The City of Texarkana, Texas in partnership with the Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas (HATT), Rosehill Neighborhood Improvement Association and Believe in Beverly Neighborhood Association, recently completed the installation of a new community garden and upgrades to an existing community garden. These projects were part of the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan, […]
Texarkana, TX – Nineteen members of the Texas Middle School Band earned 21 seat placements in the Texas Music Educators Association Region 4 All-Region Band during virtual and submitted recording auditions in November 2020. Named to the All-Region Concert Band were: Xavier Briggs – 1st Chair Bari Sax and 3rd Chair Alto Sax; Itzel Hernandez […]
Opinion: There’s no denying that fall is upon us in the four states area. We are seeing colder days, Halloween has passed, trees are changing colors, and leaves are gently floating down to the ground. Fall seems to mark the end of each year as the leaves start dancing through the air outside my office […]
I attended a Veterans Day event this past week. A woman spoke about her son’s military service, her pride in his sacrifices, her fears for his safety, and the sadness and insecurities brought on by the deaths of his fellow service members. She said that she attended the funerals, one by one, of his fallen […]