Aww, the good old days. I know this is a cheesy opening but this story is about the good old days when Texarkana had three movie theaters and a zoo at Spring Lake Park.
I know a bunch of people around the Ark-La-Tex who make the trek down to the gulf coast every summer for vacation, they just love the beach. Question; is your beach in Mississippi? Was it closed last week?
I wanted to know what Texarkana businesses we need to bring back and I wanted your input. So I put it on our Facebook Page for you to let us know what business we need to revive.
The Texarkana Park and Recreation Department announced on their Facebook page that parts of the Spring Lake Park walking trail will be closed temporarily.
I was driving to lunch today and saw the empty Hawkin's Grill spot. I remembered when it was Johnny Carino's This was once one of my favorite spots and I also remember all of the great dates I went on with my wife. I wished that it was still open.
An employee at Hopkins Icehouse in Texarkana, Arkansas, texted positive for COVID-19, and the restaurant has announced that it is temporarily closing.
Lisa Matlock, who is the general manager for both Hopkins locations gave the following statement...
Even though the Texas "Shelter in Place" order does not affect restaurants, the overall lack of business certainly can, some have closed for good, some just temporarily. we're doing the best we can to keep this list as up to date as possible, if you can help us, please do.
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana announced in a press release that their campuses will remain closed for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission to close all state parks and historic sites as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen social distancing practices and prevent gatherings of large groups of people.
Thursday, March 19, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbot made an executive order that all Texas restaurants should close their dine-in facilities by midnight, Friday, March 20. So all the Texas-side restaurants listed below have shut down their dine-in option.
Thursday, March 19, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbot made an executive order that all Texas restaurants should close their dine-in facilities by midnight, Friday, March 20. So all the Texas-side restaurants listed below have shut down their dine-in option.