Politics

Former Arkansas Governor and Texarkana Baptist preacher Mike Huckabee officially threw his hat in the ring from Hope, Ark., this morning in hopes of becoming the Republican nominee for President of the United States. Huckabee announced a run for his party's 2016 presidential nomination Tuesday with an energized speech aimed at garnering support from the Christian right and blue-collar Americans st

Current Bowie County Judge Sterling Lacy has decided to run for re-election after all, but this time he will run as an "independent" candidate.

Even with accusations of illegal financing, and requests for federal investigations by his political opponent's camp in the days before the election, James Carlow is now Bowie County Judge.

As of 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the federal government closed down. Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a budget or a temporary fix, known as a continuing resolution, before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.

Jessica Hyman, interim city manager for Texarkana Arkansas has submitted her resignation, and intends to return to her position as City Finance Director.

1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin. 12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin. The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility.

Another fascinating election season has come and gone and the question now is where do we go from here?

Election day is tomorrow, but I know a lot of my friends have already voted.  Have you told your co-workers who you voted for or who you're going to vote for?

An election is the ultimate celebration of democracy. However if you live in South Carolina or Kentucky, booze probably isn't going to be part of your November 6 revelry.

The Presidential election is less than a month away. The polls say it's a tight race. So, what would happen if there was a tie?

Did you see the debate between President Obama, and Mitt Romney? Who would you say came out on top?

A recent study said that only 20 percent of voters have NOT decided who to vote for, so by that… 80 percent of voters have already made up their minds, right?