News of the Ark-La-Tex

A woman who was shot last week at an apartment complex in Texarkana has died and the suspect is now facing a murder charge.

The FBI is warning of criminal actors’ alleged use of couriers to collect money in a grandparent fraud scheme.

Arkansans ages 16 to 26 who are or have been in the foster-care system now are eligible for one-time payments of at least $750.

An additional region of the state, the southwest quadrant, will be served this dove season by the addition of a private field in the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s private-land permit dove hunting program.

The renewal gives the Governor the use of all available resources of the state government for all of the counties in the state.

Walmart is requiring that all workers at its headquarters as well as managers who travel within the U.S. be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is reminding consumers to be aware of potential price gouging on goods, products and services following Governor Asa Hutchinson’s public health emergency declaration.

A&M-Texarkana Professor and Former City Council Member Pledges to Build a Brighter Future in Texarkana, Texas

Starting August 2, the National Weather Service will better convey the severity and potential impacts from thunderstorm winds and hail by adding a “damage threat” tag to Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, similar to Tornado and Flash Flood Warnings.

(AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he is ordering National Guard members to start helping make arrests along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Public health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of illness caused by West Nile virus in 2021. The disease case, reported by Dallas County Health and Human Services, occurred in a resident of Dallas County.

Texas and Oklahoma have submitted a request to join the Southeastern Conference, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying it would consider the request in the “near future.”

(AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday he planned to meet with House and Senate leaders about growing calls to allow schools to require face masks as the state reported 23 more deaths from COVID-19.

(AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement Monday for election to a third term, in which Trump called the legally beleaguered incumbent “a true Texan who will keep Texas safe — and will never let you down.”

To better serve residents, the Texarkana Texas Office of Vital Statistics is scheduled for vault renovations this summer.

Paxton Joins Multi-state Coalition in Protecting Second Amendment Rights

SB 1697 allows parents to elect for their child to restart kindergarten or repeat a course or grade

The Liberty-Eylau Lady Leopards basketball team is excited to announce the addition of Taqoya Monds as Head Coach of the Lady Leopards for the upcoming season.

COVID cases are back on the rise in Bowie County and the Texarkana region. Hospitalizations due to COVID are also increasing, and available resources to care for COVID patients are critically low.

The Texarkana Arts & Historic District is calling for public art proposals to complete a series of outdoor found-object sculptures to be featured in downtown Texarkana called Bending the Rules III: George Tobolowsky & Friends Public Art Exhibit.

Begun in 2015, the Student Heroes Award recognizes public school students who voluntarily perform acts of kindness. This year’s recipients range from fourth-grade students to high school seniors.

The Texas Department of Transportation will temporarily close a section of North Park Road under the highway bridge as part of their IH-30 construction project beginning today, Wednesday July 21st.