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Texarkana Police officer speaks to public during active shooter training Texarkana, Texas, Police Officer Pete Mann spoke on active shooter response training at the event organized by Texarkana Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. by Lori Dunn Published Feb. 18 2020 @ 2:07am

Minneapolis-Moline tractor fans in Texarkana this week For collectors of a certain brand of tractor, a trip to Texarkana this week could be one of the highlights of 2020. by Karl Richter Published Feb. 18 2020 @ 2:00am

Bowie County forum Feb. 22 at James Bowie school The next Bowie County candidate forum will be held at 5 p.m., Feb. 22 at James Bowie High School in Simms, Texas. Published Feb. 18 2020 @ 1:59am

Texarkana welcomes Bill Gaither & Gaither Vocal Band Multi-Grammy Award-winner Bill Gaither will host an evening of music, laughter and encouragement featuring the talent of the Gaither Vocal Band on Friday at First Baptist Church Texarkana. Published Feb. 18 2020 @ 12:56am

Hempstead County officials will be holding two more public information meetings regarding sales tax election on March 3 ballot Hempstead County officials are still holding two public information meetings to inform voters regarding the need to approve a temporary one-cent sales tax for relocating the courthouse. by Greg Bischof Published Feb. 18 2020 @ 12:53am

More rain expected for Texarkana area More rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast tonight and Tuesday. by Jason Hopkins Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 11:31pm

'True Grit' novelist Charles Portis, who has family ties in Texarkana, dies at age 86 Novelist Charles Portis, a favorite among critics and writers for such shaggy dog stories as 'Norwood' and 'Gringos' and a bounty for Hollywood whose droll, bloody Western 'True Grit' was a best-seller twice adapted into Oscar-nominated films, died Monday at age 86. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 9:58pm

Texarkana man charged with rape after alleged sexual misconduct with 6-year-old boy A 50-year-old Texarkana, Arkansas, man has been charged with rape for alleged sexual misconduct with a 6-year-old boy. by Lynn LaRowe Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 8:43pm

UAHT Secondary Career Center offers free college credit to area high schools The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Secondary Career & Technical Education Center is offering free college credit to several area high schools. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 8:36pm

Ashdown school committee encouraging contributors to help award scholarships The Ashdown High School Scholarship Committee will soon be awarding scholarships to 2020 Ashdown graduates, as it has since its formation in 1986, and contributors are encouraged to either continue donations as they have in previous years or become new scholarship donors and contribute to the success of new Ashdown High School graduates in their post-secondary endeavors. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 8:30pm

Texas High student's artwork selected to be shown at capitol Chloe Alzaga, a Texas High School freshman art student, has had her work selected to be part of the Texas Arts Education Association Youth Art Month Exhibit. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 8:09pm

Texarkana College Mourns the Death of TC Police Officer Damon Lynn Texarkana College faculty, staff, and students are mourning the death of TC Police Officer Damon Lynn who was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident on Saturday in Shreveport. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 6:51pm

On the Record Legal news for Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 4:00am

Weather for 2-17 Today (George Washington's Birthday/Presidents Day), will be mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain, increasing to a 60% chance by evening. The high will be 72 with a low of 56. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 3:59am

Candidate Profiles: Bowie County Commissioner, Precinct 3 Candidates for the Bowie County Precinct 3 commissioner position for the March 3, 2020, primary. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 3:55am

The Way It Was: Local draft calls slated 50 years ago News reports from years gone by. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 3:47am

On the Beat Law enforcement and emergency dispatch reports from Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 3:39am

Torch Award nominations now sought The Better Business Bureau is now accepting nominations for the 12th Annual Texarkana Torch Awards for 2020. Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 3:32am

Run the Line draws record numbers The lower 60s temperature, coupled with overcast skies, seemed to add greatly to the half-marathon runner numbers in Texarkana this weekend for the 13th annual Run the Line Half Marathon. by Greg Bischof Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 3:22am

Brewer to be sworn in Tuesday D. Ulysses Brewer will take the oath of office and begin representing Ward 4 on the city Board of Directors on Tuesday. by Karl Richter Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 2:12am

Living history: Willis Green recalls when integration came to Texas-side schools In the late 1960s, the process of integrating public schools began in earnest during the Civil Rights era. When recalling this period, Central High School in Little Rock, with the confrontations between the federal government and that of the Arkansas state government are often referred to. Though there was a lot of drama around that event, Texarkana had its own version of that going on which has largely passed unnoticed, even by locals. by Junius Stone Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 2:11am

Gala honors African American Women of Vision Sounds of Mardi Gras filled the Great Room of the Truman Arnold Center at Texarkana College on Saturday night, as the Gamma Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., paid tribute to local African American Women of Vision during their annual Awards Gala. by Kate Stow Published Feb. 17 2020 @ 2:10am

Early primary voting begins Tuesday Early voting in Democratic and Republican party primary elections begins Tuesday in Arkansas and Texas. by Karl Richter Published Feb. 16 2020 @ 4:04am