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Three movies offered outdoors this spring at Spring Lake Park-Texarkana
TEXARKANA, TX- The annual spring Movies in the Park will continue at Spring Lake Park this year, with three titles offered.
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Don’t Mess with Texas Calls on Iconic Texas Voices to Stop PPE Litter
AUSTIN, Texas – With a growing number of discarded face masks, gloves and sanitizing wipes found littering roadways and parking lots, Don’t mess with Texas called on the help of some celebrity friends to remind […]
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Crashes Take Heavy Toll on State’s Motorcyclists
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign, which begins this month, aims to alert drivers to the risks that motorcyclists face and suggests safety precautions motorists […]
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L-E’s Stephanie Nelson quarter-finalist for Music Educator Award
Liberty-Eylau Band Director Stephanie Nelson is a quarter-finalist for the 2021 Music Educator Award.
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Texarkana College Offers Virtual Kids’ College Courses for Summer 2020
TEXARKANA, Texas – Texarkana College’s Community and Business Education Center is offering Virtual Kids’ College classes for Summer 2020. The 27-year tradition is being offered in a newly-online format in light of the COVID-19 social […]
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Texarkana Residents need to Complete US Census Form
TEXARKANA, Texas – Texarkana residents still have a few months to complete the U.S. census form, but it is imperative to act now. The United States census is conducted every ten years and aims to […]
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Railroad Underpass in Texarkana at West 7th Street to Close for Repairs
TEXARKANA, Texas – Motorists who normally travel US 67 Eastbound (West 7th Street) between Lake Drive and Texas Boulevard will need to find an alternate route beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, through […]
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Second Saturday Recycling Event continues in Texarkana, Arkansas
TEXARKANA, Arkansas – The City of Texarkana, Arkansas will continue their Second Saturday Recycling efforts at the City Shop, located at 2601 Dudley Street. The event will take place Saturday, June 13th from 8:00 am […]
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Ministries Alliance, Mayor hoping for good race relations and peaceful protests
Texarkana (Ark.) Mayor Allen Brown and several members of the Ministries Alliance gathered Tuesday morning at the Mount Grove Baptist Church. The group announced its plans in regard to race relations and peaceful protests […]
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LifeShare Offers Free COVID-19 Antibody Tests for All Blood Donors
TEXARKANA, Texas – LifeShare Blood Center will temporarily be adding testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to the panel of testing for all volunteer blood donors. The testing will begin on Monday, June 1st and end on […]
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Travis Ransom announces campaign for U.S. Congress
Conservative businessman, veteran, and Mayor of Atlanta, Texas, Travis Ransom announced today that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination in Texas’ 4th Congressional District, where he is also a 4th generation resident. […]
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Texarkana Celebrates 5th annual First Responders Appreciation Day
Yesterday was the 5th annual First Responders Appreciation Day in Texarkana. All first responders who came to the convention centers were given a free meal.
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COVID-19 Fears cause Blood Supply to Dwindle
TEXARKANA, Texas – LifeShare Blood Center is in need of blood donors as a result of the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus which has led to the loss of more than 3,500 upcoming blood donations. […]
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Texas High School Art Student Work Selected for Youth Art Month Exhibit at State Capitol
TEXARKANA, Texas – Chloe Alzaga, Texas High School freshman art student, has had her work selected to be part of the Texas Arts Education Association (TAEA) Youth Art Month Exhibit. Alzaga’s art is one of […]
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Salvation Army Angel Tree Program Distributes over 800 Angels
TEXARKANA, Texas – Today, 355 families in the Texarkana area received a blessing to make their season a little brighter when they picked up their gifts from the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. Major Tracey […]
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Shield616 Texarkana Police Department Presentation
TEXARKANA, Texas – On Friday, October 4th, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., the Texarkana, Texas Police Department will receive 83 sets of potentially life-saving all day rifle rated gear, in partnership with SHIELD616 and the ESPN […]
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Harvest Regional Food Bank presents 28th Annual Taste of Texarkana
TEXARKANA, USA – Harvest Regional Food Bank is excited to announce the 28th annual Taste of Texarkana on October 22nd at Four States Fair Grounds. Over 40 food and beverage vendors will be offering samples […]
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Marshall High School Senior killed in Auto Accident
MARSHALL, Texas – Marshall ISD and the Maverick Family were devastated this morning with the loss of Marshall High School senior Hayden Blalock, who was killed this morning in an automobile accident.
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TAPD Tips: Arkansas High School vs Texas High School Football Game
TEXARKANA, Arkansas – The annual Arkansas High/Texas High Football game is scheduled for Friday Sept. 6th at Arkansas High’s Razorback Stadium. The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department would like to offer the following suggestions to those […]
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36th Annual National Night Out to be celebrated October 1st
TEXARKANA, Arkansas – On Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, citizens in neighborhoods across Texarkana, Arkansas will be turning their lights on and getting together with friends and neighbors for an evening outside […]