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The second son of a Southwest Arkansas couple has died in the war in Afghanistan. The defense department says 34 year old Sgt. 1ST Class Benjamin Wise died Sunday at a medical center in Germany after being injured in a small arms fight back on January 9th...

Texarkana Arkansas City Board of Directors meets tonight at 7pm at City Hall. Tonights meeting was rescheduled from yesterday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. The public is invited to attend the open portion of tonights meeting...

With the jobs market tight, if you are looking for a new career, the Texarkana Regional Center on Aging says you can learn to become a home caregiver. There will be a General Information Session regarding the Home Caregiver Training Program on January 17th at 1 pm at the Texarkana Regional Center on Aging located at 4010 Jefferson Avenue in Texarkana, Arkansas...

A fire at the Willows Apartment in Texarkana Arkansas damaged several units but left no one injured. Arkansas side firefighters were called to the apartment complex on East 35th street just after dark. They were able to contain the damage to several units in one building at the complex...

Texarkana Texas Police say a local man is hospitalized and another behind bars after an altercation led to a stabbing incident. Authorities were called to the 100 block of Royale Street around 4:15 yesterday afternoon on a call of a disturbance...

  The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is searching for a missing runaway juvenile. 14 year old Corona Cole McNeal is described as a white male, around 5'7 inches tall and 120 pounds. He possbily is riding a blue bicycle and carry a black pack Anyone with information on the whereabouts of McNeal is urged to call Texarkana Arkansas Police at (903) 798-3154 or Texarkana Area Crimestoppers at (90

Texarkana Texas City Council meets tonight beginning at 6pm with a closed executive session followed by an open meeting. During the executive session councilmembers will take a look at pending litigation with the city of Texarkana, Arkansas as well as the search for a new city manager...

A burst of hiring in December has lowered the nation’s unemployment rate to 8.5%. That is down slightly from the 8.6% reported in November. The Labor Department says the economy added a net 200,000 jobs last month. The hiring gains cap a six month stretch in which the economy generated 100,000 jobs or more in each month...

Texarkana Arkansas Police are looking for a suspect in connection with an armed robbery outside a local McDonalds restaurant yesterday afternoon. Authorities say the incident occurred around 2:30 pm in the 700 block of East 7thstreet.   The manager of the restaurant was walking across the parking lot to her vehicle when the male suspect approached her brandishing a handgun and demanding money. The

Bowie County Commissioners have named Denise Thornburg to replace Natalie Nichols on an interim basis as County Clerk. Nichols resigned December 31st in a dispute with the Commissioners Court. Thornburg who previously worked in the clerk’s office will oversee the department this year and an election will be held to pick a new clerk later this year...

The 1st Board of Directors meeting of the new year will be held tonight at Texarkana Arkansas City Hall. The meeting begins at 6:30 and the public is invited to attend the open portion of tonight’s proceedings.  The board will consider adopting a moratorium temporarily stopping issuance of permits for unmanned structures that provide a service such as atms, video rental boxes and the sale of ice..

An area woman needs your help. Leslie Harris was diagnosed with Leukemia back in September just hours before giving birth to her baby boy Samuel. Doctors say she needs a bone marrow transplant to live. The UAMS College of Nursing in Hope Arkansas is sponsoring a Bone Marrow Donor Drive this Thursday December 22nd at 4 different locations in Southwest Arkansas from 11 am to 6pm...