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Registration for Summer and Fall Classes is Underway now at U of A Hope-Texarkana

Registration for summer and fall classes at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is open now. UAHT has the most affordable tuition and fees in the State of Arkansas. The College offers Bowie and Cass County residents the same affordable in-state tuition rate. Along with affordable tuition, UAHT offers a textbook rental program where students can rent college textbooks for only $20 […]

Johnson and Johnson Vaccine being offered in New Boston

TEXARKANA, TX— Bowie County Office of Emergency Management will partner with the statewide Department of Emergency Management to offer a walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic administering the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week in New Boston, Texas. The clinic will open daily at 9:00 a.m. and operate until all vaccines are given. In Texas, anyone […]

Leadership Expansion at Texarkana’s TAC – The Arnold Companies Includes James Henry Russell and Tina Green Russell Enters as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Green strengthening the legal department as Vice President and Associate General Counsel

Texarkana, Texas– The Arnold Companies (TAC) announced the appointment of two key positions across its TAC divisions based in Texarkana, TX. James Henry Russell, previous Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BWI Companies, Inc., has been appointed TAC, Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer. Along with Russell’s appointment, Tina Green, the previous […]

Road Work beginning Thursday on Walton Drive

TEXARKANA, TX- The City of Texarkana, Texas Street Department will be performing maintenance on the intersection of Walton Drive and Frumkin Lane starting April 8th. Milling of the intersection will begin Thursday, April 8th and paving to begin April 12th, weather permitting. Traffic through the intersection may be affected by lane closures. Proper traffic control […]

Arkansas House of Representatives Week 12 2021

Close to 500 bills have been signed into law so far during the 2021 Regular Session. There are still several hundred bills making their way through the legislative process. In the 12th week of the session, the House passed the following bills regarding economic development, education, and elections: Economic Development HB1788-This bill would allow a municipal […]

EASTER IN GEORGIA

Today is Easter, it is morning, and I am visiting the beautiful state of Georgia. I am at my brother-in-law’s home near Savannah, and as I sit at his breakfast table, I can look out of his enormous bay windows into his backyard. His yard is filled with a small herd of deer, whom he […]

Reflecting on Good Friday

When I was younger I had a problem understanding a major verse of the Bible. The verse that bothered me came when Jesus spoke in Matthew 27:46. He said, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” The provided translations really struck me as odd. In the English Standard Version of the Bible just next to the words the […]

Weekly Roadwork Report –April 4-10, 2021

Bowie County I-30 – From FM 989 to Arkansas State Line, widening highway. Reconstructing and widening highway. Eastbound traffic moved to the outside lanes. SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges. SH 93 – Between Kennedy Lane and Meadow Lane, installing sidewalks. SH 98 – At Anderson Creek, replacing bridge. All traffic restricted to […]

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