Opinion

As a patriotic American, I enjoy flying the flag high and proud at my house, but I have an issue, I leave for work so early in the morning half the time I forget to put it out on those special days. Drives me nuts. Well, I found a solution for myself and for those like me, Texarkana Rotary Clubs will do it for you so you don't forget.

For little kids... for those of you whose hearts might be pounding away as your blood pressure builds at the headline, calm down a bit and let me explain. The biggest problem we have with this current "book banning" situation is the headlines themselves, they get people worked into a frenzy on both sides. No one wants to take the time to think about a very reasonable position that's pret

A report this week in The Guardian titled, "Texas Rattlesnake Butchering Festival Continues Despite Objections", would make you think that Texans are nothing but blood-thirsty rednecks with no hearts, souls, or sympathy for those poor little snakie-snakes. Jeesh!

Ready for this, I'm about to sound like an old guy here... I remember getting a quarter for some of my earliest tooths! I don't recall actually ever really believing in the tooth fairy, but getting money for teeth? I was in, sign me up.

There's a new report out showing which states have the most and least supernatural encounters on record and therefore what your odds would be to have one in those states according to the stats. They have taken databases of ghostly encounters and UFO sightings and combined them to create this report. I'm not sure if ghosts and UFOs actually go in the same category but it makes for some interesting

My wife and I stayed at the beautiful Jefferson Hotel many "full moons" ago in a couple of supposedly haunted rooms hoping to get a little ghostly action... we basically got bupkus. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen to other folks that stay there. Just not us. Phantom friends or not we had a great time at the Hotel that weekend oh so many years ago in Jefferson, Texas. Question: Ha

Guess who's coming through Texarkana this Wednesday? I guess the headline kind of gave it away, the 2022 Freedom Convoy hits Texarkana this week and they need supplies and volunteers all along the route, here's how you can help, cheer them on, or join in:

I don't know how you feel about top 10 lists, after all, they are subjective. This is not my Top 10 list, the credit for this one goes to Yelp.com. If you put in a search for "Family Friendly Restaurants" in Texarkana, this is what you get. The good, the bad, the ugly, agree or disagree, these are the results. Believe it or not, there are some on this list that I have never been to. Read

His name is Steven Tyson Jr., he's a 27-year-old aspiring professional angler and he just caught the biggest striped bass I have ever seen. We shall call it Bass-Zilla from now on.

If you ever hear of anyone talking about going to or coming back from RYLA, keep an eye on that student, chances are pretty good you're looking at a future leader in our community and someone who understands what teamwork is all about.

According to some experts, that answer is, yes. The latest Lundberg Survey this week gas prices have spiked another 15 cents over the last three weeks due to crude oil prices continuing to climb. Now the Biden Administration is warning us that the prices may go even higher if Russia attacks Ukraine. Don't take my word for it, let's dive in.

It's hard to imagine the difference between today and one year ago today, February 15, 2021, but the difference is obvious. Today's forecast is Mostly sunny with a high near 70, last year when I got to work, it was 1 degree.