On Saturday, April 17th Texarkana will be participating in the statewide Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. This is an opportunity for non-profit organizations and residents to help cleanup area roadways and beautify the community. 

The City will provide trash bags, gloves and a limited number of safety vests for each project. Annually, the Texas Department of Transportation and Keep Texas Beautiful organize the Great American Cleanup from March through May. The statewide program is the nation’s largest community improvement program and focuses on litter prevention in April.

There are also options available for organizations on a year-round basis. TXDOT’s Adopt-a-Highway program includes two-mile stretches of roadways maintained by volunteers and has approximately 3,800 groups across the state.

For more information, visit; www.dontmesswithtexas.org/get-involved/adopt-a-highway-information.

The City of Texarkana, Texas also has an Adopt-a-Spot program with opportunities including neighborhood streets, parks, medians, and waterways to name a few. Both programs include name recognition signs for the area that is adopted, according to the release. For more information, visit http://ci.texarkana.tx.us/481/Adopt-A-Spot-
Program

For more information, please contact the City’s Building Code and Inspections
Department at 903-798-3912.

Get our free mobile app

KEEP READING: Here are the most popular baby names in every state

Using March 2019 data from the Social Security Administration, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular names in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., according to their 2018 SSA rankings. The top five boy names and top five girl names are listed for each state, as well as the number of babies born in 2018 with that name. Historically common names like Michael only made the top five in three states, while the less common name Harper ranks in the top five for 22 states.

Curious what names are trending in your home state? Keep reading to see if your name made the top five -- or to find inspiration for naming your baby.

More From Power 95.9