April 27

Ahoy Ye Land Lubbers! How well do you think you could build and float a boat made of cardboard? If you want to try, this is your weekend in Texarkana, Arkansas.

Congratulations to the City of Texarkana, Texas as they announced today, Thursday, April 27, 2023, that it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) based on the City’s 2022-2023 annual budget. This is the eighth year in a row the city has earned this award.

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Texarkana Arkansas School District Teacher of the Year.

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Liberty-Eylau Independent School District Teachers of the Year.

Are you a big enough fan of the 20+-year-old TV show "Friends" that you want to live in that imaginary world? PIVOT!

In Bowie County, Texas DSHS reports 2 new cases and a total of 4,706 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases with 0 probable cases, 210 deaths. Bowie County Fully Vaccinated age 16 - 64: 20% Bowie County Fully Vaccinated age 65 and older: 42% Cass County has 0 new cases and a total of 1192, plus 0 probable cases, COVID death total of 81. Cass County Fully Vaccinated age 16 - 64: 23% Cass County Fully Va

Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell announced today that he will let his Shelter-in-Place order expire at 11:59 p.m. tonight, but urges residents to continue following Governor Abbott’s Executive Orders and following CDC guidelines for social distancing, handwashing, and sanitizing. Cass County Judge Becky Wilbanks will let her Stay-At-Home order expire tonight as well. Texarkana, Texas Bob Bruggeman

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced in his daily Press Conference yesterday that medical service providers can resume certain nonessential out-patient procedures, restricted during the COVID-19 health crisis, on April 27. The Arkansas Department of Health has issued certain requirements for hospitals and out-patient clinics to follow in order to re-engage elective procedures.

It’s here, Scout-O-Rama 2019 is this Saturday, April 27 at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana, Texas. BSA units from all over the four states area will be camping all weekend, but Saturday the park opens to the general public to come and observe and participate in some great Scouting activities...

  Texas A&M University-Texarkana Student Counseling and Step UP! are sponsoring a music festival on the deck of the TAMUT pond. The first annual Music on the Lake Festival will include music from different genres including Pop, R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop and Country! The event will feature headline act and YouTube star Tay Marie from Las Vegas, Chicago native Sebron Smith, and Texarkana’s own Aust