Texarkana without baseball? No, thank you!
The Texarkana area is well known throughout Texas and Arkansas as a community that loves baseball. As the Spring baseball season has been all but lost to the pandemic, columnist Caven Carpente…
Church music trailblazer Myron "Mike" Murphy: 1937-2020
The Ark-La-Tex music scene has lost a major talent following the death of one of the Texarkana region's most beloved music directors, Mike Murphy. He was best known for his razor-sharp musi…
About 150 jobs lost as Southern Refrigerated Transport of Texarkana to shut down
Approximately 150 Texarkana area citizens who act as support staff will lose their jobs after the chairman of Covenant Transportation Group (CTG) announced that Southern Refrigerated Transport (…
Is a local doctor getting too much publicity? — The Dialogue
Welcome to The Dialogue, our weekly opinion "lookahead" from both sides of the Texas and Arkansas' state line, plus our best scoops. Good Saturday morning. 1. Dr. Matt Young is…
Local coach releases uplifting new book amid Covid-19 crisis
Venture Watson is intent on bringing hope, direction, and love to the world in her new book — released amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A special chapter in her book titled "How to get thr…
FILM REVIEW: Heart and Soul: This is Texas HS Football - Sports documentary of the 2019 state championship Pleasant Grove Hawks football team of Texarkana, Texas
Thousands watched the 2020 sports documentary that premiered last night titled Heart and Soul: This is Texas HS Football . It follows the Pleasant Grove High School football team's journey to …
7 positive ways to use your free time due to COVID-19 from Armani Valentino
Most of us have more free time than we ever imagined as the COVID-19 virus has already kept us indoors for many days. But the lengthy period we have by ourselves or with family does not have to…
Heart and Soul: One Nation, One Community with a feature-length PG film on the way
Family life amidst a "Shelter in Place" order is not easy for anyone. But columnist Caven Carpenter tells us hope is just around the corner as he discusses the new documentary film abo…
BACKLASH? Interim Bowie County Judge "cancels" Easter with 16-day, COVID-19 stay-at-home order
There will be no hope of wide-open church front doors or dinner with extended family on Easter Sunday in Bowie County, Texas in 2020. The church doors will be locked, cheerful gatherings will …
CURFEW TEXARKANA: Even 5 am walkers and runners banned from solo exercise
A curfew that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago has been placed on citizens in Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas, between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am beginning today, March 2…
Movie about Pleasant Grove Hawks 2019 Texas state football championship coming this Sunday
A documentary film chronicling Pleasant Grove High School's dramatic 2019 Texas state championship season will be released Sunday on YouTube and Facebook. Heart and Soul: This is Texas Footb…
Exhausted area hospital nurse gives heartwrenching plea for COVID-19
A hardworking Arkansas nurse is pleading with residents of the state to stay in and heed the warnings about the Coronavirus while posting a selfie of her obviously tired face following a hospita…
IT'S OVER: Boil order for Texarkana, Wake Village and Nash has been rescinded
Water will not need to be boiled in Texarkana, Wake Village and Nash after the order has been rescinded. A Texarkana News reporter spoke directly to the Texarkana Water Utilities office, and we…
Texas High's Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble win major UIL award
Texas High's much-praised Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble have been awarded the prestigious UIL Sweepstakes Award. The group, which is under the direction of Steve Bennett, won the accolad…
