News of the Ark-La-Tex

A list of Memorial Day Celebrations around the ArkLaTex.

LifeShare Blood Center needs more blood donations to be prepared for Memorial Day weekend.

The Historic Washington Foundation (HWF) will sell at auction a number of items currently stored in the town’s Livery Stable.

The Titus County Sheriff’s Office says on May 23, deputies followed up on a report that a man was running around naked in front of several other residents, including numerous children.

Carry the Load is destined for Dallas for the Dallas Memorial March on Memorial Day weekend, but today they will be coming through Texarkana.

A Gofund Me has been created by Diana Olalde to help with the family’s funeral service.

On Thursday, May 25th Texarkana Arkansas Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics Team will be conducting training in various neighborhoods.

Ceaser Olalde, 18, is accused of killing four people: his parents, brother, and sister.

A national nonprofit that advocates for the separation of church and state asked a Southwest Arkansas school district to stop distributing Bibles at an elementary school and leading students in prayer.

A structure at an outdoor rodeo in Dekalb Texas burned to the ground early Tuesday morning. Leaving land owners to discover figurines were hung by ropes on the nearby announcer's stand.

Bail has been set at $10 million for Cesar Olalde for allegedly killing four people in his home.

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System broke ground Tuesday on a new emergency center.

Texas Department of Transportation and Texas A&M AgriLife, Bowie County are partnering together to offer free car seat inspections for the public

Twin City CrossFit, located at the Sportsplex in Texarkana, is excited to announce that two of our talented instructors, Blake Morgan and Siera Nelson, will be representing our community and gym in the upcoming HYROX World Championship Competition in Manchester, UK on May 27, 2023.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Trinity Baptist Church is offering a free class on anxiety and depression this Wednesday, May 24.

Bonds totaling $165,000 have been set for a Texarkana, Ark., man accused of punching an 11-year-old boy while he tried to call 911 for his mother on Sunday night.

The City Council will meet at noon Tuesday to discuss a proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Municipal Budget.

Lee’s China on Mall Drive will soon be opening under new management after shutting down last week after 40 years of service.

Texarkana Emergency Center, Texarkana Funeral Home, Eagle Distributing, Farmers bank, and Crossties are hosting a First Responder’s Day Luncheon from 11:30 until 1:30 pm Wednesday the 24th at Crossties.

New Boston, Texas- The Riverbend Water Resources District (RWRD) Board of Directors held a special meeting on Monday, May 1, 2023, to discuss the naming of the future regional water treatment facilities. There was a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors present at Monday’s meeting to officially name the future facilities in honor of Johnny L. Branson.

Texarkana Arkansas city's Board of Directors will hold a special executive session on Tuesday, May 23rd to interview a city manager candidate.

The McCaskill Fun Fest is set for June 3rd at the McCaskill Community Center at 4223 Highway 371 in McCaskill.

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System has announced that David Karchut has been named vice president of mission integration to oversee and advance the mission, values, and Catholic identity of CHRISTUS St. Michael.

Texarkana Arkansas School District approved a pay increase for employees at Wednesday's Board of Trustees' final meeting of the year.

Olivia and Liam are once again America’s most popular baby names in 2022.

Trees along the frontage road and interstate are being cut down as work continues along Kings Highway.

The trial of a man accused of beating another man to death in 2022 in an alleged murder-for-hire plot has been rescheduled for July.

Kashandra Murphy, 5th grade Literacy teacher at Harmony Leadership Academy, was named the Texarkana Arkansas School District Teacher of the Year.

Scramble up an omelet because the price of eggs has gone way down.

The legendary Marshall Tucker Band will headline the 47th Annual Hope Watermelon Festival Concert.

The trial for a Mississippi man arrested in a 2020 fatal shooting at a local restaurant has been reset for Feb. 5, 2024.

Planet Fitness has started its program to let high school students work out for free for the summer.

An Upshur County man has been sentenced to 99 years in prison after being found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Cass County.

TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana presented Texarkana attorney Cary Patterson with an Honorary Doctorate of Leadership during its 9:00 a.m. commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13th.

A Miller County man has been arrested after two incidents Saturday on Union Road.

The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in public service jobs, the U.S. Department of Education said this week.

Oklahoma will seek its third straight Women’s College World Series title as the No. 1 national seed in the upcoming 64-team NCAA Women’s Softball Tournament.

The drive through downtown Texarkana Arkansas may not be as smooth as it has been in the past.

The city of Texarkana, Arkansas will host a job fair on May 16th.

The Arkansas law enforcement community is urging motorists to buckle up during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort.

A Nash, Texas, man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday after being found guilty of sexually abusing a girl from the time she was 11 until she was 19.

Arkansas United Methodists voted Saturday to allow an additional 67 congregations to disaffiliate from the denomination. Bringing the total number that have left in the past six months over "issues related to human sexuality" to over 100.

Naming Texarkana Regional Airport's new passenger terminal in honor of E-Z Mart founder Jim Earl Yates will take place today at the city Board of Directors meeting.

Just a reminder that our 1st annual Car show benefiting the Liberty Eylau Volunteer Fire Dept on May 20th at Liberty-Eylau High School is quickly approaching.

TEXARKANA, TX- The City of Texarkana, Texas would like to remind residents of the online application process to its board and commissions. Last year the city had several positions filled through this new process and is encouraging more community involvement in 2023.

