January 20, 2012 A tentative agreement has been reached by negotiators for the Cooper Tire Rubber Company and the local union representing workers at the Texarkana, Arkansas Plant. The agreement came as the contract was expiring
January 19, 2012 Texas Governor Rick Perry is dropping out of the Presidential Race after poor showings in Iows, New Hampshire, and in the pre-election polls in South Carolina.
Perry made the announcement today just two days before the South Carolina vote
January 18, 2012 The second son of a Southwest Arkansas couple has died in the war in Afghanistan. The defense department says 34 year old Sgt. 1ST Class Benjamin Wise died Sunday
at a medical center in Germany after being injured in a small arms fight back on
January 9th
January 17, 2012 Texarkana Arkansas City Board of Directors meets tonight at 7pm at City Hall. Tonights meeting was rescheduled from yesterday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. The public is invited to attend the open portion of tonights meeting
January 13, 2012 With the jobs market tight, if you are looking for a new career, the Texarkana Regional Center on Aging says you can learn to become a home caregiver. There will be a General Information Session regarding the Home Caregiver Training Program on January 17th at 1 pm at the Texarkana Regional Center on Aging located at 4010 Jefferson Avenue in Texarkana, Arkansas
January 12, 2012 A fire at the Willows Apartment in Texarkana Arkansas damaged several units but left no one injured. Arkansas side firefighters were called to the apartment complex on East 35th street just after dark
January 11, 2012 Texarkana Texas Police say a local man is hospitalized and another behind bars after an altercation led to a stabbing incident. Authorities were called to the 100
block of Royale Street around 4:15 yesterday afternoon on a call of a disturbance
January 10, 2012
The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is searching for a missing runaway juvenile. 14 year old Corona Cole McNeal is described as a white male, around 5'7 inches tall and 120 pounds. He possbily is riding a blue bicycle and carry a black pack Anyone with information on the whereabouts of McNeal is urged to call Texarkana Arkansas Police at (903) 798-3154 or Texarkana Area Crimestoppers at (903) 793-stop.
January 9, 2012 Texarkana Texas City Council meets tonight beginning at 6pm with a closed executive session followed by an open meeting.
During the executive session councilmembers will take a look at pending litigation with the city of Texarkana, Arkansas as well as the search for a new city manager
January 6, 2012 A burst of hiring in December has lowered the nation’s unemployment rate to 8.5%. That is down slightly from the 8.6% reported in November. The Labor Department says the economy added a net 200,000 jobs last month
January 5, 2012 Texarkana Arkansas Police are looking for a suspect in connection with an armed robbery outside a local McDonalds restaurant yesterday afternoon. Authorities say the incident occurred around 2:30 pm in the 700 block of East 7thstreet
January 4, 2012 Bowie County
Commissioners have named Denise Thornburg to replace Natalie Nichols on an
interim basis as County Clerk. Nichols resigned December 31st in a
dispute with the Commissioners Court. Thornburg who previously worked in the
clerk’s office will oversee the department this year and an election will be
held to pick a new clerk later this year
