News of the Ark-La-Tex

On Wednesday, Atlanta Police Department Dispatch received a call concerning a reckless driver on East Main Street.

According to New Orleans police, a man stabbed a woman after she refused to go on a date with him.

A 25-year-old man has been sentenced in Sevier County for his part in a fatal wreck that occurred in 2020.

Two Shreveport officers have been placed on administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting.

A woman who was hit by a falling cell phone at the Oklahoma State Fair two days ago has returned to the hospital.

Windstream services are experiencing issues in the Texarkana area this morning.

Reagan Hancock’s mother took the stand yesterday in the capital murder trial of Taylor Parker.

A jury has found a Longview man guilty of killing a woman in January of last year.

Little River County will hold a mass flu clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Little River County Health Unit.

The Animal Care and Adoption Agency will hold a ribbon cutting for their new building at 4 p.m. on September 30.

Wednesday morning in the Taylor Parker murder trial saw evidence from cameras and testimony from witnesses which places Parker near the scene on the morning Reagan Hancock was killed.

A top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside a college football game in which he was accused of biting a man’s nose.

After a two year hiatus due to Covid-19, the Ashdown High School Alumni Association will finally have their 14th “annual” banquet.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana TRiO Student Support Services Department has served students on the UAHT campus for 25 years.

AEP SWEPCO has announced a planned power outage this Thursday morning for Larry and Sidney Drives off Moores Lane.

Testimony from Wade Griffin’s mother Connie continued Tuesday morning in the Taylor Parker murder trial.

An Ashdown man has been awarded for saving a woman’s life in April of 2021.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is seeking assistance locating a juvenile who ran away from the Department of Human Services Facility.

The Texarkana, Arkansas, board of directors met Monday to discuss the budget for 2022-23.

The Taylor Parker murder trial resumed yesterday.

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the finalization of a substantial settlement with Centene Corporation and its subsidiaries that provide services to the Texas Medicaid program.

The Little River Chamber of Commerce is seeking individuals, businesses, and civic groups to participate in their Trunk or Treat event on Sunday, October 30.

Shreveport police are seeking a suspect in a Saturday shooting that left a woman dead.

The Hope Police Department have located a 17-year-old who went missing on Friday.

Mena police and fire officials have requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate the death of a woman whose body was found inside a residence Saturday.

Deputies and police from several East Texas counties pursued a man in a stolen vehicle into Caddo Parish on Sunday.

The Texarkana, Arkansas, School District is installing new smart labs at four of their campuses.

A missing woman is being sought by Cass County deputies and Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens.

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is seeking assistance from the community in locating suspects who are on video trying to break into vehicles in a residential neighborhood near Razorback Stadium.

On Wednesday, Ashdown police arrested Robert Edward Gregory Jr. after the suspect fled into a wooded area near Highway 71.

The Wednesday “Precautionary Boil Water Notice” is hereby rescinded following the repair of a water main break, which impacted the residents located east of East St., south of East 9th St, west of Pinehurst St. and north of Pearl St, Texarkana, Arkansas.

A Texarkana man is being held in Bowie County jail after his dogs allegedly attacked a nine-year-old boy, leaving him with severe injuries.

Detectives have arrested a Bossier City couple after an investigation into grave desecrations in Haughton, Louisiana.

Routine maintenance is being performed by the U.S. Army Corps. Of Engineers at Wright Patman Lake.

Republican governors are escalating their partisan tactic of sending migrants to Democratic strongholds without advance warning, including a wealthy summer enclave in Massachusetts and the home of Vice President Kamala Harris, to taunt leaders of immigrant-friendly “sanctuary” cities and stoke opposition to Biden administration border policies.

During yesterday’s session of the Taylor Parker murder trial, Parker’s ex-husband Tommy Waycasey took the stand.

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement announced yesterday that the Natural State has made progress in expanding opioid overdose treatment.

Arkansas will receive more than $50 million in federal funds in order to expand electric vehicle infrastructure.

A Shreveport man has been found guilty in a 2018 double murder.

Testimony yesterday in the Taylor Parker murder case brought to light a $20 million real estate deal that Parker tried to pull off while only holding part-time jobs at a staffing agency and OB/GYN clinic.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced a lawsuit against David Tyler, who conducts business as Tyler Pools & Construction, of Fayetteville, for violating the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA).

The Food and Drug Administration has recalled more than 220 cases of Starbucks Vanilla Espresso Triple Shot.

A group of Red River Army Depot officials have received sentences in a case involving bribery and conspiracy.

Testimony in the Taylor Parker murder trial continued yesterday, including more details in the killing of Reagan Hancock and her daughter Braxlynn.

An ordinance approved by the Texas-side city council last month goes into effect this week requiring residents who aren’t licensed breeders to spay or neuter their animals.

Lawmakers in Louisiana are seeking to get rid of the state’s income tax.

A teenager from Shreveport has been sentenced to 85 years in prison for a motel shooting that left one dead and two injured.

There will be a Food Desert Focus Group for the Southwest Arkansas Region on September 16th, at Life House Church, 915 East Street, Texarkana, Ar.

The Miller-Bowie Health Coalition is hosting their fourth annual Coat Drive until October 17th.

A Sunday morning wreck claimed the lives of a third-grade student and his father and injured seven others.

The Harrison County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man in connection with the death of an Avinger man whose body was found on Herschel McCoy Road on Saturday.

