friends [VIDEO]](https://texarkanafyi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/christmaspartygamesfeature.jpg)
![Entire 2018 Downtown Texarkana Christmas Parade [VIDEO]](https://texarkanafyi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018christmasparadevideofeature.jpg)


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