As parents are getting the kids ready for the 2017 – 2018 School Year, we wanted to post links for the back to school supply lists for area campuses. We have the lists for TISD, TASD, LEISD, and PGISD!
If you are looking to renew your season pass for Texas High Tiger football or get a season pass for the first time, here are the details you need. This season’s ticket books include tickets for all five home games, and the Texas High vs. Arkansas High game to be played on Friday, September 8.
Members of a Simms, Texas family have been arrested and charged with Filing a False Report to a Peace Officer in the case of an ATV that was reported stolen after one of the family members allegedly sank the ATV in a pond to avoid having to make any more payments.
Was part of a conversation where the topic of snakes came up, and that there seemed to be an increase in Copperhead snakes. Someone said, “it’s the bugs”. Then today I saw this pop up on my FB wall.
With the resignation of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Ark-La-Tex native Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 34, has been named to take over the position. Anthony Scaramucci has been named communications director, a position that Spicer also covered.
Construction of the Three Bostons Museum and Tourist Center located in downtown New Boston Texas is progressing and the one million dollar project is expected to be completed in December of this year.
Tri-State Iron & Metal Inc. played a key role in the recent prosecution of a theft case where Jason Allen Autrey pled guilty to theft of government property and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for stealing from Red River Army Depot. TAPD says that the people at Tri-state are key contributors of putting metal thieves behind bars.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department has released photos of two men suspected of using stolen credit, and debit cards. Multiple law enforcement agencies are conducting parallel investigations of this case.
Very strange things are happening at the Board Camp Crystal Mine in Mena Arkansas. Such strange activity in fact that the series “Expedition Unknown” on the Travel Channel recently filmed at the location with researchers from MUFON for an episode that will be airing this October.
With the heat of summer, I remember the choices we had to cool off when I was younger. We had some public pools in Texarkana, but top of the list for many was swimming at “Crystal Springs Beach” near Maud, Texas on Highway 67. Long closed, but it is still there and we wanted to share some photos.




![Increase in Reports of Large Groups of Copperhead Snakes Linked to Cicadas [VIDEO]](https://texarkanafyi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/copperheadcap.jpg)




![Unexplained Phenomena at Ark-La-Tex Crystal Mine Draws National Attention [VIDEO]](https://texarkanafyi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/boardcampjoshfilming.jpg)
![Remembering ‘Crystal Springs Beach’ [PHOTOS]](https://texarkanafyi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/csbfeature.jpg)