Wake Up Crew

New Lesson Learned Today Apparently, if you manage to get your hands on the robber's phone and chuck it as far as you can, this throws off the robbery attempt and confuses the bad guy enough that he will leave, maybe even empty-handed.

Busch Light and Kicker 102-5 present Priscilla Block in concert on Friday, November 3, 2023, in downtown Texarkana, and you could be there in the VIP section with a delicious before-concert dinner included.

Hempstead County Sheriff's are investigating the gruesome discovery of a body in a railroad car this morning at a Tyson Plant near Fulton, Arkansas.

You knew it was too good to last, we went from one of the slowest weeks of 2023 back to pretty much normal last week in Bowie County. Your Sheriff's Report has a total of 59 people arrested last week in the county. Bowie County Deputies arrested 19 of those, and other area law enforcement agencies arrested 40 and turned them over to the County.

Saturday's Annular Eclipse looks to be a good one here in the Ark-La-Tex, we in this part of Texas and Southwest Arkansas won't get the full eclipse view that they will have in West Texas but we will get a partial, and with near-perfect weather featuring sunny skies and mild temperatures. But how are we going to view the eclipse if we can't find any of those eclipse-viewing glasses? We have some a

Got Your Costume Picked Out? Ready for some candy? One of the best opportunities in the Ark-La-Tex for just that is Texarkana's Trunk or Treat event scheduled for October 28.

You have probably never heard of the Texas Bluebonnet Safety Award and that's ok, most haven't. However, if you work for the Texas Department of Transportation, you know this is a pretty big deal. TXDOT announced this week that the Atlanta District is the proud recipient of the 2023 Texas Bluebonnet Safety Award.

From the most we've seen in a couple of months to the least we've seen all year, what what do you call a successful week in law enforcement and fire fighting? A slow week. It's time for your Bowie County Sheriff's Report, with a total of just 39 people arrested last week in the county. Bowie County Deputies arrested 10 of those, and other area law enforcement agencies arrested 29.

Proclamations from both Arkansas' and Texas' Governors are requesting that State flags be lowered to half-staff for most of this week to honor those who have lost their lives in Israel this week.

Lafayette County, this is your week, Harvest Regional Food Bank is coming back this Wednesday, October 11 for another food truck/commodities distribution. Don't forget, there are new procedures you need to know how to do to pick up these Food Boxes.

The largest Mega Millions jackpot prize ever won by a Lottery player in the Great State of Texas happened last weekend.

How many Special sessions will it take to get the business of the Great State of Texas done? At the moment it appears to be at least three. Today, Monday, October 9, Special Session #3 conviens at 1 this afternoon, and as usual, the Governor decides the agenda.