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A deadly house fire in Texarkana, Texas. Firefighters put out a blaze at the home in 6800 block of Richmond road. Unfortunately two people inside the home, a husband and wife in their 80’s died in the fire. The cause of the tragic fire is under investigation...

A court appearance is scheduled for later this week for horse thief suspect. 18 year old Jaci Rae Jackson, an S.A.U. student was arrested yesterday during a traffic stop in Magnolia. She is charged with felony theft in connection with the theft of 4 rodeo horses in early November...

The Unemployment rate has dropped from 9% in October to just 8.6% in November. The Labor Department says that 120,000 jobs were added last month. However the news is tempered by the fact that the rate also dropped because some people simply gave up on finding a job, which means they are no longer counted in the unemployment numbers...

The Annual Bramlett  Beans & Cornbread Fundraiser is today from 11am to 1pm at the Southwest Center in Texarkana, Texas. The cost for lunch including tea, coffee, and dessert is only $5 per person or six non perishable food items. The money and food items donated at the lunch go toward food baskets to the truly needy families in the Texarkana area and is a joint effort between the Texarkana Wa

A campus celebration and steel signing event occurred yesterday in Texarkana, Arkansas for a new two year college facility. The University of Arkansas Community College in Hope is putting in a satellite campus on East 54th street. Dignitaries from around the area and the state were on hand for the ceremony including Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe...

A campus celebration and  steel signing is on tap today. The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope is holding the event for the new instructional facility that is being built in Texarkana, Arkansas. This facility is the first off campus instructional facility for UACCH...

Texarkana Texas City Council to meet tonight. The council will take up various issues, including appointing two board members to the River Bend Water District. Also during an executive session the panel will  discuss the search process and qualifications as they begin the process of hiring a new City Manager...

Shop, shop, shop. That is what retailers around the area hope you are doing this holiday weekend. The Black Friday Frenzy officially kicks off the Christmas Shopping Season. Retailers are hoping for at least a 3% increase over last year...

Law enforcement wants you to be safe this Thanksgiving Holiday. Drive the speed limit, buckle your seat belts, make sure children are properly secured in their safety seats and don’t drink and drive. The Triple A predicts 42.5 million people will be traveling 50 miles or better this Holiday Weekend which would be a 4% increase over last year...

3RD Quarter GDP was 2.0%. The revised figure today from the Commerce Department on the economic growth of the country in the June through September quarter. The government says businesses cut back on restocking shelves over the summer, but growth in this 4th quarter may improve is businesses forsee more demand and restock their shelves...

The Texarkana Arkansas City Board meets tonight. The meetings get underway at 5:30 with a City Budget Workshop, with a Texarkana Water Utilites Budget Workshop at 6:30, followed by the regular meeting at 7PM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No one is holding out hope of any last minute surpised agreements to cut $1...

A tragic plane crash in Arkansas.  Four people have been killed in a plane crash west of Little Rock. Among the dead is the head women's basketball coach at Oklahoma State University  Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna. The cause of the crash is under investigation...