The Texarkana Arkansas School District has been awarded the highly competitive federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Grant from the Department of Education in the amount of $11,457,355. The award will be paid over five years.…
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is announcing the launch of this year’s Summer Earn and Learn (SEAL) program for students aged 14-22 with disabilities. Through work-based learning, SEAL participants earn a paycheck as they learn new…
Alice Smith, age 91, of Texarkana, AR passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024. She was born August 16, 1932, in Prescott, AR to Lee and Tenn Garrette. Alice was a truck driver for Milwood Trucking and her family remembers her being every bit as…
Lillie Alderene “Rene” Cates Elliott, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at the remarkable age of 102. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Elliott, her sisters…
Jack Cliff Upchurch, age 66, of Fouke, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 21, 1957, in Odessa, Texas to Tommy and Anne…
Bennie Lee Beel, age 65, of New Boston, Texas died on Friday, May 24, 2024. Mr. Beel was born March 19, 1959 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was an HVAC Technician and a member of the Dart League. He enjoyed a good game of darts or bowling in…
Margaret Ruth (Nuttle) Chaufty, 81, of Texarkana, Texas departed this world on Friday, May 24, 2024. Moments later, her 12-year-old Pomeranian dog Oakley, also left this world to be by her side. Margaret Ruth was born August 1, 1942, in…
Dorothy Griffin, 89, of Texarkana, TX, departed this life on Friday, May 24, 2024. She was born on August 11, 1934, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Louis Porter Good, MD and Dorothy Marion Dean. Mrs. Dorothy spent her time as a professional…
Dianne Lemons, 78, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Texarkana, TX. She was born May 25, 1945, in Texarkana, TX to L.D. and Lois Dycus. Dianne’s life was filled with simple joys and meaningful connections. As a devoted…
Michael Mart Jordan, age 69, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Christus St. Michael Hospital. He was born on November 30, 1954, in Texarkana, Texas to Mart and Mary Elizabeth Jordan. Mr. Jordan spent his…
Christina “Chris” Annette Bradford McMellon went to be with our Heavenly Father after losing her battle with breast cancer on May 24, 2024. She was born on September 20, 1964. Chris loved spending time with family and friends, laughing and…
Neva Jane was born in rural Arkansas to William Pierce and Buena Davis, on their farm near Murfreesboro. Neva was the baby of the family, and her childhood years were charmed by their doting love. She played basketball in school, helped…
Robert “Bob” L. Williamson, of Texarkana, Texas, died on May 21, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jane Williamson of Texarkana, Texas; his daughter Elizabeth Kim of Little Rock, Ark.,…
Pauline Deahl “Miss America” Green, age 78, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 24, 2024, in a local hospice facility. Mrs. Green was born on January 25, 1946, in Dallas, Texas, and lived in…
HOPE, Ark.–A woman arrested last week in Hope has been accused of smoking marijuana while driving erratically with a 5-year-old child in the front seat, according to court records. Dawn Bryant, 53, was allegedly observed by a director with…
On Friday, May 17, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed slightly above the 40,000 level for the first time ever. This no doubt generated mixed feelings among investors. Many were exuberant this huge milestone had been reached. But…
U.S. Veteran John Franklin Renfro, age 91, of Texarkana, Arkansas went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Renfro was born December 21, 1932 in Stephens, Arkansas. He…
The University of Arkansas Cossatot celebrated Spring 2024 Graduation at the Historic Bank of Lockesburg Gymnasium on Friday, May 17th. The event took place in front of a record crowd, which included UA System President Dr. Donald Bobbitt,…
Martha Chamblee Williams, 74, of Wake Village, TX., passed away on May 22, 2024. Mrs. Williams was born on September 16, 1949, in Atlanta, TX. to Vernon and Alcie Hill. She was a member of Buchanan First Baptist Church and in the past was…
Aubrey Winthrop Dickens, 84, of Texarkana, Texas passed away on May 21, 2024. He was born January 23, 1940 to Forest Bryan and Sudie Cenda Fowler Dickens in Maud, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings; Wayne Raymond,…
The deadline to apply for the Arkansas High School Collegiate Academy is Monday, June 3, 2024. 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…
In an era where digital fluency is paramount, The Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties is proud to announce a series of smartphone classes aimed at enhancing digital literacy among community members. Scheduled to kick off in June,…
Texarkana College is proud to announce its second annual Women in Workforce event, which will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 10AM-12PM at the McCulloch Industrial Technology Center. This event celebrates the accomplishments of…
Nancy Ruth Jordan (92) passed away of natural causes on May 20, 2024. She is now with her Lord and Savior Christ Jesus and her beloved family. She was born on October 14, 1931, to parents Trever and Cecil Beard in Warren, Arkansas. Nancy…
Frances Louise Mitchell passed away on May 20, 2024, in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on July 24, 1942, in Texarkana Hospital to Emma Berry Mitchell and Malin B. Mitchell. She attended Texas High, the University of Arkansas, Texarkana…
Marie Elizabeth Hagen, 88, of Texarkana, Texas passed away on May 19, 2024, at her residence. She was born December 30, 1935, to Siro and Maria Columbus in Texarkana, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Joe Hagen,…
Congratulations to the UAHT students named to the Spring 2024 Chancellor’s and Vice Chancellor’s Lists! Students who made the chancellor’s list earned 12 or more credit hours and a 3.75 GPA or higher. Students who made the vice…
Kiaundra Walker has been named Liberty-Eylau Elementary Principal for the 2024–2025 school year. “Kiaundra Walker has been an asset to the Liberty-Eylau Independent School District since her first day,” Superintendent Jeff Wright said.…
Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced a new partnership with the City of Nash, Texas that will allow city employees to receive discounted tuition towards classes at the university. The partnership benefit includes a tuition discount…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Bail has been set at $200,000 for a woman whose 14-month-old child tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl after being hospitalized under emergency circumstances earlier this month. Madison Reniece Jones, 24, is…