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Blood Drive Today for Ashdown Girl! Please Help!

Kendra — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:40:59 +0000

This beautiful young lady is Autumn Kennemore. She is from Ashdown and she is battling cancer. There is a blood drive today to help with her blood supply. Karen, a Donor Recruiter from LifeShare Blood Center, said to make sure you tell them that you are donating for Autumn when you stop in to [...]

DPS Asking Texas Residents to Report Suspicious Activities

John Williams — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:34:16 +0000

The Texas Department of Public Safety is encouraging residents to report suspicious behaviors that might indicate criminal or terrorist activity.The department’s iwatch website is www.iwatchtx.org, and it was created as a partnership between communities and law enforcement. It is a DPS website where citizen sourced information is collected in an effort to help thwart illegal [...]

Click It or Ticket Time is Here

John Williams — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:16:03 +0000

The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding motorists to buckle up as we head into the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.Click it or Ticket will run from May 20th through June 2nd. Law enforcement officials from across the state will be looking for and ticketing unbucled drivers and passengers in an effort to raise safety [...]

Ribbon and Dedication Ceremony For Splash Pad Postponed

John Williams — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:04:24 +0000

The official dedication and ribbon cutting for the new Splash Pad at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana has been postponed until next week due to today’s rain.The ceremony will be next Thursday May 23rd at 4 p.m. However the Splash Pad is already open for area residents to enjoy. The pad is on a timer, [...]

Brooklyn School Bans Hipster Glasses

Donald Deane — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:55:31 +0000

In a tacit admission that Brooklyn has become hopelessly overrun by hipsters, a Jewish Orthodox school in Borough Park recently banned the wearing of "thick plastic eyeglasses" among its student body. No word on whether skinny jeans or lumberjack shirts are next.

Boating Accident in Oklahoma Claims a Local Resident's Life

John Williams — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:55 +0000

A boating accident on Grand Lake in Northeastern Oklahoma has claimed two lives including a Texarkana resident. Authorities say William “Trey” Varner III of Texarkana, Arkansas was one of the two victims in the lake accident Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma. Officials say several others on board were injured when the boat rammed into the back [...]

Green Texarkana Recycling Event This Saturday

John Williams — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:52:31 +0000

The City of Texarkana, Arkansas will be holding their monthly Green Texarkana Recycling Event this Saturday May 18th.The event will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parking lot at East Third and Hazel Streets. Paper, cardboard, plastics,cans, and other small metal will be accepted. Also, ink and toner cartridges and electronics will [...]

Spring Movies in the Park Series Continues

John Williams — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:16:52 +0000

The City of Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation Department continues their Spring Movies in the Park Series Thursday night in Spring Lake Park.The show starts around dusk or about 8 p.m. This is a free event and concessions will be available. Guests may bring blankets, chairs, snacks, and drinks. Please remember this is a no [...]

Man Claims to Have Found Long-Lost Coca-Cola Recipe

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:48:53 +0000

Maybe you can beat the real thing. Cliff Kluge, of Ringgold, Georgia – who describes himself as a “treasure hunter” — claims to have come across an item as steeped in Americana as baseball and apple pie: a 1943 recipe for Coca-Cola. Since Coke protects its secret like a guard does Buckingham Palace, this could [...]

Northern Loop Around Texarkana Arkansas to Open

John Williams — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:09 +0000

Highway 549 will open to traffic on Wednesday May 15th.That’s according to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. A ribbon cutting dedication ceremony was held back in late April, but poor weather conditions led to the opening being delayed by around a week. The loop will run from Arkansas Boulevard to the south, across [...]

Dr. Joyce Brothers Dies at Age 85

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:43 +0000

Dr. Joyce Brothers, the psychologist whose career included a syndicated column, books, stints on television and in film, has died. She was 85. Brothers passed away Monday in New York City, although no cause of death has been revealed. Brothers first rose to fame by winning the top prize in 1955 while a contestant on [...]

Police Need Your Help

John Williams — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:12:29 +0000

The Texarkana, Texas Police are asking for information from the public in connection with a stolen stop sign.Authorities say this is not a typical stop sign, but one that is 30 inches and is a blinking stop sign. It was taken from the 6200 block of Cooks Lanes sometime between May 3rd and 7th. If [...]

Texas Side City Council to Meet Tonight

John Williams — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:08:17 +0000

The Texarkana, Texas City Council holds a regular meeting tonight at City Hall.The meeting gets underway with an executive session at 6 p.m. and then will open the meeting to the public by no later than 7. The council will take up numerous items including a rezoning to general retail in the 4100 Block of [...]

Firefighters Promoted in Texarkana, Texas

John Williams — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:54:03 +0000

The Texarkana, Texas Fire Department has announced six promotions within the department. This includes: Alan Sikes-Promote from Captain to Battalion Chief-Assuming command of A-Shift. Eric Schlotter-Promoted from Captain to Battalion Chief-Assuming command of the Building & Life Safety Division. Chuck Mitchell–Promoted from Driver/Engineer to Captain Chuck Weerts–Promoted from Driver/Engineer to Captain Ken Chamblee-Promoted from Firefighter [...]

High School Teacher Fired for Working as Bikini Model

Donald Deane — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:19:08 +0000

Having a teacher who’s also a bikini model might be every teen boy’s fantasy, but this got a high school English teacher in Florida fired recently. Olivia Sprauer was working as a teacher at Martin County High School when one of her bikini photos caught the attention of the school’s principal. She was asked to [...]

CNN's Nancy Grace Caught Faking a Satellite Interview [OPINION]

Jim Weaver — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:59:48 +0000

When it becomes more about the sizzle than the steak, then can you actually believe the stories they report? So a few days ago CNN’s Nancy Grace is doing her show live from Arizona, reporter Ashley Banfield is also in Arizona when they go to a live split-screen shot with Grace chatting with Banfield to [...]

Miller County Commodity Distribution Set For Next Week

John Williams — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:13:24 +0000

The Miller County Arkansas Commodity Distribution for May is set for the 14th through the 16th.The location and hours for the distribution sites are : Tuesday May 14th: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Miller County Senior Center@ 1002 Jefferson Avenue. Wednesday May 15th: 9 a.m.-12 noon at the Fouke Community Center@ 203 E. Redcutt Road. [...]

Green Texarkana to be Held on Third Saturday This Month

John Williams — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:06:15 +0000

The City of Texarkana, Arkansas is postponing the Green Texarkana Recycling Event until the Third Saturday this month.The event which is usually held on the second Saturday of each month is being delayed by a week because of this weekend’s Railfest Event being held in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas. This month, Green Texarkana will occur on [...]

Movies in the Park

John Williams — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:58:53 +0000

The City of Texarkana, Texas Parks and Recreation Department continues their Spring Movies in the Park Series tonight at 8 p.m. at Spring Lake Park.Tonight’s movie feature is “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” which is rated PG. The movie is free and concessions will be available for purchase. Guests may bring blankets, chairs, snacks [...]

Jodi Arias Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:27:14 +0000

A jury in Arizona found Jodi Arias guilty of the first-degree murder of Travis Alexander, meaning she may face the death penalty. The killing occurred in 2008, and the ensuing investigation and trial captivated many legal observers before arriving at today’s verdict. Arias did not deny having killed Alexander, she merely claimed it was done [...]