december 9

Bowie County Sheriff Jeff Neal reports the total number of persons arrested in the county in the first week of December hit 75.

Governor Asa Hutchinson signed the largest tax cut Thursday in the Great State of Arkansas' history. The current top tax rate is 5.9% by the time this goes into full effect in 2025, the top tax rate for Arkansans will be 4.9%.

Thanksgiving leftovers were not limited to turkey and dressing this year as COVID-19 cases increased slightly in our area post turkey day. Trauma Service Area F (see charts below) which includes Texarkana, New Boston, and Paris, has a reported 42 people hospitalized, that's up a bit from 33 reported last week, 15 of those in ICU, 8 on ventilators, and thank goodness, still 0 pediatric cases. Here

Texarkana Arkansas School District is proud to welcome former NFL star linebacker and Super Bowl champion turned Hollywood writer/producer, Spencer Paysinger next Thursday, December 9, to speak to students at both the High school and Middle school.