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Brian Matthews will host a town hall meeting at Bringle Lake Park West Pavilion on August 31, from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Topics will include COVID-19, the infrastructure bill, and economic development. Citizens are asked to bring their lawn chairs.

A&M Texarkana professor and former city council member Brian Matthews will host a campaign kick-off for his candidacy for Texarkana, Texas Mayor from 6-8 p.m. this evening July 29, at Twin City Church of Christ, 2101 Texas Blvd. The election will take place on Nov. 2, 2021.

The Mayor of Atlanta, Texas has been called to Afghanistan for active duty.

There is a free chili supper scheduled for Wednesday to meet newly elected officials as well as those currently holding elected positions in Texarkana and the surrounding area.

Texarkana Arkansas Mayor N. Wayne Smith called for a special meeting Monday before the city Board of Directors meeting to announce that he will not seek re-election to the office of Mayor.

If you were mayor for a day what would you do?

On a recent trip through the Texarkana Arkansas Animal Care and Adoption Center, I noticed a kennel marked "Mayors Dog." I called Mayor Wayne Smith and found out that he boarded his dog at the shelter when he went out of town. This really hit me the wrong way because the kennels at the shelter are supposed to be used for dogs needing homes.