February 14, 2012 A Bomb threat ended with the arrest of a local man. Texarkana Arkansas Police responded to the Dollar General Store in the 1300 block of Dudley Street. Witnesses say a suspect entered the store filled his basket with merchandise and then was unable to provide payment and was asked to leave the store
February 10, 2012 A Bowie County Grand Jury has indicted a 17 year old Redwater Texas girl in connection with the murder of a Texarkana Mom and her two children in their home last May. Rachel Nicole Pittman is jailed on $ 3 million dollars bond
February 9, 2012 Two Texarkana men are running for political office in Southwest Arkansas. Democratic State Senator Steve Harrelson has announced his intention to run for re-election.
Meanwhile John Cowart who is a Texarkana , Arkansas Police officer and a military reservist has thrown his hat into the ring in the 4th District U
February 8, 2012 Several overpasses near New Boston Texas in Bowie County are closed this morning after an oversized load traveling eastbound on Interstate 30 struck the FM 993 and the Red Bayou Road overpasses causing damage to both structures
February 7, 2012 Texarkana Arkansas Police have identified a suspect they allege held up a store over the weekend. 30 year old Johnny Hall is an escapee from a Mississippi Corrections Facility. He is described as a white male 6’ 3” tall around 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes
February 6, 2012 Texarkana Texas Police working a fatality accident during the noon hour today at the Intersection of Summerhill Road and Mall Drive. The investigation is underway as is clearing the wreckage.
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Texarkana, Arkansas City Board of Directors meets tonight at city hall beginning at 6:30 p
February 3, 2012 Texarkana, Texas councilmember Bob Bruggeman announced plans today to run for Texas-side Mayor. Bruggeman has been on the city council since 2005. Bruggeman says he wants to continue the growth and progress in the city
February 3, 2012 Texarkana Arkansas Police have arrested a Lewisville, Arkansas woman in connection with fraud at local financial institutions. Authorities began an investigation in January concerning 40 year old Melissa Goza
February 2, 2012 $3 million dollars bond has been set for a Bowie County Texas Teen charged as an adult in connection with the deaths of a Texarkana area woman and her two children last May.
Rachel Nicole Pittman remains in the Bi-State Justice Center Jail
February 1, 2012 It’s a big day for High School Athletes around the area and the country. Its National Signing Day. Student athletes are signing letters of intent to play sports at colleges and universities.
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Locally here are some of the athletes who signed today:
Arkansas High
Bailey Nicholas-Softball with Bossier Parish Community College
Jarod Brown-Football with Southern Arkansas University-S
January 31, 2012 Vice President Joe Biden in North Texas for some Private Democratic Fundraising events. One was reportedly held in the DeKalb area of Bowie County and the other two in the Fort Worth Area.
Despite the fact that Texas is a solidly so-called Red State in the Republican Column, Democrats still do a lot of fundraising in the Lone Star State
January 30, 2012 Americans incomes are up in the latest Figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department. Figures show personal incomes rose by 0.5% in December, the most since last March. For all of 2011 inflation adjusted incomes rose just 0