January 5

Texas' 88th Legislative Session is coming up and Governor Greg Abbott wants criminal penalties for parolees who cut off their ankle monitors. Did you know there are currently no criminal penalties for that? Me neither.

As the new year takes shape in the Great State of Arkansas there is a lot to look forward to, a new Governor for instance, but for the outgoing Asa Hutchinson administration and last year's legislative session, there are still several laws going into effect in 2023.

There was a big blowup last week from the most popular podcaster on the planet, Joe Rogan, over Twitter and the fact that if someone tweets something on their feed that the Twits don't like, they permanently ban you from their service. Joe left, I left a while back when they banned President Trump. You don't ban the President of the United States from your service because you differ with them poli

This kind of thing angers me to no end, what kind of self-centered jack-ass ruins artwork, on purpose! Big Bend National Park is one of my many "bucket-list" destinations and I'm actually hoping to make that trip this year. Thanks to vandals, some ancient petroglyphs have been ruined for us all, and the park authorities are asking for our help in tracking these jerks down.

Harvest Regional Food Bank returns to Columbia County, Arkansas with its TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry next Wednesday, January 5.

Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced his intent to grant 13 pardons, two restorations of firearm rights only, and one commutation. An additional 21 clemency requests were denied and two had no action taken upon them. These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates.

The Texarkana Museum Systems presents "The Wonders Of Nature"' Saturday at the Museum of Natural History in downtown Texarkana.