Search teams were able to find and recover the body of Ryan Shane Johnson, 21, of Fouke Arkansas from the Sulphur River around 12:15 pm Thursday afternoon. Johnson went missing Tuesday evening while wading in the current with friends near Smith Park.
The Friendship Center in downtown Texarkana, has helped many local people over the years. It is hard work, and the volunteers truly live to spread the love of the Lord. They do it with their actions and kindness and a lot of hard work. Take a look at just some of what happens behind the scenes.
We recently reported cases where people were trying to pass “fake movie money” at local businesses. Now the Texarkana Texas Police Department have arrested Bobbie Slater, 28, of Maud Texas for Forgery after she attempted to pass one of these fake bills at a Texarkana convenience store.
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.


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