Assistant City Editor at the Gazette
Amtrak still serving area during COVID-19 outbreak
As America comes to grips with the COVID-19 virus, transportation remains listed as an essential service.
Despite reduced services, Amtrak trains continue to carry travelers, which includes service to Texarkana's Union station.
Apr. 4 2020 @ 2:28am
Keep on giving: Community rallies around local blood bank
Area residents recognize and respond to the need for blood donations so LifeShare Blood Center-Texarkana can sustain its lifesaving missions.
Apr. 3 2020 @ 3:29am
Crossties is getting ready to roll as the downtown area prepares to awaken
A group of Twin Cities' entrepreneurs are preparing a place for fun times and celebrations when the COVID-19 crisis ends.
Apr. 2 2020 @ 4:14am
Meeting needs in needy times | Thrift store taking donated puzzles, games, hand sanitizer and masks for nursing homes
It all started out with hand sanitizer that Paula Forbes, owner of Crosshouse Thrift, was making herself.
Apr. 1 2020 @ 4:07am
'We are a strong community' | Downtown group looks to the end of pandemic
As COVID-19 has taken hold, Texarkana authorities, taking cues from authorities from the state, have issued a series of instructions to contain the spread of the virus. The instructions have made things difficult for a large segment of the town's business community.
Mar. 30 2020 @ 7:59am
Animal shelter and rescue groups adjust to changes brought on by virus outbreak
There is no evidence that animals can be infected by or act as carriers of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But in the age of coping with this infection, caretakers of animals are caring for those that fall on hard times.
Mar. 30 2020 @ 2:53am
Coffee shops figure ways to cope with 'shelter in place' mandate
Brewsters on the Boulevard remains open in the wake of Bowie County's shelter in place order, but two other local businesses serving coffee, tea and food ceased even drive-thru and pickup service.
Mar. 29 2020 @ 2:44am
Local hotels reeling under stay-in and curfew
Texarkana has been a traveling community and a haven to travelers, but in this time of reduced business and now city-mandated curfew, local hotels struggle to leave the light on.
Mar. 28 2020 @ 1:21am
COVID-19 situation not hampering Red River base operations
Red River Army Depot is operating on its usual routine, with certain allowances in deference to the current situation when it comes to the COVID-19 virus.
Mar. 26 2020 @ 2:52am
Texarkana, Texas, closing park playgrounds
The City of Texarkana, Texas, Parks and Recreation Department will close all playgrounds to the public amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Mar. 25 2020 @ 6:59pm
Texarkana Chamber still connecting public to business, even in time of COVID-19
Local businesses throughout the city are running with a series of limitations and challenges they normally don't contend with because of concerns surrounding COVID-19.
Mar. 24 2020 @ 11:30pm
Outbreak drives increased firearm, ammo sales
Walk into Notoris Nelson's Starlite Pawn right now and you will see lots of empty space on his shelves. Though he still has firearm options available for the prospective shopper, it is clear he has had a recent run on his stock.
Mar. 23 2020 @ 1:47am
Pastor has a calling to serve firefighters
Pastor Craig Jenkins, head pastor of Beech Street Baptist Church of Texarkana, Arkansas, shares ministerial duties with the Texarkana, Arkansas, police department. But learning to serve people in crisis and their families started many years back.
Mar. 22 2020 @ 2:19am
As Walmart ceases auto service, local garages still serving public
While many businesses have had to make drastic adjustments as a result government efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, auto repair and service outlets are mostly open and operating pretty much as usual.
Mar. 21 2020 @ 3:13am
Last call: Texarkana's bars and restaurants prepare to weather state government-ordered closings
Belly up to the bar isn't going to be a thing for awhile. Neither is a waiter or waitress saying "let me show you to your table."
Mar. 20 2020 @ 6:19am
Texarkana Bealls to permanently shutter, will not rebrand as originally thought
Bealls of Texarkana, Texas, in Central Mall is now in the process of closing for good.
Mar. 20 2020 @ 3:34am
Mall remains open, but some stores have closed | Shorter operating hours in Central Mall during the coronavirus pandemic
Central Mall, a long-time shopping hub of the Twin Cities, was unusually bereft of browsers on Wednesday. While brick and mortar retail outlets have had their share of big challenges in recent year, it is the tiniest of ones that is hurting business now : Covid-19.
Mar. 19 2020 @ 4:54am
Texarkana restaurants see varying effects of crisis
Restaurants are getting settled into the current crisis, as COVID-19 makes its effects known in the United States.
Mar. 18 2020 @ 5:00am
VIDEO | Officials work to coordinate emergency services
Officials of the Arkansas-side of the state line gathered at Bi-State Justice Center to marshall resources and coordinate activities as they prepared countermeasures against the COVID-19.
Mar. 18 2020 @ 4:55am
Believe in Beverly | Residents work to revive their community center
Kristi Kendrick, president of Believe in Beverly, the Beverly Community Association, has a vision. Beverly's community center was once a place where the people who lived there could gather in peace and enjoy their community. She wants to see that return and more.
Mar. 15 2020 @ 3:19am