Back-to-school shopping may be fun but it's not cheap! We're giving you a chance to get your budget out of detention with those much-needed back-to-school funds. You could score a $500 prepaid Visa Gift Card. That's enough to buy:. 4,411 no. 2 pencils. 29 Trapper Keepers. 250 3-subject spiral notebooks.

If you were a young fan of Mad Magazine's absurdist sometimes controversial humor in the '70s, then no doubt you were also a collector of Wacky Packages, the spoofs of common household products that seemed to live in the same universe. What Were Wacky Packages?. Wacky Packages were TOPPS collectible...

Congratulations to all the Texarkana College students who earned a Level-One Certificate and/or the Occupational Skills Awards for Spring 2024. See below for the whole list. A total of 88 TC students earned these Certificates or Skills Awards this semester. The students, listed below, represent the following area high schools: Atlanta High School, Bloomburg High School, Liberty-Eylau High School, Maud High School, New Boston High School, Pleasant Grove High School, Queen City High School, Redwater High School, and Texas High School.

It's been a long time coming, but Texarkana has a new state-of-the-art airport terminal, the Jim E. Yates Terminal located just off East 19th Street. The $49 million terminal has been in the works for 20 years a lot of hard work and planning with local, state, and federal officials has brought this project to fruition.

Is it time for this again already? Time does seem to drag when your Fair Food tummy is growling thinking about those delicious deep-fried whatcha-doodles you found at the fair last year. What will be new and delicious at the State Fair of Texas this year? It's time to see who is closing in on the titles.

The Olympic Trials continue this weekend as the United States narrows down the athletes that will represent the US at the Summer Olympics in Paris in July. This weekend watch for a Texarkana native in the gymnastic trials. Joscelyn Roberson. This weekend it's all about finding out who will make...

Trooper Austin Duncan has been awarded the prestigious Arkansas State Trooper of the Year Award for 2023. The accolade was presented today at the annual Arkansas State Police awards ceremony, hosted by the Arkansas State Police Foundation. Trooper Duncan, who has been with the Arkansas State Police since 2020, was...

Summer is here...... and a brand new month kicks off on Monday. As always, there is great live music all over the area to celebrate this last weekend of June. Let's see who's playing around town in Texarkana's Live Music Scene for the weekend of June 27 - 29. 324...

Texarkana is now home to Keller Coffee Co. and Eatery located at 3809 East 9th Street (HWY 82 East) adjacent to 82 Eats. Keller Coffee Co. is family-owned and operated by Tracy and Shanda Jones who already have a location on Highway 71 North in Ashdown and are excited about opening this new location in Texarkana, Arkansas.

The Fourth of July lands on Thursday this year but the City of Atlanta, Texas will be celebrating a little earlier this Saturday, June 29, 2024. The Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the City of Atlanta, Texas, and Genisis Primecare is proud to present SummerFest and Fireworks Show. Wear your Red, White, and Blue and join in the fun of celebrating America's Independence from 6 PM to 9 PM at 606 St. Louise Street.

LifeShare Blood Center is calling all blood donors to make giving blood a part of their summer plans. The need for blood donations is critical during the summer, particularly in July, when there is a historically higher demand for blood products. In a recent study by the Pew Research Center...

Summer is officially here and one of the main critters you should keep an eye out for is snakes. Now that the weather is getting warmer the cold-blooded snakes will be coming out to warm up. You never know where one may be sunbathing to warm up or just hanging around looking for something to eat. Be careful in your garages, plant pots, and piles of grass any place like this where one can hide.

The McDonald's logo remains one of the most recognizable not only among fast food restaurants, but all brand names. The chain's trademark "golden arches" lets fast food-seekers know what they're going to get. But what happens if those arches are no longer golden?. Where Is There a McDonald's With Turquoise...

Get ready Texas here we go again! The Saharan dust is headed to the Lone Star State. It happens about this time every year, the traveling dust makes its long 5,000 + mile journey from Northwest Africa to the Caribbean Sea, to the Texas Gulf Coast, and other parts of the United States.

The Fourth of July is almost here which means you might start hearing a few fireworks pop off in your neighborhood. Did you know that that is against the law in the Texarkana city limits?. The First Responders in Texarkana are sending out an important reminder about firework safety and...

If your neighborhood is anything like mine, there's a specific two-week period in the summer when the temperature is steamy, the breeze is non-existent, and it happens. This happened precisely two days ago, just after a pretty bad thunderstorm. I walked out, inhaled the gloopy air, and a deer fly landed on me and bit HARD. It was waiting for me.

Did you know that the tallest waterfall between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains is right here in Arkansas? Southern Living just named the 17 Arkansas Waterfalls to Explore in the Natural State and Hemmed-in Hollow-Falls made the list. Hemmed-In-Hollow-Falls. Now that summer has arrived many will be taking to the...

New laws in the Great State of Arkansas go into effect on Monday, July 1, 2024, including new starting wages for State employees, new cyber security rules and insurance plans for government offices, plus new rules for permanent body artists and minimum age requirement increases for body art in the state.

One of the best treats in the summer in Arkansas is fresh watermelon. Do you know how to pick out the best, sweetest, juiciest watermelon? I found some great easy tips that will help you pick the perfect watermelon every time. These tips will help you whether you are at...

If you love the shopping app Temu, I hate to break the news to you but... Arkansas is suing the e-commerce company Temu for allegedly deceiving us and illegally accessing our personal information. Attorney General Tim Griffin announced today June 25, that Arkansas is now the first state to take...