The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana and the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site have teamed up to offer a Junior Ranger Explorer Summer Camp July 25-27.
Miller County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested one man in relation to the July 3 robbery at the Cotton Patch Liquor Store in Fulton. Donald Shirey, 49, of Little Rock Arkansas has been arrested and charged with Burglary of a Commercial Building, a felony warrant from Oklahoma for Unauthorized use of a Motor Vehicle, and a hold for a parole revocation from Arkansas Parole Board. An accomplice in the crime is still at large.
The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department has arrested an occupant of an apartment unit that was damaged in a fire earlier today. Eric Lee, 37, of Texarkana Arkansas, was arrested and charged with Felon in possession of a firearm after he allegedly fired shots into the air.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is warning members of the community to remain vigilant in accepting large bills as they are seeing more and more cases of people passing fake “Movie Money”.
A video posted on social media from New Boston Texas has reached the viral threshold with more than 1,000 shares at the time of this posting. The folks that posted the video claim to be with the Texas Chapter of Fallen Soldier’s March, a non-profit that provides service dogs to our combat Veterans.
Arkansas Department of Corrections Officers with the Texarkana Regional Correction Center report that Joshua Bean, 35, who walked away from his work-release program on Monday has been recaptured and returned to custody.
In recognition and appreciation, it is an honor for us to name Bill Waggoner, founder of the “Old Washington Ride” to benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospital as our Texarkana FYI Hometown Hero for July 2017.
The Texarkana Texas Parks and Recreation Department, along with Tatum Excavating Company have begun draining the pond at Spring Lake Park in part of the City’s Capital Improvement Plan.
The wheels are turning in Arkansas for medical marijuana dispensaries to open for business, and Texarkana is a prime location for investors in the industry as a location in the state to take advantage of neighboring states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. We wanted to ask your opinion on medical marijuana with our opinion poll.
We have a growing list of local events planning fireworks displays for the 2017 Independence Day Weekend. Take a look at some of the area’s activities, and be sure to comment something we may have missed to get it added to the list.





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