Texarkana College Place 2 incumbent Julie-Ray Harrison is considering asking for an official recount of votes from Saturday’s election. Also, a runoff for Place 3 was avoided when one of the candidates withdrew Tuesday. When the Texarkana College Board of Trustees canvassed Saturday’s...

Staff photo by Adam Sacasa Mike Wooten, left, and Scott Burt, members of Unity Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas, replace light bulbs in the church’s sign as rain clouds roll in Tuesday afternoon.  

NEW BOSTON, Texas—Seven men and five women were chosen Tuesday to decide if a man whose half-brother was convicted of capital murder earlier this month is guilty of the crime as well. Justin Ray Childs, 23, is the second of two brothers accused of robbing and murdering Billy John Stone, 33, t...

WASHINGTON—Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease—by testing possible therapies in people who don’t yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed. The most ambitious attempt: An internat...

TAMPA, Fla.—The CEO of JPMorgan Chase offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that “should never have happened” and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board. CEO Jamie Dimon, who in recent years has given ex...

May has been designated as National Preservation Month. It has also been declared as Arkansas Heritage Month. Texarkana, Ark., Mayor N. Wayne Smith, in his proclamation for the city marking the occasion, said, “It is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contribution...

Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization’s policy board meets at 10 a.m. Thursday. The board will take final action on recommendations from the technical committee regarding a designation for Interstate 69 and reconstruction of an intersection. The MPO has received slightly more than $2...

The Texarkana Animal League is hosting a community event to accept applications for adopting or fostering a pet from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at PetSmart. TAL will also be educating the public about animal issues and raising donations for the organization. Several area rescues will be present at...

This week’s Movies in the Park feature is the 2011 release of “The Smurfs.” Featuring talent from stars like Katy Perry, Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming, Jeff Foxworthy, George Lopez, Hank Azaria, Wolfgang Puck and Tim Gunn, the movie documents the blue invasion of New York City...

Bowie Central Appraisal District Board of Directors will meet at 11:30 a.m. today to listen to a chief appraiser’s report and a collections report. Board members, who will meet at the district’s office at 122 Plaza West Drive, will receive an update from the chief appraiser on preparati...

Because of an editing error in the Sunday, May 13, Accent section, the main photo with the story “Woman learns new business on the fly” had the wrong caption with the photo. The photo is of Eva Watson pointing out an Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar on a Queen Anne’s lace plan...

Three candidates for Arkansas Senate District 11 focused on jobs, prisons and education during a political forum Tuesday sponsored by the Miller County Patriots. The trio included two Democrats—incumbent Steve Harrelson and Larry Cowling.  Voters will decide the Democratic candidate in...

Plans are delayed in the local river authority’s request for political support of studying Wright Patman dam. The dam has been given a safety rating of 3, on a scale of 1 to 5. More studies are planned by the Corps of Engineers, but it’s unclear whether funding for that work is in place...

Today is Wednesday, May 16, the 137th day of 2012. There are 229 days left in the year.  Today’s Highlight in History: On May 16, 1868, the U.S. Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson as it took its first ballot on the eleven articles of impeachment against him.&n...

WASHINGTON—Government leaders past and present gathered in Washington on Tuesday to do what they do best about the nation’s deficit woes: talk. At an annual “fiscal summit” in a capital city that seems almost comically unable to function, much less take action to trim benefi...

Texarkana Independent School District on Tuesday lent its support to a program that seeks to get elected officials on both sides of the state line working together for the city. Leadership Initiative for Texarkana was introduced last month, and Fred Norton, Leadership Texarkana board chairman, brou...

Texarkana, Ark., School District’s projected 2012-13 enrollment growth will bring in about $870,000 more for the district next year, said Superintendent Russell Sapaugh.  Sapaugh made the announcement after a closed session at Tuesday’s board meeting.  Sapaugh said the projec...

NEW BOSTON, Texas—Bowie County Sheriff’s Office plans to buy night-vision gear if it receives an almost $20,000 grant. Chief Deputy Larry Parker made a presentation during a public hearing held Monday, just before the Bowie County Commissioners Court meeting. He said the sheriff’...

