Public Service Announcement

With all the devastation of hurricanes lately, isn't it nice we have First Responders and Emergency personnel  who come to the rescue of those in need in moments of crisis. Just as we remember on the anniversary of 911, all those firefighters, police, and first responders who put their life on the line to save others.

Farmers Bank & Trust is partnering with the American Red Cross of Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas to provide relief for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Farmers is committed to matching up to $35,000 in donations made to the American Red Cross to provide a potential total of $70,000 to the relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana.

Texarkana Bowie County Family Health Center would like to get the word out if you are a victim of Hurricane Harvey staying in our area, they can help. The Texarkana, Texas WIC Office is offering assistance for mothers with infants, children age 5 and younger, pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding.

All the predictions from the National Hurricane Center indicating that Hurricane Harvey will impact a large area that LifeShare Blood Center serves at the Texas-Louisiana coast and surrounding areas. In order to ensure blood is available for all hospitals and patients that LifeShare serves in the southeast Texas and south Louisiana area, they are asking eligible donors in all locations to make a b

Get your ducks now to be in the Great Texarkana Duck Race for your chance to win a car or the other many prizes totally nearly $17,000.

Texarkana College’s TCTexAmericas Center site in New Boston will offer a 40 -hour HAZWOPER and a 40-hour Confined Space course for area Texas businesses and industries in July and the first week of August.

Texarkana College is proud to announce its recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Awards.

Spiders are scary little creatures. Places you don't want to find them would be inside your house and especially not crawling across your face as you sleep which has actually happened to me.

The Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution accepting the donation of a building on the Magnolia square to be used by the University and the community.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning us of a virus that is apparently being carried by ticks called the Powassan Virus (POW), a neuroinvasive disease that currently has no known cure and about a 10% death rate for those that develop encephalitis from POW.

Texarkana College’s Sage program engages citizens in the “third stage” of life in thoughtful discussion and stimulating activities to enrich their day-to-day living. Sage programming primarily benefits mature adults who are age 46 and up and who are seeking a like-minded community.

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, will conduct a listening session at Texarkana on June 19, to solicit comments on regional historic preservation issues.