Texarkana Gazette

TAPD warns of vehcle thefts, some stolen vehicles to target ATMs TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department wants to warn the community about recent stolen vehicles. Published Jun. 14 2021 @ 11:10am

Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of 'Network,' dies at 83 NEW YORK -- Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including "Deliverance," "Network" and "Superman," was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died. He was 83. by Jake Coyle, Associated Press Published Jun. 14 2021 @ 10:15am

City Council to vote on downtown entertainment district TEXARKANA, Texas -- During a regular meeting Monday, the City Council will conduct a public hearing and vote on establishing a downtown entertainment district where outdoor drinking would be allowed. by Karl Richter Published Jun. 14 2021 @ 9:37am

Reunions and Pageants Reunions and Pageants Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:51pm

On The Beat Police and emergency dispatch reports from Saturday Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:50pm

TASD board to meet Tuesday Texarkana Arkansas School District Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday looking to approve contracts, updates and bids. Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:49pm

Air Force to train pilots in Fort Smith The state will commit $17 million to extending a runway at the Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith. by From Arkansas Senate Information Office Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:47pm

County may extend heavy rainfall disaster declaration Even though this area is now experiencing near summer-like temperatures and dryness, Bowie County commissioners will consider extending a local disaster declaration related to recent heavy rainfall and flooding. Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:45pm

JPs to consider insurance, road grader Miller County Quorum Court members will meet at 6 p.m. today to consider choosing a Texarkana, Texas-based firm to help the county with future employee health care benefit plans. Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:44pm

L-E Athletics to hold first golf scramble in two years The Liberty-Eylau School District Athletics Department will hold its annual Alumni Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 19, after a two-year hiatus. by Andrew Bell Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:43pm

TC awarded $475,000 for equipment and training The Texas Workforce Commission has awarded Texarkana College with $475,000 in funding from two grant sources: JET Grant and Skills Development Fund Grant. Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:32pm

Barrel racer a regular at Runnin' WJ competition As regular participant in the annual Runnin' WJ Barrel Race, Mississippi resident Allison Crabb said she grew to love the sport, but only after a physical accident steered her in that direction. by Greg Bischof Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:31pm

Dapper at Park Place soon to reopen Dapper at Park Place is one of the most distinct restaurants in Texarkana in appearance alone, and it is reopening July 2 with three restaurants in one place. by Junius Stone Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 10:29pm

Director Milton Moses Ginsberg dies Milton Moses Ginsberg, who directed two ambitious but eccentric films before falling into obscurity, one about the meltdown of a psychiatrist and the other about a press aide in a Nixon-like administration who becomes a murderous werewolf, died on May 23 in his apartment in Manhattan. by By Richard Sandomir / New York Times News Service Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 9:54pm

A.P.: Justice Department subpoenaed McGahn info records WASHINGTON — Apple informed former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife that the Justice Department had subpoenaed information about accounts belonging to them in 2018, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday, days after two House lawmakers disclosed they, too, had their information secretly subpoenaed. by By Michael Balsamo and Eric Tucker / The Associated Press Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 9:45pm

After G-7, Biden says he's restoring U.S. credibility NEWQUAY, England — President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage as he used his first overseas trip since taking office to connect with a new generation of leaders from some of the world's most powerful countries and more closely unite allies on addressing the coronavirus pandemic and China's trade and labor practices. by By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller / The Associated Press Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 9:43pm

'Deliverance,' 'Network' actor Ned Beatty dies NEW YORK — Ned Beatty, the indelible character actor whose first film role as a genial vacationer brutally raped by a backwoodsman in 1972's "Deliverance" launched him on a long, prolific and accomplished career, has died. He was 83. by By Jake Coyle The Associated Press Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 9:31pm

Weather for 6-14 Today will be sunny with a high of 93 and a low near 70.` Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 9:11pm

First annual Miller County road cleanup later this month Miller County officials are currently in the process of organizing more then 20 teams to conduct the first annual county-wide road cleanup, slated to take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. June 26. by Greg Bischof Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 8:23pm

Southern Baptists meet amid controversy over leaked letters As Southern Baptists prepare for their biggest annual meeting in more than a quarter-century, accusations that leaders have shielded churches from claims of sexual abuse and simmering tensions around race threaten to once again mire the nation's largest Protestant denomination in a conflict that can look more political than theological. by Associated Press Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 8:21pm

On The Record On The Record Published Jun. 13 2021 @ 6:24pm