A woman who had her three young children in the backseat when she allegedly crashed intentionally into their father’s pickup on Monday has been charged with child endangerment.

Texas High lost and Liberty Eylau won last night.

A World War II B-29 Super fortress is set to visit Texarkana Regional Airport next week.

Redwater, TX – Coming to Redwater ISD as the Director of Bands, for the 2023-24 school year, is Dillon Davis, current Texas Middle School Head Band Director and Assistant Band Director for Texas High School.

The public is invited to attend.

In observance of National Hospital Week, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System Associates donated goods such as diapers, wipes, cleaning supplies, paper goods, blankets, snacks, drinks, and more to various local organizations including Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc. of Texarkana, Mission Texarkana, and Texarkana Children's Advocacy Center in support of our mission to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

After 40 years in business, Lee's China Restaurant quietly announced its closure with a message taped to the storefront.

An over 30 year tradition, Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is set to participate in the law enforcement special Olympics torch run.

New option available in specified areas where transportation and other obstacles limit participation in Summer Meal Programs.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has asked the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to expand the investigation into McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy.

Scooter's Coffee, opened Tuesday, at 3107 Richmond Road in Texarkana, Texas.

NFL stars from the Shreveport-Bossier area will be coming home this summer to host the 318 Takeover Youth Football Camp.

The Hope Evening Lions will hold their monthly food distribution Saturday May 13th beginning at 9am.

Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will come through Hope on Tuesday, May 16. The mission of the Torch Run is to increase awareness and raise funds for Special Olympics.

Arkansas has had as bad a run of injuries as Dave Van Horn has seen in his 21 years as coach.

HOUSTON (AP) — The leader of a major anti-abortion group aligned herself Monday with former President Donald Trump on the issue, just weeks after raising questions about his commitment to restricting access to the procedure.

The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS” — short for “Right Wing Death Squad” — a phrase that has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists who glorify violence against their political enemies.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester in a Black Lives Matter march in Texas faces up to life in prison when his sentencing hearing begins Tuesday, even as Gov. Greg Abbott presses for the chance to pardon the soldier.

Texarkana College is proud to announce our first ever Women in Workforce event, which will take place on Friday, June 9, 2023, from 10AM-12PM at the McCulloch Industrial Technology Center.

LaSalle Corrections, a private jail management company that once oversaw operations at the Bowie County jail, has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $7 million with the family of an HIV positive woman who they claim was subjected to inhumane treatment before her death at a local hospital.

The McCurtain County Board of Commissioners met at the City Hall Monday morning to discuss the future of Sheriff Kevin Clardy.

Health On The Line will be a day of fun, food trucks, music, and free health testing.

Texarkana Police are warning local businesses about potential credit card scams after multiple stores in the area were hit last week. According to Public Information Officer Shawn Vaughn, there have been three incidents over the last few days where people used fake credit cards to make some big purchases. They say the scam artists are using blank credit cards to trick cashiers into believing that the transaction is being run as credit even though the back of the card has instructions to run it as cash.

Texarkana police are seeking a man who allegedly rammed his girlfriend’s car Friday afternoon, then shot her passenger in the arm. TTPD officers say around 5 p.m. Friday, Princeton Crawford became upset when he learned his girlfriend was giving rides home to one particular co-worker.

Miller County District Court and sister court at the Bi-State will be running an Amnesty Program through April 30th. Individuals can receive up to $350 off of any active misdemeanor warrants.

47 year old Christopher Jeff Langston has been sentenced by a Bowie County jury to life in prison for sexual assault of a child involving a victim who got pregnant and had his child at 14 years of age. The jury convicted Langston of sexual assault of a child Thursday after also hearing testimony from two other witnesses who allege they were sexually abused by Langston when they were 14.

Hooks High School student James Deanda has won the Texas High School state championship for UIL STUDENT CONGRESS after a grueling couple days of fierce competition in Austin.

The Animal Care and Adoption Center in Texarkana has closed temporarily. The adoption center is located on the 200 block of Harrison Street.

CHRISTUS St. Michael is writing another chapter in its more than 105-year history in Texarkana with the construction of the multi- million CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital – West, set to break ground early this year. Set to open next year, the new, fully-licensed hospital will be conveniently located at Gibson Lane and Arista Blvd. in Texarkana.

With the public appearance of the Omicron variant, many COVID testing sites are being overrun by residents wanting to know whether they are infected or not. This being the case, Arkansas has taken another step to relieve some of the pressure at these sites. Bridging The Gaps of Arkansas in Texarkana has teamed with the Arkansas Department of Health in distributing free COVID-19 testing kits to residents. Johnny Riley, of Bridging The Gaps, said interest in the kits is running high. His organization received nearly 300 kits Tuesday, Jan. 12 and they were out by midmorning the next day.

Schools are closing on the Texas side of Both Texarkana school districts are now closed due to COVID related issues and will remain closed through at least Monday.

Texarkana Fire investigators are figuring out the cause of a blaze that destroyed a former outlet mall in the 2600 block of New Boston Road in Texarkana, Texas, Monday evening.

According to Texarkana Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Schlotter, a surge in positive COVID cases since Christmas is a major cause of Monoclonal antibody treatment centers across the ArkLaTex being affected by a national shortage of treatments such as Regeneron.