July 14

The Texarkana, Texas City Council met this past Monday and among many items on the agenda was this one: Item # 7 - Electric Scooters in Downtown Texarkana, and on the campuses of Texarkana College and Texas A&M University - Texarkana. It passed.

Thank goodness we did not see an explosion of cases here in the Ark-La-Tex after the July 4th weekend as many feared. The numbers in the Bowie, Cass, and Miller County areas have increased some for sure but nothing near the panic levels the media and Feds want you to think. Again, hospitalizations are up just a bit in our zone F in Texas, increasing from around 3% to 4.43%. Remember the threshold

Let's face it, kids love big trucks. That's not a gender thing either, all kids seem to be fascinated by big trucks and that's the idea behind the 'Big Rig Takeover' happening at your Texarkana Public Library next Wednesday, July 7, and again on July 14.

On July 13, Secretary of Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Johnny Key announced the 12 regional finalists for the 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. Mr Musgraves, a 4th-grade teacher at College Hill Elementary was named among the top 12 educators in the state of Arkansas.

Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 407 positive COVID-19 cases, with 186 recoveries and 28 related deaths. There are currently 193 active cases being traced in Bowie County. Cass County has a total of 70 cases with 42 recoveries, 2 deaths and currently 26 active cases. Miller County has 280 total cases, 146 active positive cases, 2685 negative results, 132 recovered and 2

Did You Know... The Texarkana, Texas Farmers’ Market night market is this Saturday from 5 till 8 pm at  305 Texas Blvd.

Here you go runners and beer drinkers, this one is made for you, the first annual "Texarkana Beer Derby" at New Haven Golf Club this Saturday, July 14 starting at 5:30 PM.