April 27

Congratulations to the City of Texarkana, Texas as they announced today, Thursday, April 27, 2023, that it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) based on the City’s 2022-2023 annual budget. This is the eighth year in a row the city has earned this award.

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Texarkana Arkansas School District Teacher of the Year.

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Liberty-Eylau Independent School District Teachers of the Year.

Are you a big enough fan of the 20+-year-old TV show "Friends" that you want to live in that imaginary world? PIVOT!

In Bowie County, Texas DSHS reports 2 new cases and a total of 4,706 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases with 0 probable cases, 210 deaths. Bowie County Fully Vaccinated age 16 - 64: 20% Bowie County Fully Vaccinated age 65 and older: 42% Cass County has 0 new cases and a total of 1192, plus 0 probable cases, COVID death total of 81. Cass County Fully Vaccinated age 16 - 64: 23% Cass County Fully Va

'East Texas Giving Day' is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Now that Texas is wide open and the pandemic is hopefully winding down, now is the time to give all we can to help our East Texas Charities recover as well. All of our area charities need your support more than ever, it's time to dig deep and do whatever you can to help every organization that you can.

East Texas Giving Day is coming on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Now that Texas is wide open and the pandemic is hopefully winding down, now is the time to give all we can to help our East Texas Charities recover as well. All of our area charities need your support more than ever, it's time to dig deep and do whatever you can to help every organization that you can.

Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell announced today that he will let his Shelter-in-Place order expire at 11:59 p.m. tonight, but urges residents to continue following Governor Abbott’s Executive Orders and following CDC guidelines for social distancing, handwashing, and sanitizing. Cass County Judge Becky Wilbanks will let her Stay-At-Home order expire tonight as well. Texarkana, Texas Bob Bruggeman

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced in his daily Press Conference yesterday that medical service providers can resume certain nonessential out-patient procedures, restricted during the COVID-19 health crisis, on April 27. The Arkansas Department of Health has issued certain requirements for hospitals and out-patient clinics to follow in order to re-engage elective procedures.