The 2016 Four States Invitational Marching Contest was held on October 1 at Grim Stadium in Grim Park. The Texarkana Independent School district hosted 22 bands and more than 3,800 students to perform in the annual contest. We have the results including one local school winning the title “Best Band”!
Sal & Aven Williamson are proud graduates of Texarkana College, and now the couple have made an extremely generous donation to the school for the benefit of future nurses.
The Texarkana Texas Police Departments will be out across the city Tuesday, October 4 for National Night Out 2016. Here are the schedules and locations of events around town.
One teen is dead and another at an ArkLaTex hospital in critical condition after attempting to steal a vehicle at gunpoint over the weekend.
Local hunter Josh Thomson of Ashdown Arkansas one of only 68 people to receive a permit from the State of Arkansas to harvest an alligator in 2016. Hunting dates for 2016 have been limited to September 16 to 19, and September 23 to 26. Thomson bagged his 12-foot 1-inch gator on the night of September 24.
The 45rpm record was first produced and released to the public commercially in 1949 and the twin cities of Texarkana U.S.A. are a part of that history with one of Eddy Arnold’s biggest hits.
An 18 Wheeler overturned as it was leaving the parking lot near the Ambassador Hotel off of Stateline Avenue.
HandsOn Texarkana hosts their annual Tapas and Wine event will take place on Saturday, October 8 on the grounds of the Collins Home at 1915 Olive Street in Texarkana, Texas.
Management and staff were shocked by a racist note left for a waitress at the Texarkana Outback Steakhouse location. After tending to a party of five without any signs of dissatisfaction from the customers, this note was left on the table for a local young lady that served the diners.
The annual Four States Invitational Marching Competition for 2016 will be held this Saturday October 1, at Tiger Stadium at Grim Park in Texarkana, Texas. 22 schools from the Four States Region are expected to perform at this year’s event. Here is the schedule of performances.






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