Cass County News

The weekend is here and so is Texarkana's 150 birthday, tonight the Sesquicentennial celebration continues downtown with the Post Office Lighting, Time Capsule ceremony and then it's live performances at the Perot Theatre featuring the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra and much more. Read all about it here. If you're looking for other live music, here we go with Texarkana's Live Music Scene.

I have been talking about this literally for years, I just didn't know why or understand why there isn't a Jack In The Box in Texarkana... if this is real, our wait may be over sooner rather than later.

June 15, 2024, could be one amazing night for you and a friend if you're one of our lucky winners to go to see Chris Stapleton in concert.

So picture this, you're driving along at 70 miles per hour (it could happen!), and suddenly your car door opens! Startling, at the very least, and dangerous at the very worst. A Ford Motor Company recall, in effect right now, involving many vehicles registered right here in Arkansas, says that very thing could happen.

Your Bowie County Sheriff's Department did more than just arrest people and serve warrants last week, on Saturday, December 2, they, along with the New Boston Police Department, New Boston Fire Fighters, and Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers all participated in the New Boston-area Shop with a First Responder event at the New Boston Walmart. Our thanks to Paula Cole, wife of Bowie County S

The weekend is so close you can almost taste it, that means good times with good live music. Let's check out who's playing where in Texarkana's Live Music Scene.

I have been planning a big trip to Big Bend, Texas for a long time now and hopefully, 2024 is going to be the year... fingers are crossed. A small but significant part of that trip will be after leaving the Big Bend area I would like to experience the mysterious Marfa Lights, near Marfa, Texas, population 1750, not including paranormal entities of course. But now I see there may be other reasons t

That's right, the boom is back at the former Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. If you're new to the area, please don't be alarmed. Those of you who have been around a while are probably used to it.

I finally had the chance to attend this event for the first time last year, and if possible, I won't miss it again. The 25th Annual Bramlett Beans & Cornbread Community Fundraiser is coming up at the Texarkana Convention Center on Thursday, December 7th, from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

Monday was a big day for Texas Governor Greg Abbott who went skydiving for the first time in his life and did it with a 106-year-old World War II veteran by the name of Al Blaschke. They both did a tandem jump with the professionals at Skydive Spaceland San Marcos to honor the service and sacrifice of U.S. military veterans.

Turkey Week did not disappoint, with great food and family hugs, and we topped it off with a little bit of shopping. We also have more good news to share in this week's Bowie County Sheriff's Report, arrests were way down last week. The fourth week of November brought us 43 arrests made by Bowie County Deputies. Of those 43, Bowie County Deputies made 10, and the remaining 33 were made by other la

Texas residents living in or around the Bowie County area, if you need food relief help,  it is on the way this Wednesday morning, November 29, from Harvest Regional Food Bank.