At their weekly meeting, the Texas-side City Council discussed the passing of businessman Davis Gus Orr, recognized David Baumgardner's service to the community, unopposed candidate re-elections, amending the budget, and several other items up for consideration.

A Precautionary Boil Water Notice has been issued for the residences east of East St, south of East 9th St, west of Pinehurst St. and north of Dudley St, Texarkana, Arkansas.

Testimony has begun in the capital murder trial of a Simms woman who is accused of killing a New Boston mother and extracting the child from her womb.

The City of Texarkana, Texas would like to notify motorist of projects occurring in two locations this week that could impact traffic.

Walnut Hill Communications recently donated $20,000 to establish the Walnut Hill Communications Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.

A 61-year-old Texarkana man who is accused of beating another man with an aluminum baseball bat allegedly used a box cutter to injure himself after the attack.

The body of a man was found in Harrison County on Saturday night.

The United Way of Greater Texarkana has started its 99th campaign year.

An East Texas judge has been arrested on a DWI charge.

The Arkansas State Police and the Department of Human Services have launched a new website to report child abuse.

A capital murder suspect set to be extradited to Arkansas has allegedly assaulted a Bowie County correctional officer.

Texarkana, Texas, police arrested 48-year-old Craig Smith last Friday when he attempted to steal a backpack full of ammunition from Academy Sports.

A man is facing 51 felony counts of invasive visual recording in Bowie County.

The Gladys Pedron Nursing Endowed Scholarship was recently established at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana by Linda Boulton and her family in memory of her aunt, Gladys Pedron.

Kenya Mitchell, 20, of Little Rock and her 2 year-old son were wounded by gunfire from a passing vehicle in the southbound lanes of Interstate 430 near Stagecoach Road around noon yesterday.

A Shreveport man has been arrested on accusations of molesting and having sex with a child on two separate occasions.

A missing person from Nash has been located by police.

Ashdown School District’s contracted staff employees will receive a $6,000 recruitment and retention incentive during the 2022-2023 school year.

The Texarkana Recreation Center will be hosting the Fall 2022 Job Fair from 3-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13 at 1 Legion Drive in Texarkana.

Authorities are seeking a missing juvenile from Nash.

A vehicle stolen in Texarkana on August 31 was found in Caddo Parish in connection with a series of burglaries.

A Maud, Texas, man was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for COVID-relief fraud.

American Airlines plans to upgrade their passenger service at Texarkana Regional Airport.

Several area crossings closed between today and Saturday

A Marion County man is in jail after shooting at a judge.

A Ouachita Baptist defensive lineman died on Sunday.

Borden Dairy is selling its Texas holdings to Hiland Dairy.

Texarkana, Arkansas, police are getting ready for their "National Night Out".

A single-vehicle crash over the weekend left one person dead and two with unknown injuries.

Texarkana police are investigating gunfire that occurred Sunday morning at the corner of Dudley and Fairview.

An autistic Ashdown teenager has been found safe after going missing early yesterday morning.

Texarkana Police are warning local businesses about potential credit card scams after multiple stores in the area were hit last week. According to Public Information Officer Shawn Vaughn, there have been three incidents over the last few days where people used fake credit cards to make some big purchases. They say the scam artists are using blank credit cards to trick cashiers into believing that the transaction is being run as credit even though the back of the card has instructions to run it as cash.

Texarkana police are seeking a man who allegedly rammed his girlfriend’s car Friday afternoon, then shot her passenger in the arm. TTPD officers say around 5 p.m. Friday, Princeton Crawford became upset when he learned his girlfriend was giving rides home to one particular co-worker.

Miller County District Court and sister court at the Bi-State will be running an Amnesty Program through April 30th. Individuals can receive up to $350 off of any active misdemeanor warrants.

47 year old Christopher Jeff Langston has been sentenced by a Bowie County jury to life in prison for sexual assault of a child involving a victim who got pregnant and had his child at 14 years of age. The jury convicted Langston of sexual assault of a child Thursday after also hearing testimony from two other witnesses who allege they were sexually abused by Langston when they were 14.

Hooks High School student James Deanda has won the Texas High School state championship for UIL STUDENT CONGRESS after a grueling couple days of fierce competition in Austin.

The Animal Care and Adoption Center in Texarkana has closed temporarily. The adoption center is located on the 200 block of Harrison Street.

CHRISTUS St. Michael is writing another chapter in its more than 105-year history in Texarkana with the construction of the multi- million CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital – West, set to break ground early this year. Set to open next year, the new, fully-licensed hospital will be conveniently located at Gibson Lane and Arista Blvd. in Texarkana.

With the public appearance of the Omicron variant, many COVID testing sites are being overrun by residents wanting to know whether they are infected or not. This being the case, Arkansas has taken another step to relieve some of the pressure at these sites. Bridging The Gaps of Arkansas in Texarkana has teamed with the Arkansas Department of Health in distributing free COVID-19 testing kits to residents. Johnny Riley, of Bridging The Gaps, said interest in the kits is running high. His organization received nearly 300 kits Tuesday, Jan. 12 and they were out by midmorning the next day.

Schools are closing on the Texas side of Both Texarkana school districts are now closed due to COVID related issues and will remain closed through at least Monday.

Texarkana Fire investigators are figuring out the cause of a blaze that destroyed a former outlet mall in the 2600 block of New Boston Road in Texarkana, Texas, Monday evening.

According to Texarkana Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Schlotter, a surge in positive COVID cases since Christmas is a major cause of Monoclonal antibody treatment centers across the ArkLaTex being affected by a national shortage of treatments such as Regeneron.