Hungry children and senior citizens aren’t somebody else’s problem. Their prevalence in Texarkana and the surrounding communities was recognized Friday by Harvest Texarkana at the Hunger Action Month Community Luncheon.

Harvest Texarkana is both a food rescue and food bank serving 111 agencies in a 10-county area. The organization’s main goal is fighting hunger.

About 200 people attended the event at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church where several community leaders spoke out against hunger.

“With the recent rise in the cost of fuel and food, which i...

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