Kathy Zwirnmann is the founder of The Warehouse Ministry located at 303 Lake Drive in Texarkana, Texas, a 501 (c) 3 organization to help those in need. She leads a group of volunteers in an area-wide effort to help “Pay it Forward” and is a true hometown hero.
Charges against local Pawn Shop owner William Duffer have been dismissed. Duffer was arrested and charged in an alleged murder for hire plot in June of 2016. Mr. Duffer has been cleared of all of the charges that Miller County prosecutors had brought against him.
Former Pleasant Grove standout and University of Wyoming Cowboys Linebacker Lucas Wacha will remain a Cowboy but for the NFL in Dallas Texas. So, that means the Wacha brothers from Texarkana could both be pro athletes with Lucas as a linebacker in the NFL and brother Michael pitching for the Cardinals in the MLB.
The third annual Twice as Fine Texarkana Wine Festival to benefit local Alzheimer patients takes place Saturday, May 6 at Spring Lake Park. This year’s entertainment schedule offers a full day of live music.
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will celebrate the time-honored ceremony for a total of 30 nurses graduating from the Licensed Practical Nursing Program. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Be a part of the first year of the “Cat Daddy Classic Catfish Tournament” in Wilton Arkansas at 71 landing.
Texas Country Icon Robert Earl Keen will be in concert at Scottie’s Grill on Saturday Night June 3. This by far will be one of the best shows of 2017 for Texarkana. Tickets go on sale Friday April 28 at 12 noon.
The Texarkana Twins baseball team will be hosting summer baseball and softball camps for boys and girls. The camps begin in June but there is limited space, so register now.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department will be hosting their annual Peace Officer Memorial Service on Wednesday, May 10 at the Sullivan Arts Center on Summerhill Road.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a Wednesday morning robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank location in the 1700 block of New Boston Road. After robbing the bank the thief made his getaway on a bicycle.