Severe weather possible through weekend across Texarkana region
TEXARKANA -- The National Weather Service forecasts chances of severe weather Friday through the weekend across the Four States Region.
Stories by Karl Richter
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Waste Management changing to automated trucks May 1 in Texarkana, Texas
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Starting Wednesday, Waste Management will change how it collects city residents' garbage.
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | Texarkana’s Ragland Piano Co. revives, preserves instruments with innovative digital technology
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Ragland Piano Co. is combining the best aspects of analog and digital technology to create a new kind of instrument.
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PHOTO | Just a Little Off the Top
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Alex Cisneros with the city Parks and Recreation Department trims shrubbery Tuesday at the south entrance to Spring Lake Park in Texarkana, …
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | Texarkana’s annual Student Juried Exhibition celebrates young people’s creativity
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Young people and their proud loved ones filled the Regional Arts Center on Sunday to celebrate the skill and creativity of the Twin Cities'…
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Subscriber ExclusiveWhy go to Wine Festival? Annual Texarkana event funds ‘happy place’ for Alzheimer’s patients
TEXARKANA, Texas -- One festive day a year means one happy day after another for local people with dementia and their loved ones.
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Subscriber ExclusiveCORRECTED | Opening of Texarkana’s renovated Hotel Grim again delayed
TEXARKANA, Texas -- With the finish line tantalizingly close, the Hotel Grim's owners have again pushed back when the renovated building will open to residents.
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About 7 in 10 Americans likely to live to see 2044, 2045 total eclipses
TEXARKANA -- Americans who missed Monday's total solar eclipse are likely to get a second chance to see one -- if they're no older than 56.
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Eclipse spells success for Texarkana hotels
TEXARKANA -- Those hoping Monday's total solar eclipse would be a boon to local hotels seem to have reason to celebrate.
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Cloud cover forecast for eclipse in Texarkana, but how much?
TEXARKANA -- Less than 24 hours before Monday afternoon's total solar eclipse, weather forecasters predicted viewing conditions here in a range from less than …
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexarkana’s Central Mall under new ownership
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A real estate development company that specializes in renovating shopping malls has acquired ownership of Central Mall.
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Guest star: Unusual ‘Devil Comet’ may be visible near totally eclipsed sun Monday
It's possible that the corona of the moon-obscured sun will not be the only unusual sight in the sky during Monday's total solar eclipse.
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | New summer league baseball team to be called the Texarkana Rhinos
Karl Richter
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Silvermoon Children’s Theatre’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ starts seven-show run Thursday
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A show onstage will join the show in the sky as Silvermoon Children's Theatre performs "Little Shop of Horrors" before and after Monday's t…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexarkana colleges cope with federal financial aid snafu
TEXARKANA -- A series of federal government problems has delayed local colleges' financial aid awards for the fall semester.
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Local singer still performing at 90
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Orvis McRae's voice still graces the Twin Cities decades after he first took the stage.
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LISTEN | Cryptid creature expert Lyle Blackburn previews Fouke Monster Festival
FOUKE, Ark. -- The story of the Fouke Monster is far from over.
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexarkana Symphony, guest band to visit ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ before eclipse
TEXARKANA, Texas -- The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra will give a nod to the coming total eclipse with a special concert the weekend before it occurs.
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Literacy Council's Spelling Bee fundraiser to change format
TEXARKANA -- The Twin Cities will bee different this spring.
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PHOTO | Parks Elementary Progress
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: TEXARKANA, Texas -- A gymnasium and storm shelter, the first structure to go up on the site of the future Parks Elementary School, is under …
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Census: Slight decreases in Bowie County, Miller County populations
TEXARKANA -- The populations of Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas, decreased from 2020 to 2023.
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Wadley ER, hospital not closed, despite rumors
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A spokesperson for Wadley Regional Medical Center on Tuesday said rumors that the hospital is no longer offering all of its services are fa…
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PHOTO | Ropers romp downtown
PHOTO DESCRIPTION | TEXARKANA -- Participants in a Mrs. Roper Romp pose for a photo Saturday on the Arkansas-Texas state line downtown. Dozens of women dressed…
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Storms cut power to almost 80 in area
TEXARKANA -- Almost 80 electricity customers in the area lost power after strong thunderstorms swept through early Friday morning.
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | Award-winning science educator discusses eclipse, previews coming Perot Theatre show
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Students can visit our planetary neighborhood this month -- without even leaving the Perot Theatre.
