The Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Department is thrilled to announce the receipt of a recruitment grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service. This grant has enabled the department to acquire new recruitment handout materials and a specially designed vehicle wrap.
It’s our weekly Texarkana FYI Weekend Rundown of Live Music and more in town for June 28 & 29. A big thanks to our sponsors at Whiskey River Country Club and Tony Langford Roofing Company. From fresh veggies to real Red Dirt Country to Hairband Royalty, this is a big weekend!
Get ready to spice up your summer at the Texarkana Farmers Market’s 14th annual Salsa Contest! The highly anticipated event will take place on Saturday, August 3, outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Texarkana. Salsa enthusiasts from across the Ark-La-Tex region are invited to showcase their culinary skills and compete for the title of “Best Salsa in the Ark-La-Tex.”
As the Fourth of July approaches, the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department (TAPD) has launched the Safe Celebration Campaign to ensure a peaceful and safe holiday for all residents. Emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy for illegal fireworks, the campaign aims to prevent the chaos and danger seen in recent years.
Texarkana native and Liberty-Eylau High School alumnus Jarrion Lawson has once again proven his athletic prowess by earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. On Monday night, at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Lawson clinched his ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a dramatic final leap in the long jump competition.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced that North Park Road under Interstate 30 will be closed starting Wednesday, June 26, as part of the ongoing I-30 widening project. This closure marks the beginning of the next phase of the project, which aims to enhance the highway’s capacity and safety.
The RKS Tournaments organization is thrilled to announce the 1st Annual RKS Ark-La-Tex MVP Challenge, an exciting new event for amateur softball teams, scheduled for July 27, 2024. Participants need to register by July 21, and the competition promises a thrilling day of softball action at high-quality venues in Texarkana.
Hunters in Arkansas need to head to their keyboards instead of the water, as the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has officially opened the application period for the 2024 alligator hunting season. Applications, which began being accepted at 8 a.m. on June 15, can be submitted online until 11:59 p.m. on June 30.
It is officially Summer now, and the weekends are getting awesome! We have your rundown of live music for the weekend of June 21 & 22, thanks to our partners in the community at The Law Offices of Monty Murry, Tony Langford Roofing Company, and Whiskey River Country Club.
Get ready for an unforgettable evening as TEXAR’s annual Bands, Brews, and Bites kicks off this Friday in downtown Texarkana. The festivities will take place from 7 PM to 9 PM in front of the historic Perot Theatre, located at 221 Main Street.