Opinion

When you're taking a road trip through Arkansas this summer or any town for that matter pulling into a gas station to pump gas has become very dangerous.

I cannot believe it's been 5 years this week since my son Tyler and I along with our friends and the Scouts of Texarkana's Crew 3 went on our "Epic Western Expedition," a 9-day trek across the Southwest United States that checked off a bunch of items on my personal bucket list and allowed me to take what could be the best picture of my life, so far.

First off, let me say I didn't get taken, thank goodness, I recognized it for what it was early enough in the process that I saved myself the hassle and expense. This story though, is for those who haven't yet encountered it so you know what to look for.

My wife Donna and I had another chance last weekend to fly those Geek flags high at the massive event held each year in Big D known as Fan Expo Dallas 2024. What a madhouse, in a good way.

So many folks are seriously concerned about climate change these days that it's enough to make you sweat bullets before the real heat even gets here. Maybe you didn't notice how hot it was yesterday? Did you know we broke a record for the heat on Tuesday, May 7? We did.

Do you watch those Bigfoot shows on TV, follow the Bigfoot social media channels, or maybe watch video clips on YouTube? Does the idea of hunting cryptids give you the willies, in a good way? If the answer was yes to any of these questions, and you didn't go to last weekend's Fouke Monster Festival, then maybe you should make the effort next time. It was pretty cool.

Five UCR writers break down this year's class.

It’s an unenviable prospect for any filmmaker to try to balance the comedy and drama of the birth of 'Saturday Night Live.'

Have you ever heard of Round Top, Texas? Most people have not, but back in February my nephew, Will Lynde, hosted and performed at a venue there I can only describe as magical. It's called the Round Top Festival Institute, and lucky you, I took pictures.

Texarkana Arkansas Police have alerted us to a new scam that you should know about, especially if you're a business owner here in Texarkana.

You can't make this stuff up... a 10-week literary course based on Taylor Swift song lyrics is now being offered in Little Rock. Hands up, who's going?

I had to work for a bit on Saturday so I wasn't able to make it right when the gates opened but about an hour later I arrived at the Wagons for Veterans 2024 fundraising event at the Four States Fairgrounds. Happily, there was still plenty of that delicious open fire and steel pot/Dutch oven food left to fill me up. Man, was it ever good.