The Texarkana Texas Police have identified the two men directly involved in the shooting of an 18-year-old TAMU-T Eagles Baseball Player over the weekend. Police are seeking Kamauri Butler (17) for Aggravated Assault and Demarco Banks (20) for Deadly Conduct. It is believed that they are the shooters in this incident.
The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office has issued a press release with details of the shooting involving Bowie County Constable, Randall Baggett that occurred on April 24, 2023. Texas Rangers are leading the investigation.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a shooting near Spring Lake Park that left an 18-year-old Texas A&M Ball Player struck by what is believed to be a stray bullet from a nearby altercation. BSA officials made the decision to close down this year’s Scout-O-Rama due to the incident.
We sure hope the weather cooperates because there is a bunch to do this weekend. Out at Spring Lake Park, it is Scout-O-Rama 2023, the Fouke Monster Festival is happening in Fouke on Saturday, and a lot of great live music all weekend!
Time for the 2023 Fouke Monster Festival to raise scholarship funds for Fouke Schools. All happening on Saturday, April 29 with bigfoot presentations, tours, vendors, and a lot of fun!
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, is “East Texas Giving Day” and a valuable resource for our many non-profit organizations in the community. Here is how you can make your donations!
The National Professional Fishing League held their 3-Day tournament on Wright Patman this last weekend with pro anglers from around the country competing. For the event’s winner, Texarkana native Ryan Satterfield it was “A dream come true” to win his first NPFL Tournament on his home lake, and a nice little prize of $100,000!
This weekend we have a lot of our area’s favorite events lined up and some great live music. Take a quick look or listen to this weekend’s rundown, thanks to our friends at Crossties, Hobbs Manufactured Homes, and Tony Langford Roofing.
The CASA Colorful 5K takes place on Saturday, April 22 at Trinity Baptist Church. Registration begins at 8:00 am, the kids will start running at 8:30 am, and the adults at 9:00 am.
On Saturday, April 22 at Silvermoon on Broad, the Literacy Council of Bowie & Miller Counties will host the 29th Annual Spelling Bee and Draw-down to benefit the many academic and workforce programs their organization supports.