Texarkana News

Here we go gang, stepping into March and the weekend is here! There is plenty of live music around town, so let's check out who's playing where in Texarkana's Live Music Scene for the weekend of March 1 & 2.

Get ready for the free tree giveaway. It's the 10th Annual Arbor Day tree giveaway in Texarkana and it's happening this weekend.

I live in Texarkana, a fer-piece (509 miles) from Littlefield, Texas where country outlaw legend Waylon Jennings was born, but there is a legacy there that you and I can go visit anytime we are traveling through the area, it's especially nice for RV'ers because it's a free place to hook up your RV and stay the night. It's called, the Waylon Jennings RV Park.

Texarkana's water park Holiday Springs now has a new name and new management too.

I know, Wednesday was technically National Pancake Day... officially speaking. But if you're like me, you were holding off on your pancaky-indulgence for this Saturday, March 2, at the 2024 Kiwanis Pancake Day at Texarkana College.

Healthcare Express and the Special Olympics of Arkansas are excited about the success of the Polar Plunge last Saturday, February 24. The annual event drew an impressive crowd, with superheroes from all over uniting to support the Special Olympics. Their teamwork led to a fundraising victory, pushing the mission of the Special Olympics in Arkansas forward.

I've noticed that all of my favorite events seem to revolve around great food, this time is no different. Who's ready for some amazing outdoor cooking? Do I see hands up?

The nominations are out for the 7th Annual Arkansas Country Music Awards and here's some great news, Kicker 102.5 is up for the 2024 Radio Station of the Year. And now it's time to vote! We would love it if you could vote for us.

Class and sophistication, for those of us who have it, we try not to flaunt it, but it's hard when you've earned "the hat." How can you earn "the hat?" Read on...

Learn about our galaxy just in time before the 2024 total eclipse as the Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council welcomes the popular public television host from Janet's Planet and science educator Janet Ivey to the Perot Theatre in March.

We may have set a new record low for the last full week of February. The total number of arrests last week in Bowie County amounted to 20. Bowie County Deputies brought in 12 of those, another 8 were brought in by other law enforcement agencies and turned over to Bowie County. Yes, more weeks like that, please.

The wait is on now for an Arkansas Powerball winner with a ticket worth $1 million purchased at Flash Market #7025, located at 3400 N. Washington St. in Forrest City, for the recent drawing. Despite this win, no one claimed the jackpot, so the upcoming Monday night drawing will be for an estimated $391 million.