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Backpack program saves parents money in time for back-to-school Piney Grove Baptist Church members in Atlanta, Texas, are now in a third summer of saving local school children and their parents hundreds of dollars by providing new backpacks filled with school supplies. Published Aug. 3 2021 @ 8:20pm

Cass County Mystery Where and what is this photograph all about? Don't guess too quickly and be disappointed at not recognizing this public art. Published Aug. 3 2021 @ 8:19pm

Melon man Ray Werline of Naples, Texas, is showing the local Jubilee cross watermelons he's been able to salvage from an unusual melon season. Published Aug. 3 2021 @ 8:07pm

Former students: 'They just made you want to do better' Two former Linden-Kildare students recalled with one voice the impact they felt from their ag teachers C.J. Hagler and the late Squire Cole Jr. Published Aug. 3 2021 @ 8:04pm

Two former L-K ag teachers named to Hall of Fame The restaurant's meeting rooms were packed Saturday to honor two former agriculture science teachers of the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District. Published Aug. 3 2021 @ 7:59pm

Watermelon Idol competition back this year at Hope Festival The Watermelon Idol singing competition is live again this year at the Hope Watermelon Festival at Hope Fair Park. by Andrew Bell Published Aug. 2 2021 @ 6:41pm

Commissioners to hold special meeting Bowie County Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. today to consider accepting the county's initial budget for 2021-2022. by Greg Bischof Published Aug. 1 2021 @ 10:37pm

Arkansas Bandmasters Association is having convention in Little Rock | Ashdown High band director presiding over annual affair Ashdown High School Band Director Mark Pounds is president of the Arkansas Bandmasters Association, which is holding its annual convention in Little Rock, which began Tuesday. by Andrew Bell Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 9:02pm

Linden official realistic about widespread pothole problems City Administrator Lee Elliott certainly had a funny joke to get everyone's attention at Linden Lions Club meeting Thursday. Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 6:57pm

Career and family bring Elliott back to East Texas Lee Elliott, now in his sixth week as Linden city administrator, traces his youthful days to New Boston and Texarkana. Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 6:54pm

Tarpley had a devotion to the magical Bois d' Arc The late Dr. Fred Tarpley of Campbell and Texas A&M University-Commerce loved the horse apple. He even wrote a book about it and the Bois d'Arc tree. He believed the horse apple had magical properties yet to be discovered. Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 6:52pm

What Is It? Mystery Dr. Joe d'Natale of Linden is holding plastic bags of assorted empty pill bottles. Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 6:48pm

Lanier Chevrolet saying goodbye to Linden Linden, Texas, is certainly going to miss Lanier Chevrolet now closing in the 70th year of its founding. The dealership seemed about family and community as much as cars. Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 6:44pm

Business sold America's most popular car William Durant of General Motors and Louis Chevrolet combined forces to build the Chevrolet car in 1911. It became the best selling American car in history. When Dinah Shore sang, "See the USA in Your Chevrolet," in her 1960 television show, the song spoke for many American families. Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 6:40pm

Arkansas governor plans to talk mask law with legislators today With Arkansas' coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continuing to surge, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday that he plans to talk with legislative leaders today about the law that will prohibit public schools and other government entities from requiring people to wear masks when it takes effect Wednesday. by Andy Davis and Rachel Herzog / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Published Jul. 27 2021 @ 8:58am

Electric bill assistance available in Southwest Arkansas The Central Arkansas Development Council is taking applications for its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Published Jul. 26 2021 @ 10:49pm

Commissioners looking at generators for courthouse Bowie County Commissioners agreed Monday to continue contracting with Harrison County to allow that county to keep providing juvenile detention center services for another year. by Greg Bischof Published Jul. 26 2021 @ 10:46pm

Meteor lights sky across Texarkana region Did you see it? That's what many residents of the Texarkana region were asking one another after spotting a large, bright meteor streak across the night sky and disintegrate. Many also reported hearing a boom. by Karl Richter Published Jul. 26 2021 @ 1:37pm

Bowie commissioners explore moving juvenile detention to Harrison County Bowie County Commissioners Court will meet at 9 a.m., today to consider allowing the county judge to contract juvenile detentions services outside the county. by Greg Bischof Published Jul. 25 2021 @ 10:42pm

Linden, Texas, losing long-time car dealership A business with 70 years of experience is closing in this small town 40 miles southwest of Texarkana on U.S. Highway 59. Published Jul. 24 2021 @ 9:48pm

Arkansans asked to be on the lookout for invasive, destructive moth The Box Tree Moth, an invasive insect already a serious pest in Europe may have been accidentally introduced into the United States through landscaping materials. by Magnolia Banner-News News Release Published Jul. 23 2021 @ 9:49pm

Sevier County's inmate drug program to be featured in TV series DE QUEEN, Ark. -- The Sevier County Sheriff's Department's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program will be the subject of a series airing on Discovery Plus. by Lori Dunn Published Jul. 23 2021 @ 11:35am

Take a sweet bite: Watermelon Festival in Naples on Saturday NAPLES, Texas -- Watermelon magic hits Naples on Saturday with the 83rd rendition of a tasty, mid-summer tradition: the Watermelon Festival. by Aaron Brand Published Jul. 22 2021 @ 3:20pm