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Demo damages adjacent building | Work on Regency is put on hold as insurer investigates Damage caused by an accident during the demolition of the former Regency House building downtown likely will lead to demolition of the adjacent building, as well. by Karl Richter Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 10:53pm

Arkansas-side's Harris delays spending on iPhone-cracking software By voting against immediate action, Ward 2 Director Laney Harris may have increased the city's cost for software the Texarkana, Arkansas, Police Department already uses on loan from other agencies to execute search warrants on Apple products such as iPhones. by Karl Richter Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 10:48pm

Trial under way for juvenile accused of slaying store clerk A trial is ongoing in Miller County for a juvenile accused of shooting a convenience store clerk to death in 2017. by Lynn LaRowe Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 10:47pm

Weather for 7-7 There is a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms today. The high temperature will be 86 degrees with a low of 73. Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 10:44pm

COLUMN: No masking it: Prep football looks to take field Over the weekend, a tweet surfaced via John Rodkey's Twitter account, stating University Interscholastic League Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt says their plan is to start the 2020 Texas high school football season on time and with a full schedule. by Earl Gill Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 10:23pm

Local boutique starts online talk show Take a lady who carries the spirit of fashion within, take her on a roundabout tour, from the small town (Texarkana), to the big city (Dallas), then a whirlwind tour of New York City and its fashion scene, and a fashion entrepreneur is born. by Junius Stone Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 9:39pm

ON THE BEAT Law enforcement and emergency dispatch reports for Sunday. Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 8:52pm

Court affirms 99-year sentence in child's death An appellate court in Texarkana has affirmed the 99-year sentence of a mother found guilty last year by a Bowie County jury of failing to protect her children from a violent father. by Lynn LaRowe Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 8:50pm

Two arrested on burglary charges after reporting party goes to mother's house to get Bible, discovers something amiss Two people have been arrested after a burglary in the Highland Park neighborhood. by Lori Dunn Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 6:04pm

Coronavirus cases, deaths jump in region The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Miller County, Arkansas, leapt by almost 100 over the weekend, an increase mostly attributable to a testing push in the county jail, while the Bowie County death toll increased by four. by Karl Richter Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 5:35pm

85 test positive for COVID-19 after MCSO testing The Miller County Sheriff's Office received a report from the Arkansas Department of Health reflecting that 85 of the approximately 335 tests administered tested positive for the COVID-19. Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 1:36pm

Truck and trailer manufacturer pivots to meet needs of pandemic Ledwell & Son Enterprises, Inc., the Texarkana, Texas-based company that designs and manufactures truck bodies and trailers for use all over the world, is putting its skilled machinists and equipment to work creating something else in response to COVID-19. Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 12:28pm

Miller County sees significant jump in active coronavirus cases Positive coronavirus cases in Miller County, Arkansas, have jumped from 126 to 220 since Friday. Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 10:43am

Cowboy rides to honor veterans Even with the passing of the Fourth of July, Rio Vista, Texas, resident Tony Jones saw no reason to discontinue the patriotic atmosphere. by Greg Bischof Published Jul. 6 2020 @ 8:39am

Sahara Sunset in Texas The sun sets over Wright Patman Lake amid a recent cloud of Saharan dust. A second wave of the African plume has hit the area in as many weeks, though the National Weather Service says it is less dense than the previous "Godzilla" cloud that caught the attention of astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The plume, known as the Saharan Air Layer, forms each year over the Sahara Desert before moving across the Atlantic in waves between mid-June and mid-August, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. by Danielle Dupree Published Jul. 5 2020 @ 11:57pm

Bowie County sheriff seeks to bring back five deputy positions Restoring five deputy positions lost in Bowie County's 2015 budget cuts was one request made by the sheriff's office during a recent budget hearing for the upcoming fiscal year. by Greg Bischof Published Jul. 5 2020 @ 11:56pm

Guilty plea expected in child pornography case A docket entry in the federal criminal case against a Texarkana man accused of possessing and distributing child pornography indicates he intends to plead guilty. by Lynn LaRowe Published Jul. 5 2020 @ 11:54pm

Early morning fire in Texarkana, Arkansas claims life TEXARKANA, Ark. - One person died early Sunday morning in a wood-frame house fire in the 1700 block of Preston Street. by Greg Bischof Published Jul. 5 2020 @ 1:25pm

Wadley, St. Michael to receive batch of COVID-19 drug | Remdesivir reserved for 'most critically ill,' hospital officer says Both of the city's hospitals are among those in Texas to receive allocations of an antiviral drug that has shown promise in treating COVID-19. by Karl Richter Published Jul. 4 2020 @ 10:14pm

WATCH | For God and country | Freedom Fest takes worshipful approach to Fourth celebration July heat and Northeast Texas humidity did not dampen celebrations as Texarkanians gathered to mark the birth of the United States of America. by Junius Stone Published Jul. 4 2020 @ 10:13pm

Beat goes on | Local DJ shares lessons learned from virus battle For local radio deejay Jessica Hagood, an inability to taste her morning coffee and beloved Cocoa Pebbles spelled one thing: COVID-19. by Aaron Brand Published Jul. 4 2020 @ 10:08pm

New exhibit chronicles presidential campaign visits With this year being a presidential election year, the Texarkana Museum of Regional History invited residents to a two-hour unveiling of a temporary pictorial exhibit Saturday, featuring Twin-Cities presidential campaign stops. by Greg Bischof Published Jul. 4 2020 @ 10:06pm

On the Beat On the Beat for July 5, 2020 Published Jul. 4 2020 @ 9:46pm