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• Ashdown High School Participates in JAG (Jobs for America's Graduates)

  AHS is in its second year of the JAG Program. JAG stands for Jobs for America’s Graduates and is a national program that is designed to identify students who possess a significant number of barriers to stay in school, complete a high school diploma, secure an entry level quality job that leads to a career, and/or pursue a postsecondary education.

• DPS Highlights School Bus Safety Efforts

  In conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 16-20), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging Texans to comply with laws prohibiting drivers from passing school buses.

• Margaret Daniel Education Foundation Awards Grants

  Pictured (l-r): Ashdown Superintendent Jason Sanders, Foundation Board Member Beth Provence, AJHS Teachers DeeAnn Ward, Christy Turner, and Robyn Parker, Foundation Board Members Kari Harger and Thad Bishop

• Texas High Senior named as Commended Student in 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program

  Texas High School 2018 senior, Luke Carter, has been named a Commended Student in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program.

• A&M-Texarkana to host first-ever Pink Fest

  Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host its first-ever Pink Fest Breast Cancer Awareness Festival on Friday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first floor of the University Center on the A&M-Texarkana campus, 7101 University Ave., Texarkana, Texas.

• Democratic Party of Arkansas Chairman to Address Miller County Democrats

  The Democratic Party of Miller County will host a Meet and Greet, Tuesday, October 10 at 6 pm.

• Overnight Crash on I-30 Closes Eastbound Lanes

  Eastbound Interstate 30 in Texarkana, Texas is still shut down this morning after a single vehicle crash involving a UPS 18-wheeler at about 2:15AM.

• Tiger Theatre Company Opens 2017 Season with a Dark Comedy

  The Tiger Theatre Company of Texas High School will open their 2017 season with a dark comedy…Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play.

• Safety Features to be Added to Area Highways

  Safety features in the form of texturized centerlines and shoulders will be added to 18 area highways during coming months, according to plans approved in September by the Texas Department of Transportation.

• Multiple Overnight Robberies Being Investigated

  The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a series of overnight robberies that appear to have been committed by the same men.

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