Last-minute raffle purchase brings diamond necklace for Texarkana woman

Tammy Strickland, center, poses Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at Crocker's Jewelers with the necklace she won in Habitat for Humanity's Diamonds for Doorways fundraiser raffle. Shown with Strickland are, from left, Crocker's store manager Melissa Douglass and Habitat's Executive Director Gina Flickinger. The fundraiser was Friday, Sept. 15 at Silvermoon on Broad. (Staff photo by Sharda James)

TEXARKANA, Texas -- A local woman recently won a diamond necklace after purchasing a raffle ticket at the last minute.

On Thursday, Tammy Strickland was presented with the diamond necklace she won in Habitat for Humanity's Diamonds for Doorways fundraiser held Sept.