Members of the Texarkana, Ark., Police Department head down Arkansas Boulevard on Tuesday morning to kick off the 2016 Special Olympics Torch Run. TAPD has participated in the run for nearly 20 years. The group runs the torch 18 miles to the Miller/Hempstead county line, where it is handed off to the Hope Police Department. The opening ceremony for the Special Olympics Arkansas Summer Games is Thursday in Searcy Ark.
2016 Special Olympics Torch Run
May 25, 2016 at 4:23 a.m. | Updated May 25, 2016 at 4:24 a.m.
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