Texarkana News

This weekend is shaping up to be a busy weekend. There are some fantastic events going on from great food events to dancing competitions, Moto Xtreme Circus and Fairytales on Ice plus live music. Here is a list of great things to check out this weekend February 24-25.

Texarkana Arkansas Police are actively searching for a murder suspect believed to be responsible for the Christmas day shooting of Aaron Bruce.

Harvest Regional Food Bank is back out on the road for a Distribution in Nashville, Arkansas, in Howard County this week, for their TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry this Wednesday, February 22. This on is the makeup for the one missed due to bad weather on February 1.

As the state of Texas celebrates 100 years of state parks, they are losing a state park that has been for almost 50 years and has approximately 80,000 visitors a year.

Get ready for Harvest Regional Food Bank's 17 Annual Wine and Jazz Gala at the Silvermoon on Broad in downtown Texarkana.

UPDATE 1-31-23: All inmates are in custody. Earlier, on Monday, January 30: The Columbia County Sheriff's Office in Magnolia, Arkansas issued an alert this morning about four inmates escaping from the Columbia County Detention Facility.

We love to hear great news about local businesses growing. TexAmericas Center (TAC), has been making a lot of news since it is now one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the United States right here in Texarkana. The other great news is they just announced that Rowe Casa Organics another local company is doing very well also. Rowe Casa Organics is growing and they are once again expandin

Week #3 of the new year and things calmed a little in Bowie County from the very busy week before. Last week saw 51 total arrests in Bowie County, Sheriff's Deputies arrested 22 of those while 29 were arrested by other area law enforcement agencies and turned over to the BCSO.

Construction on I-30 in the Texarkana area continues.  The Texas Department of Transportation is widening the interstate coming into the Texarkana area, which means some road closures along the way.

It didn't take long less than 24 hours after the University of Arkansas officials announced that offensive coordinator Kendal Briles was leaving to coach the TCU Horned Frogs as their OC, the U of A has named Dan Enos as the new offensive coordinator.

I often wondered and maybe you have too, how a town got its name. I do a lot of traveling in Arkansas and I've noticed there sure are a lot of towns that end with the words, "Ville.

As the new year takes shape in the Great State of Arkansas there is a lot to look forward to, a new Governor for instance, but for the outgoing Asa Hutchinson administration and last year's legislative session, there are still several laws going into effect in 2023.