Family Life

It's almost here. Time to get your red white and blue and come celebrate our independence a little early. Sparks in The Park takes place Saturday, June 30 at the Four States Fair Fairgrounds located at 3700 East 50th Street in Texarkana, Arkansas.

Movies in the Park at Spring Lake Park returns this week. What a fun way to spend the evening with this family-friendly event. All movies will begin around 7:45PM.  The Spring/Summer Season of Movies in the Park begins this Thursday, May 24th at Spring Lake Park.

Warmer weather is here and it can be a little difficult to stay cool. Here are a few places to check out when the temperature rises too high.

Scout-O-Rama is back! Spring Lake Park in Texarkana, Texas is the place to be this Saturday, April 28 as the Boy Scouts of America, Caddo Area Council and Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas Council invite the whole family to join us for a day of Scouting fun.

Easter Sunday is almost here. Are you getting ready to color eggs this week? If you have kids or grandkids then chances are, yes coloring Easter eggs is on the agenda sometime this week.

Easter is just around the corner, so if you are wondering where to take the little ones for a  good ol' fashioned Easter Egg Hunt then mark your calendars for Saturday, March 24.

If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, then get ready!  It's the 15th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade in Hot Springs.

It's finally March and of course, with the month of March comes St. Patrick's Day. In Hot Springs, Arkansas they'll be celebrating their 15th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Do you have a young artist in the family? The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) is still accepting entries in its statewide student poster contest. KAB invites students in kindergarten through fifth grades to put their creativity on paper and enter this year’s Keep Arkansas Beautiful Great American Cleanup® Youth Poster Contest. Entry deadline is Thursday, March 1 2018.

It's flu season and it's been definitely going around our area. But here's something you might not know. Your dog can catch the flu too and there are reports of cats catching it as well.  It's not the same strain of flu that attacks us, but it is a flu virus. To make matters worse, it's very contagious to other dogs. So, how do we keep our sweet pups healthy?

You know the saying, 'Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck.' Well, do you pick up pennies when you see them? A new survey says the older you are the more likely you'll pick up that penny.

It's almost here. Halloween is tomorrow night. With the possibility of rain tomorrow, it's a good idea to know where to take the kiddos for Trick or Treat fun and stay dry. Here are some places that are having Trunk or Treat or Fall Festival Events in Texarkana tonight on Halloween night.