Jane Beckerdite
Ronald McDonald House Charities Gives $7,000 to Robotics Team
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Texarkana recently presented members of the Texas High School Robotics Team (T-BOTS) with a grant check for $7,000. Funds will allow the team to purchase a cargo trailer to carry their competition robot to/from competitions and to provide outreach to local elementary and middle schools...
National Merit Scholarship Program Names Three as Commended Students
Kaulyn Loe, Alanna Tran and Alex Heo, Texas High School seniors, have been named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Miller County Fugitive Captured in Dallas
Deputy United States Marshals from the Texarkana, Ark., Office were assisting the Miller County Sheriff’s Office in the apprehension of DaRoyce Rodgers. Rodgers was wanted in Miller County Arkansas for Escape 1st degree and two counts of Battery in the 2nd degree.
Colt Ford Entertains at the Fairgrounds
The Colt Ford concert Friday night was a huge hit. Colt took to the stage right on time at 10:30PM and the crowd went wild as he broke into song.
The event was held at the Four States Fairgrounds Entertainment Center right after the rodeo...
Bowie County Woman Claims Self Defense After Shooting Husband in Stomach
A woman is telling law enforcement authorities that she shot her husband in the stomach early this morning in self defense.
Domtar Worker Dies at Ashdown Mill
Domtar is mourning the loss of one of its employees from a rail car incident at its pulp and paper mill in Ashdown, Ark.
"Velma Marie Perkins was an Equipment Helper on the Switch Engine in the Shipping Department. She had worked for Domtar since 1991," Tammy Waters, Domtar media relations, said in a press release...
Texarkana Police Clarify Open Carry Gun Law in Arkansas
The Texarkana, Ark., Police Department has issued a statement regarding Act 746, the Open Carry Law in Arkansas relating to handguns.
According to a press release issued by Lt. Todd Harness, Assistant Commander Services Division, the passage of the Act has spurred a great deal of commentary and has brought about public uncertainty regarding laws that govern the carrying of a handgun within the Sta
Police and Sheriff Report for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015
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Police and Sheriff Report for Monday, Aug. 24, 2015
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Winners of the Great Texarkana Duck Race Announced
The Great Texarkana Duck Race was a great success.
Two Masked Men Rob Gas Station in Hope
Using what looked to be a gun concealed in a white sock, two masked men robbed a gas station in Hope, Ark., yesterday in the middle of the night.
On August 11, 2015, at 4:10AM, officers of the Hope Police Department responded to the 2600 block of North Hazel Street in Hope, also known as Triple J Shell Gas Station, in reference to a robbery that had just occurred...
Genoa Man Arrested for Exploitation of the Elderly
Texarkana, Texas Police detectives have charged Harry Steven Jones, 20, Genoa, Ark., for the theft from an elderly woman on Tamar Drive that occurred on July 2, 2015.