Wake Village and Nash police departments will participate in the state and national Click It or Ticket campaign that starts Monday. The program runs through June 3 and includes the Memorial Day holiday weekend.  “Those who choose not to wear a seatbelt will feel the heat from our office...

Staff photo by Adam Sacasa Arkansas High head football coach Todd Ledford gives instructions to receivers Tuesday afternoon during spring football practice at Razorback Field.  

When I was young, Julia Child was as much a fixture in my family’s kitchen as she was on television. Not only did my mother watch her, she cooked right along with her, as well. The local public television station sent the recipes in advance and my mother collected them in a three-ring binder...

Massaging poultry, dropping food and utensils, and warbling her way through boeuf bourguignon and coq au vin, Julia Child left an indelible mark on American food. As television’s towering, ebullient “French Chef,” Child put within reach of the average American a cuisine most had o...

Acupuncture The Northfield Acupuncture & Alternative Medicine Clinic will hold workshops dealing with health topics including cancer, hepatitis and cardiovascular disease at 1 p.m. Thursdays at the clinic located at 619 E. Sixth St. Topics of discussion will vary and the public is welcome. Regi...

The looming summer holidays prompted the Wake Village City Council to discuss changing the city’s fireworks ordinance Monday. At a workshop before the council meeting, Mayor Jim Green told council members some residents are asking about changing the ordinance, which currently prohibits discha...

Main Street Texarkana’s meeting was more discussion than action because the board did not have a quorum present at Tuesday’s meeting. Coming on the heels of the Bandit Run over the weekend, the meeting focused on its success. “This is the biggest Bandit Run they’ve ever had...

Stones found at the Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Ark., can be cleaned, shaped and polished for jewelry or other ornamentation using a lapidary process. “While many people dream of finding a diamond big enough to set in a ring or necklace, the Crater of Diamonds is also hom...

Dennis Lewis of Texarkana has been appointed to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission by Gov. Rick Perry.  The commission advises Perry and Texas legislators on defense-related issues, prepares an annual report for state leaders and assists base commanders with preparations for base reali...

With school quickly coming to an end, summer child-care assistance is available through Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas. Workforce Solutions provides assistance to eligible low- to moderate-income families to help offset costs for school-age child care. The organization provides child-care assi...

A citizenship workshop to help with naturalization applications will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the St. Barbara Catholic Church in De Queen, Ark. The citizenship workshop will provide free assistance with the naturalization applications. “It’s a good thing to help people becomi...

Community Freewill Ministries and Shamanda Nelson will host a Virtuous Woman conference Friday and Saturday. The two-day event is based on Proverbs 31:30, “Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.” Bishop Shirley Sanders of Pine B...

ATHENS, Greece—Greece headed into a month of political uncertainty after power-sharing talks collapsed Tuesday, triggering new elections that could determine whether the country retains its tenuous position in Europe’s currency. Nine tortured days of fruitless talks to build a coalition...

PARIS—Socialist Francois Hollande assumed France’s presidency Tuesday, inheriting a country fearful for its financial future and jetting off immediately to Berlin to tackle his most pressing problem: Europe’s debt crisis. A flash of lightning nearly derailed Hollande’s blitz...

DES MOINES, Iowa—Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday President Barack Obama’s support for increased federal debt has put the economy on a disastrous course, portraying himself in a speech in Iowa as defender of fiscal responsibility and his opponent as reckless. Calling for sharp spendi...

NEW YORK—Facebook’s reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site’s ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it. More than 40 percent of American adults log in to the site—to share news, personal observatio...

PORT ST. JOHN, Fla.—A Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself Tuesday called three of the kids who had sought help from a neighbor back to the house before firing the fatal shots, authorities said. Tonya Thomas, 33, fatally shot her four children, who ranged i...

WASHINGTON—Americans are starting to see some relief from higher gas prices, a change that could revive the economy in the months ahead. Consumer prices were flat in April, largely because of a decline in gas prices. Lower prices at the pump may be combining with steady job growth to power mo...