Cass County

There was a big announcement for our friends in Cass County recently. Officials from Spectrum and Cass County Judge Travis Ranson recently announced the building of new fiber-optic networks that will provide high-speed internet to over 5,000 homes and small businesses in Cass County.

If you have lived in the Ark-La-Tex for very long you already know how deep the roots of music run in East Texas, especially in Linden, Texas. Now the whole state can learn about what we already knew, that Linden, Texas is a Music Friendly Texas Certified Community.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is sending out reminders that certain Texas counties must report Spring Turkey hunting harvest within 24 hours.

Veterans Day is today, Friday, November 11, it is always November 11 no matter what day it falls during the week. Veterans Day is a day set aside to remember and recognize veterans who have served or who are currently serving to protect our freedoms.

We told you last week this was coming, well now it's here and it looks much colder than was originally predicted.

Law enforcement in the Linden area and Cass County in Texas are looking for a fugitive who is considered armed and dangerous.

Yes, we have had measurable rain the last few days, but also... yes, Bowie and Cass Counties are still under a burn ban. Someone in the report below got in trouble this week for burning outside in Bowie County. Don't do it. There are 254 counties in the great state of Texas, only 30 of those are not currently under a burn ban, and none of those are even close to us. See the chart below. Also, we h

One of Texas Department of Public Safety's 10 Most Wanted, who also had four felony warrants in Cass County has been captured by DPS Officers in Longview following a traffic stop in December.

Here is the road construction going on in the Texarkana area report for our listening area.

Thanksgiving leftovers were not limited to turkey and dressing this year as COVID-19 cases increased slightly in our area post turkey day. Trauma Service Area F (see charts below) which includes Texarkana, New Boston, and Paris, has a reported 42 people hospitalized, that's up a bit from 33 reported last week, 15 of those in ICU, 8 on ventilators, and thank goodness, still 0 pediatric cases. Here

The numbers in the Bowie, Cass, and Miller County areas are beginning to spike some and there are new variants to be concerned about. The Texas side has done pretty well on vaccinations, the Arkansas side, not so much. It's not time to panic but we should be monitoring what we do and where we do it. Keep washing those hands or using sanitizer often, avoid large/dense crowds, and let's make sure ou

Free vaccines are available all over town, I believe every pharmacy, clinic and urgent care has them now, pick one, make an appointment and go get it done if you are so inclined. Bowie County In Bowie County, Texas DSHS reports 55 new cases and a total of 4,980 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases with 4 probable cases, 225 deaths. Fully Vaccinated age 12 - 64: 26% Fully Vaccinated age 65 and older: