Veterans

Get ready for a great day of food, fun and live music in March. It's the 4th Annual Wagons for Veterans Cookout fundraiser and will all take place this Saturday, March 12.

This time of year when the temperatures drop it's time for some good old-fashioned Chili. Mark your calendars for the Texarkana Area Veterans Council 22nd Annual Chili Cook-Off.

Texas will honor all active and retired military by waiving daily entrance fees at all Texas State Parks, day-use visitors only, Sunday, Nov. 14.

With Veterans’ Day 2020 approaching next week, Texarkana College wants to say “Thank You” for the service and dedication shown to our country by hosting a special enrollment event for Veterans and their dependents.

The Homegrown by Heroes Scholarship applications are due very soon. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas are partnering to provide two $1,500 Homegrown by Heroes academic scholarships to military veterans and active military personnel, their spouses, and children who are pursuing a degree in agriculture.

Veterans Day was November 11, and three veterans received their diplomas from Ashdown High School as part of a special ceremony held during the Ashdown Board Meeting.

The Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce will host a Veterans Luncheon on November 14, at 11AM in Eagle Hall on the Texas A&M University – Texarkana campus.

Texarkana Harley Davidson will be having a Memorial Day Weekend Cook-Out on Saturday, May 25, beginning at noon.

The annual Veterans Day Parade and the 30th Anniversary Re-Dedication of the Korean/Vietnam Memorial will be happening next month in Texarkana.

The sacrifices of military men and women, as well as those of their families, were honored at a special ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Grand Hall at the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University.

Focusing on helping homeless Veterans and promoting active lifestyles, the 7th Annual VA2K Walk & Roll event will kick off on May 17, 2017 at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA., according to a press release.

The Shreveport Vet Center/Mobile Vet Center will be in Texarkana for an Outreach Event from 10AM - 2PM on Saturday, January  7, 2017.  The event will be held at Whisky River Harley Davidson, 802 Walton Drive.