About two months ago, a client of mine was traveling home on a backwoods country road after dining at his favorite café. My husband and I often dine at this café as well. Shortly after his death, his wife passed away. This past weekend, my husband and I were dining at this café, when one […]
Month: March 2021
We Must End the Cycle of Racism by Remembering and Reckoning
Numerous incidents this past year have increased discussion over what constitutes a hate crime. Just about every minority community has endured violence throughout the world based upon this type of bias. A commitment is needed to help reverse what has been ingrained in so many for so long if we want to see better for […]
Greene Nominated for 2021 Arkansas TRiO Hall of Fame
Jamiya Greene of Ogden, Arkansas, has been nominated for the 2021 TRiO Hall of Fame at the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs. Greene is a Senior at the Arkansas High School Collegiate Academy, where she will graduate with a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts degree simultaneously. She has been a member […]
TISD AWARDED GRANT FROM T.L.L. TEMPLE FOUNDATION TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES DUE TO COVID-19
Texarkana, TX – With a pandemic that has forced school districts into extended shutdowns and interrupted instructional routines, the T.L.L. Temple Foundation has found a way to address these challenges across rural East Texas by awarding 12 school districts grants totaling $377,000 to accelerate learning recovery in reading and math. “Pandemic related learning losses threaten […]
Weekly Roadwork Report – March 28 – April 3, 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 […]
Arkansas House of Representatives Week 11 2021
The 11th week of the session was an abbreviated one as the General Assembly took a recess for Spring Break. Before members left the Capitol, the House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee advanced a new version of the Medicaid expansion program. SB 410 establishes the framework for a new program called ARHOME which stands […]
STEADY RISE IN PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES RINGS ALARM BELLS
AUSTIN – As spring approaches, more and more Texans will take to the streets, and TxDOT has an important message for both drivers and pedestrians: watch out for each other. State officials warn that pedestrian deaths are continuing to rise in Texas, and now account for 1 in 5 of all traffic fatalities. In 2019 alone, […]
Bowie County Discontinues COVID Hotline
TEXARKANA, TX— As COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the area, the local Emergency Operations Center will discontinue the use of the COVID hotline telephone number beginning Monday, March 22, 2021. Individuals can call individual departments for assistance: Texarkana, Texas Office of Emergency Management (903) 798-3043 Texarkana Texas Fire Department (903) 798-3994 Texarkana-Bowie Family […]
Child Advocacy Group’s Heroes Ball WinsNational Award for “Best Virtual Presentation”
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is the winner of a national award for Virtual Presentations for its 2020 Heroes Ball, OICA’s annual awards and fundraising banquet. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled countless events during 2020, including many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising events. As these cancellations reached epidemic proportions, OICA’s Board of Directors […]
Weekly Roadwork Report – March 21-27, 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 […]