Today, June 14, is Flag Day in the United States. The date June 14, 1777, is marked as the day that the Continental Congress adopted the American Flag. Here are some interesting facts on the American Flag, and a list of Do’s and Don’t’s, when it comes to displaying the flag.
The Miller County Sheriff’s Department has made a couple of arrests that have cleared a number of recent burglaries. Two men have been arrested in connection to the crimes, Mathew Cochran and Coty Morrison of Miller County have been arrested in the crimes and a lot of property recovered.
Organizers of the 41st Annual Hope Watermelon Festival and officials with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will be offering fans early bird tickets with a special link to purchase the tickets to see Joe Diffie, one day before they go on sale at all ticket outlets.
The New Boston Texas Police Department is seeking two suspects in a weekend shooting that investigators believe was a drug deal gone bad. Two suspects are in the Bi-State Jail, and two are at-large and considered armed and dangerous.
Two teachers in the Texarkana Independent School District have been honored with the title of Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to Cynthia E. Gauntt as Elementary Teacher of the Year and Franshicka Banks-Brown as Secondary Teacher of the Year. Both will now be considered on a regional level.
Everything is just so fast now, almost any information you need is available instantly on your smartphone. Before the internet, and social networks when we wanted to know the time and temp, we had to call, and that old phone number still works!
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is seeking information on this person of interest in a recent string of vehicle burglaries near the Galloping Way area.
The Texarkana Arkansas Police are seeking a suspect they have identified as a juvenile in relation to a drive-by shooting at Smith Keys Apartments on Washington Street in Texarkana Arkansas. One man was injured in the shooting.
The Texarkana High School Athletic Department will be holding two different volleyball camps this summer. The first camp is for incoming 8th and 9th graders and will be held July 24 – 25. The second camp is for incoming students for 5th thru 7th grades.
Equality Texarkana, held their first march for equality Sunday afternoon in downtown Texarkana. More than 100 participants marched with the group through downtown and amassing on the Federal Building steps where several people spoke for their cause.