Assistant City Editor at the Gazette
Another property under development in downtown
Downtown is getting another pool hall and entertainment venue.
Jul. 1 2020 @ 10:42pm
Discovery Place program leaves young participants with eggs on their plates
Participants in the Discovery Place's third movie-themed project got a chance to make and hatch dinosaur eggs while, at the same time, demonstrating some concepts in chemistry.
Jun. 28 2020 @ 8:42pm
Tour explores how far technology has come
TEXARKANA, Ark. —On Saturday, at the P.J. Ahern home in downtown Texarkana, Jamie Simmons, curator, led groups of tourists through the home, introducing them to both the historical home and various technologies, showing their evolution through the years. The display, called "Then and Now: Evolution of Invention," ranged from radios, to music playing devices, to sound recording, to word processors to adding machines and more.
Jun. 27 2020 @ 9:33pm
Local cleaning service evolves in the time of COVID-19
SERVPRO of Texarkana is all about cleaning, and the coronavirus has them doing it at an even deeper level.
Jun. 25 2020 @ 11:34pm
Shutdown didn't slow TexAmericas: Officials are developing new spaces for businesses to land
TexAmericas Center is busier than ever while emerging from the shutdown. It is moving forward quickly on two fronts: Making its resources useful for business clients and gathering clients who want to move in and set up shop.
Jun. 25 2020 @ 12:39am
Steak After COVID break | A Texarkana tradition used time off to tidy up
One of Texarkana's oldest restaurants used the COVID-19 shutdown to make some changes.
Jun. 24 2020 @ 1:02am
Plasma center adopts safety protocols
BPL Plasma Center Texarkana still takes donors, even with the state of current events. However, donors, when they arrive, are subject to a regimen to make sure both donors and staff conduct things safely.
Jun. 23 2020 @ 11:28pm
Shooting club honors emergency responders
Rocky Creek Outdoors USA shooting range held a special shooting day Saturday for local emergency responders. The day featured a variety of events and was open to other shooters who wanted to accompany the police, firefighters and paramedics.
Jun. 21 2020 @ 11:32pm
Buffet Back | Golden Palace does maintenance during shutdown, including to its goldfish tank
Golden Palace welcomed customers back to their dining space considerably later than most restaurants in Texarkana, including some of the other buffets. Management decided that when Texas restaurants were permitted to open at 75 percent capacity, that was the time to welcome back their fans.
Jun. 20 2020 @ 10:07pm
Boba Etc brings Asian tastes to Central Mall's food court
Boba Etc is the latest flavor at Texarkana's Central Mall. Originating in Mount Pleasant, Texas, the newest addition to the food court features bubble tea, rolled ice cream and soon, sushi.
Jun. 20 2020 @ 9:54pm
Creole restaurant opens its doors downtown
Blue Water Bayou Wing Masters and Gumbo has opened downtown.
Jun. 20 2020 @ 12:22am
Play Therapy | Temple Memorial Pediatric Center shows off new facility on Friday
Temple Memorial Pediatric Center opened its doors to the public Friday in a Chamber of Commerce-supported event, showing off its new care center, the result of a year's worth of work.
Jun. 20 2020 @ 12:01am
Food trucks put on a spread at fairgrounds
The Food Truck Frenzy kicked off on Thursday. The event, intended to allow food trucks to showcase their wares, was also intended to be a warm-up events for the Four States Fair & Rodeo, coming in September.
Jun. 18 2020 @ 11:19pm
Four-cornered nostalgia | Restaurant offers pizza like your school cafeteria used to make it
Sometimes, the simplicity of childhood hits the spot, especially when combined with great taste. Heav'nly Foods, at 2217 W. Ferguson Road, has found such a coming together in pizza made in that rectangle style that was common in school cafeterias.
Jun. 17 2020 @ 11:07pm
For local artist, birds of a feather golf together
It is amazing what can catch the eye of an artist and become his chosen medium of expression.
Jun. 17 2020 @ 12:07am
During pandemic shutdown, Mooyah increases its Texarkana customer base
Customers fill the dining room -- within social distancing limits -- while others pull up to get their orders.
Jun. 16 2020 @ 11:39pm
Local congregation bids fond farewell to pastor and his family
Sunday afternoon after services, congregants drove up to Williams Memorial United Methodist Church to bid fond farewell to Brad Morgan, senior pastor for seven years.
Jun. 14 2020 @ 11:15pm
'Just out-and-out cool stuff' | Local consignment shop owner has an eye for unique treasures
It all started with clothes. And clothes horse Robert Pynes, proprietor of Caveman Consignment Company, has a method to his madness in the clothes he stocks in his store.
Jun. 13 2020 @ 9:50pm
Local railroad museum and Old Town will close
Lindsey Railroad Museum and Texarkana Old Town Museum are about to come to a close, its proprietor said Friday.
Jun. 12 2020 @ 11:02pm
Laying down the line | Ritter Communications is installing high-speed fiber optic for Texarkana
Ritter Communications, based in Jonesboro, Arkansas, is laying down hundreds of miles of fiber optic cable, from a link running from Little Rock to here, and to a network and web of fiber optic throughout Texarkana.
Jun. 12 2020 @ 10:55pm