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | Aspiring beekeepers learn the basics from Master Gardeners presentation
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Dozens of potential beekeepers on Monday learned what it takes to get started and what to expect once they do.
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Subscriber ExclusiveSpeed bumps returning to downtown Texarkana, Arkansas
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The city will soon replace half of the speed bumps installed on East Third and East Broad streets downtown and later removed.
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Subscriber ExclusiveDozens of Mrs. Ropers to storm downtown Texarkana
TEXARKANA -- If you see dozens of clones of one of TV's most colorful characters next weekend, you won't be hallucinating.
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Texarkana Symphony to debut eclipse-inspired piece Saturday
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A husband-and-wife duet and a newly commissioned work inspired by the coming total solar eclipse are highlights of Texarkana Symphony Orche…
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Texarkana native Brooke Ferguson named new Literacy Council executive director
TEXARKANA -- The Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties has named Texarkana native Brooke Ferguson as its new executive director.
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PHOTO | East Broad magnolias no more
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: City workers cut down one of the magnolia trees lining East Broad Street on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Texarkana, Arkansas.
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Texarkana arts group’s inaugural Honors Gala promises ‘Party of the Year’
TEXARKANA, Texas -- The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council's inaugural Honors Gala will "celebrate the depth of Texarkana's creative capital" this …
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Bowie County: Gardner wins constable race; Carter remains GOP precinct chair
BOWIE COUNTY, Texas -- One incumbent and one challenger won their respective contested county races Tuesday.
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | Citizen scientists show Texas High students how they will observe eclipse
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Some Texas High School students on Tuesday got an up close look at how local volunteers will make scientific observations during the total …
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No issues with early voting reported in Bowie, Miller counties
TEXARKANA -- The number of Bowie County, Texas, voters who cast early or absentee ballots is on par with the rest of the state, Elections Administrator Pat McC…
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | Simulation helps participants understand challenges of living in poverty
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Dozens gathered Thursday to learn more about the challenges that come with living in poverty.
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‘I wept’: Total eclipse veterans describe awe-inspiring experience
TEXARKANA -- As many people eagerly look forward to this spring's total solar eclipse, others wonder what the big deal is.
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LISTEN | Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson makes case for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Now on the sideline of the Republican presidential primary race, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday told the Texarkana Gazette h…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexarkana singer Orvis McRae still active at 90
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Orvis McRae's voice still graces the Twin Cities decades after he first took the stage.
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New Texarkana Wind Ensemble to perform first concert Thursday
TEXARKANA -- A new community band will stage its first performance Thursday.
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexarkana crawfish sellers contend with scarce supply, steep prices
TEXARKANA -- Crawfish lovers looking forward to a spring mudbug boil will have to wait, and they may want to start saving up to pay for it.
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Subscriber ExclusiveWATCH | Electric vehicle advocates make their case in Texarkana
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Without stressing politics or climate change, proponents of increased electric vehicle use sought to persuade the public Wednesday, the las…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexarkana-made horror movie ‘Clann’ to premiere at local multiplex
TEXARKANA -- A locally produced horror movie two years in the making soon will premiere on the big screen.
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Author with Texarkana ties to read relative’s stories in Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE, Texas -- Texas author Prudence Mackintosh will be the speaker Thursday at a Red River County Historical Society program.
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Texarkana eclipse committee seeks public’s involvement
TEXARKANA -- A committee formed to plan for April's total solar eclipse is asking residents and local businesses to get involved.
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Subscriber ExclusivePalmer Award winner George E. Moore has served Texarkana for decades
TEXARKANA -- George E. Moore, recipient of the 2023 Clyde E. Palmer Award, made a positive difference in countless students' lives during an education career t…
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Subscriber ExclusiveTexarkana eclipse day hotel demand on rise
TEXARKANA -- Local hotel room rates indicate increasing demand for lodging on April 8, when a total solar eclipse will be visible in Texarkana.
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Texarkana to be electric vehicle convoy’s last stop
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A convoy of electric vehicles will travel across East Texas beginning Monday in Beaumont, stopping Tuesday in Longview and ending Wednesday…
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony, mayoral proclamations to celebrate new Temptations murals Thursday
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A special proclamation and a pair of ceremonies to dedicate new murals have been scheduled for Thursday afternoon -- all related to Texarka…
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LISTEN | UAHT scholar writes, directs live Batman audio drama for charity
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- A local English instructor has gone from Texarkana to Gotham City.
