Community Journalism for the TX·AR·OK·LA Region
The deadline to apply for the Arkansas High School Collegiate Academy is Monday, May 1, 2023. Students who will be entering the 10th grade can apply to the academy. Students must be enrolled or be eligible to become enrolled as a Texarkana Arkansas School District student and meet the collegiate academy entrance requirements to attend. […]
Texarkana, TX– Christie Lammers, Texarkana ISD’s Director of Child Nutrition, has been elected toserve on the Texas Association for School Nutrition (TASN) 2023 – 2024 Executive Committee/Board ofDirectors as Secretary/Treasurer. Lammers will serve in this position for two years. She will be installedin her office at the TASN Conference in Houston this summer. Lammers is […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement today after voting in support of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a 219-203 vote: “Earlier this month, the Biden Administration proposed new Title IX rules that would prohibit public […]
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Funeral Service Association was recently invited to tour the Arkansas State Medical Examiner’s office in Little Rock. Dr. Ted Brown, Arkansas Chief Medical Examiner, shared with students the importance of communication and respect between funeral service practitioners and the crime lab staff. Not only were students given the opportunity to […]
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is proud to announce that Ava Price-Gentry has been awarded the Honors Scholarship to attend the College. This award is $2,400 per academic year. Price-Gentry is a graduate of Arkansas High School. She is the daughter of Roslyn Price. Ava plans to pursue a degree in psychology. Registration for summer […]
TEXARKANA, TX— Dot’s Ace Hardware invites area grilling and food enthusiasts to their second Boomtown Border City Steak Cookoff to be held on April 29, 2023. Entry fee for steaks is $160, and entry for ancillary categories is $50. This year’s ancillary categories are burgers and “anything cheese,” and over $3,000 in prizes will be […]
TEXARKANA, TX- The Texarkana Homeless Coalition will host a poverty simulator at the Texarkana Recreation Center located at 1 Legion Drive Texarkana, AR on Thursday, May 11th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Join community members in an experimental learning model designed to simulate common, everyday experiences among people living in poverty. This simulation will […]
TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced the launch of its newest nursing program, the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program, which will begin in the fall 2023 semester. Applications for the program are now being accepted. The program originated as a part of the university’s Better East Texas Initiative, funded by the 86th Texas […]
OKLAHOMA CITY – Four decades ago, Oklahoma children who were in the custody of the state faced horrific conditions, both in the facilities in which they were housed, and with the treatment they received from people who were charged with their care. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, an attorney working with Legal Aid of […]
The Texarkana Fallen Bikers Memorial Wall will host a fundraiser event Saturday, April 22, at the CVS located on Stateline Avenue. The fundraiser will run from 11 am to 3 pm and will offer BBQ sandwich plates for $7. A plate includes a pulled pork sandwich, chips, and a drink. The group will also have […]
