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SportsCheck SportsCheck for Saturday Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 4:21am

Food bank gears up for Taste of Texarkana Harvest Regional Food Bank's 28th annual Taste of Texarkana takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Four States Fairgrounds. More than 40 food and beverage vendors will offer samples of their best dishes at the event. Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 4:17am

Free car-seat inspection slated today A free child safety seat inspection will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Texas High School Parking Lot, 4001 Summerhill Road in Texarkana, Texas. by Texas Department of Transportation Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 4:14am

Area Roadwork Weekly roadwork report — Texas Department of Transportation Atlanta District, Sept. 22-28, 2019. Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 4:08am

Despite recent changes to Arkansas-side ordinances, parity pay civil suit may move forward To remedy the constitutional problems with the ordinances, the city recently passed measures amending the ordinances that restore the power to set police salaries to the city board. The ordinances dictate that the funds collected from the tax will be used to fund police and fire personnel salaries, provide a formula for determining if pay raises are actually possible from the available funds and establishes a system for attempting to keep police and fire salaries competitive with other departments in the region. The ordinances do not require that parity between Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas, be maintained. by Lynn LaRowe Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 4:07am

Local church will host gospel performers Sunday Gospel performers The Villines Trio and The Hendrix Trio are slated to perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at Faith Assembly of God. Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 4:00am

Main Street to host panel of preservationists Topics will include local preservation challenges, resources and statewide preservation programs. by Karl Richter Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 3:56am

Lafayette County man found guilty of murdering wife Ardell Burnell, 41, was angry at his wife because of text messages he found on her cellphone, according to a probable cause affidavit. by Lynn LaRowe Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 3:55am

Church News Church news for Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 3:47am

On the Beat Law enforcement and emergency dispatch reports from Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Published Sep. 21 2019 @ 3:27am

Light agenda for Council meeting A light agenda for Monday's meeting of the City Council features votes on a nomination and a reappointment. by Karl Richter Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 9:36pm

Texas side investing $3 million to improve water system circulation Hundreds of dead ends in the water system cost the city thousands of dollars a year, a problem the new budget aims to address with a $3 million investment. by Karl Richter Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 7:54pm

Local nurses respond to flood emergency in Southeast Texas Thirteen local nurses left Thursday night to help at a hospital in Beaumont, Texas, because of the flooding emergency being experienced in Southeast Texas. The entourage includes 12 registered nurses and one RN manager from CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System. They will provide backup for CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth. Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 7:36pm

No further TTFD collective bargaining scheduled Collective bargaining talks between the city and the firefighters union are at a standstill as a contract proposal is being prepared for a vote by union membership. by Karl Richter Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 4:55pm

Veterans learn about health care legislation at meeting The legislation is intended to increase a veteran's ability to see an in-network care provider. The idea is that if a veteran cannot get an appointment in a timely manner, the VA will arrange for a referral to a private provider. by Junius Stone Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 3:49am

Texas-side church treats fair workers to lunch There was no shortage of food filling up several tables as diners struggled mightily to make short work of the bounty. The church servers maintained the tradition of ensuring no one went hungry. by Junius Stone Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 3:48am

Life sentence is upheld for murder at football party A Texas appellate court affirmed the conviction and life sentence Thursday of a local man found guilty of murder in a shooting that followed a fight at a football watching party. by Lynn LaRowe Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 3:35am

Bowie County man's sexual abuse of a child conviction, life sentence upheld by appellate court The conviction and life sentence a 56-year-old man received last year at the end of a trial in Bowie County was affirmed by an appellate court Thursday. by Lynn LaRowe Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 3:32am

VIDEO | TC holds annual Fall Fest TEXARKANA, Texas — Autumn showed its early colors Thursday at Texarkana College's Annual Fall Fest. Students, staff and community members enjoyed the cooler temperatures and slightly sharp breeze during the midday event, which featured, food, music and fun. by Jennifer Middleton Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 2:42am

Sheriff's Office hopes evidence found in Shreveport police car leads to arrest TEXARKANA, Texas — The Bowie County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the discovery of a Shreveport, Louisiana, police car found on a county road north of Texarkana. Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 2:42am

Cossatot to offer flex classes in October De QUEEN, Ark.— The University of Arkansas Cossatot will hold eight-week flex courses from Oct. 7 to Dec. 6. The last day to sign up for one or more of these classes is Oct. 4. Published Sep. 20 2019 @ 2:41am

VIDEO | Work on Grim now expected to start in early October Chunks of sidewalk were being scooped up Thursday night in front of the Grim Hotel on State Line Avenue downtown. The debris was a result of efforts to put in a new sewer line by Texarkana Water Utilities. by Karl Richter Published Sep. 19 2019 @ 8:31pm

Arrest made in Oklahoma homicide A McCurtain County man has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge in connection with his fiance's death. Published Sep. 19 2019 @ 3:43pm