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Texarkana, Texas councilmember Bob Bruggeman announced plans today to run for Texas-side Mayor. Bruggeman has been on the city council since 2005. Bruggeman says he wants to continue the growth and progress in the city. As for a new city manager, the candidate says besides being knowlegable in the workings of city government, experience in finances would be desirably and the new city manager would
J.W.’s News Update: Friday February 3, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Friday February 3, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Friday February 3, 2012
Texarkana Arkansas Police have arrested a Lewisville, Arkansas woman in connection with fraud at local financial institutions. Authorities began an investigation in January concerning 40 year old Melissa Goza . The suspect allegedly entered several establishments and made fraudulent withdrawals of cash...
J.W.’s News Update: Thursday February 2, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Thursday February 2, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Thursday February 2, 2012
$3 million dollars  bond  has been set for a Bowie County Texas Teen charged as an adult in connection with the deaths of a Texarkana area woman and her two children last May. Rachel Nicole Pittman remains in the Bi-State Justice Center Jail...
J.W.’s News Update: Tuesday January 31, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Tuesday January 31, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Tuesday January 31, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden in North Texas for some Private Democratic Fundraising events. One was reportedly held in the DeKalb area of Bowie County and the other two in the Fort Worth Area. Despite the fact that Texas is a solidly so-called Red State in the Republican Column, Democrats still do a lot of fundraising in the Lone  Star State...
J.W.’s News Update: Monday January 30, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Monday January 30, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Monday January 30, 2012
Americans incomes are up in the latest Figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department. Figures show personal incomes rose by 0.5% in December, the most since last March. For all of 2011 inflation adjusted incomes rose just 0.9% less than the modest 1...
J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 27, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 27, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 27, 2012
An investigation is underway after a bizarre incident near Texarkana left one person dead. Authorities say witnesses indicate a man was driving strangely before crashing his vehicle near the FCI Prison in the Liberty-Eylau Community of Northeast Texas...
J.W.’s News Update: Thursday January 26, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Thursday January 26, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Thursday January 26, 2012
Its voting day in Texarkana. No not at the polls, that is coming up later this Spring. The voting occurring today is at the local union hall of the USWA 752L.  That is the union that represents most of the workers at the Texarkana Cooper Tire Plant...
J.W.’s News Update: Wednesday January 25, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Wednesday January 25, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Wednesday January 25, 2012
Union workers at the Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Plant in Texarkana are being briefed on the details of the tentative contract hammered out by negotiators last week. The workers will study the proposal today and vote tomorrow as to whether to ratify or reject the agreement with the tire maker...
J.W.’s News Update: Tuesday January 24, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Tuesday January 24, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Tuesday January 24, 2012
Texarkana Arkansas Police along with the FBI are looking for two suspects who held up a bank yesterday afternoon. Authorities responded to the Wells Fargo Bank on Hickory Street around 2:30 pm. Witnesses told them that two black male suspects entered the bank brandishing handguns...
J.W.’s News Update: Monday January 23, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Monday January 23, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Monday January 23, 2012
New Employees of the Arkansas Lottery will be going through a 6 month probationary period among rules adopted by the games commission. This new procedure will begin immediately but not be retroactive.   An East Arkansas Representative is suing the state over new redistricting maps saying it dilutes minority voter representation in his district.  ...
J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 20, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 20, 2012
J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 20, 2012
A tentative agreement has been reached by negotiators for the Cooper Tire Rubber Company and the local union representing workers at the Texarkana, Arkansas Plant. The agreement came as the contract was expiring.  The entire union will vote on the proposal in a couple of days...

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