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Do We Live in One of The Top 10 Redneck Cities in America?

Wes Spicher — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:45:12 +0000

Did Texarkana make the list of the top 10 most redneck cities in America? Here is the list of the top redneck cities in the U.S. Which is not an insult to a lot of people but an honor that some people take very seriously. The real estate blog Movoto put it together based on [...]

Another School Shooting — Is it Time to Arm Our Teachers? [POLL]

Mimi — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:00:51 +0000

There has been another shooting at a school. If it had not been for an armed guard at the school, it could have been much worse. Is it time to arm our teachers? What about placing armed guards at all of our schools? Where do you stand? According to the Associated Press: ATLANTA (AP) — [...]

TASD Superintendent Russell Sapaugh Announces Retirement

Jathan Fink — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:30:11 +0000

We are coming to the end of an era. Russell Sapaugh, who has worked in various positions with the Texarkana Arkansas School District for over 38 years, has decided to retire at the end of the school year. Himself a graduate of Arkansas High School, Sapaugh accepted the position of superintendent in March 2008, a [...]

Should Coaches of After-school Sports be Subject to Background Checks? [POLL]

Mimi — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:26:45 +0000

Should coaches be required to have a back ground check for sports that are not school funded? You send your kids to participate in different sports but what do you know about the coaches? This question was given to us by a listener that wants to make it a state law that coaches pass a [...]

What Would You Do For A Living If Money Were No Object? [VIDEO]

Wes Spicher — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:41:34 +0000

What would you do for a living if money were no object?The late Alan Watts has a very short lecture that will make you re evlauate what you do for a living and how you raise your children and nuture your dreams.

Katie Bennett Our Student Athlete Of The Week [Audio]

Aaron on Air — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:26:45 +0000

We have the honor of calling Katie Bennett our athlete of the week. We also had the pleasure of having Katie in the studio last week hanging out and telling us about her super-busy schedule. She is a cheerleader and attended Cheer Camp. She plays basketball. She plays volleyball. She even runs cross country. One [...]

Jacob Collins Power 95-9 Athlete Of The Week

Aaron on Air — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:09:57 +0000

Congratulations to Jacob Collins, our Power 95-9 Athlete of the Week. Jacob is a sophomore on the “A Honor Roll,” and a cross country runner at Redwater High School. Jacob has been participating in cross country running events for Redwater ISD since the 7th grade and has won a couple of trophies along to his [...]

German Traffic Light Lets You Play Pong While You Wait[VIDEO][POLL]

Wes Spicher — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:12:05 +0000

Here is a great combination of technology and nostalgia to help pass the time while you wait to cross the street. The Germans have always been pretty much at the forefront of technology with their automobiles, but this is too cool. This traffic light lets you play the old school video game of Pong while [...]

What Are the Worst Back-to-School Beverages to Give Your Kids?

Mike Adams — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:26:53 +0000

Some parents are under the illusion that just because they give their little curtain climbers juice instead of bouncing them off the walls with soda that they are somehow providing them with a lesser evil. Unfortunately, that is not always true, as some of these juices disguised as a healthy drink alternatives can contain nearly [...]

College Hill Elementary School Fundraiser

Mimi — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:46:24 +0000

Can you believe the school fundraisers have already started? There isn’t much time left to get in on these great tumblers. If you know a College Hill Elementary Student, be sure to place your order today. Tumblers are only $12 each. This fundraiser helps the kids win prizes, learn how to sell early in life [...]

5 Year Old Violates School Dress Code[POLL]

Wes Spicher — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:20:40 +0000

A 5-year-old boy learned the hard way that Columbus, Ohio isn’t the only place that hates Michigan – apparently Oklahoma does too. 5 year old Cooper Barton wore his favorite Michigan shirt to Wilson Elementary in Oklahoma City and was told it violated the Oklahoma City Public Schools dress code and was asked to turn [...]

Kids' 12 Must Have Back-to-School Supplies For A Great Year

Aaron on Air — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:02:22 +0000

Somehow another summer has flown by and the kiddos are headed back to school again. Sure, that means vacations are over, the house will be empty and days at the pool are numbered. But what it also means is that it’s time to shop for supplies.

Coolest Vintage Lunch Boxes [PHOTOS]

Mimi — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:15:20 +0000

What was your favorite lunch box when you were a kid? Many of the favorites are coming back around. They are made of plastic now instead of metal or aluminum. The photo above is of a collection of old lunch boxes. Do you still have an old lunch box? Lunch boxes got their start back [...]

Will Kids Lose Weight Due To School Food Laws?

Aaron on Air — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:38:26 +0000

In an effort to curb rising child obesity rates, many states across the US have limited the unhealthy foods that kids can buy at school — and new evidence shows it could be paying off. Researchers followed more than 6,000 fifth and eighth-grade students in 40 states and found those who lived in states with [...]

Worst After School Jobs [SURVEY]

Mimi — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:00:28 +0000

Did your parents make you work after school or maybe you wanted to earn money to put gas in the tank of your gas-guzzling hand-me-down car. Whatever the reason, there are many not so great jobs out there that are easy pickings for school kids because no one else wants to do the grunt work.Here [...]

School Memories – What Was Your First Day of School Like? [SURVEY]

Mimi — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:00:13 +0000

The first day of school can be a daunting task but we all had to experience it. Some kids look forward to going back to school while others dread it. Getting up early again for a teenager after sleeping in for three months can be a challenge in itself. When you share one bathroom with [...]

What You Need to Know to Attend Texas A&M in Texarkana for Back to School 2012

John Williams — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:28:26 +0000

The Fall Semester for Texas A&M-Texarkana Bringle Lake Campus starts August 27.Both new and returning university students can find out most everything they need to know by going to the campus website at tamut.edu. You can find out a lot by clicking on future students, including catalogs, degrees offered, admissions and enrollment issues. Also, under [...]

Back to School Games – We Used to Play

Jim Weaver — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:47:58 +0000

We were talking in a meeting just yesterday about games that we used to play back in my school days that kids don’t play anymore, turns out there’s more than a few. Remember DODGE BALL? What a frightening contest of vicious child battering and abuse that was. Seems like the nerdiest guy got hit and sent to the [...]

The Top 10 Must See 'Back to School' Movies [VIDEO/POLL]

Mario Garcia — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:44:31 +0000

It won’t be long before school buses are rolling in Texarkana and students will be heading back to the classroom. Football is right around the corner and the smell of new notebooks, paper and school supplies are already in the store. How times have changed since the days I was in school. Nowadays, the school [...]

Annual Four States 4-H Day on Thursday, August 2

Mimi — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:45:05 +0000

Fun activities are planned all day for ages 9 to 19 at the 5th Annual Four States 4-H Day on Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the Four States Fair Ag Learning Center in Texarkana, Arkansas. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the events start at 9:15 a.m. This is a FREE event for the kids.