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Windy, wonderful street friend
Windy, wonderful street friend
The cold bit at my face as I walked the streets, the 39-degree wind cutting through my layers like it had a personal grudge. But as I passed a man sitting quietly on the curb, I forgot my own discomfort. He wore a smile so pure and inviting it outshone the chill in the air— though his smile revealed something else: he had no teeth. 01/15/2025 10:02 AM
What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You
What Wikipedia Can’t Tell You
It seems no matter how old I am I always remember certain things from my childhood. Most pertain to what my father and mother told me. What I heard a lot was “mind your tongue, young lady!” I admit, I was stubborn and wanted my own way most of the time (well, actually, all of the time). When I would sound off, I was in trouble. I didn’t learn my lesson about controlling my tongue until much later in life. It was after I observed what a powerful weapon the tongue can be. It’s a double-edged sword, capable of tearing a person apart or building a person up. 01/15/2025 10:02 AM
Bowie County Sheriff’s Report
Bowie County Sheriff’s Report
MONDAY Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) Under 1 Gram-West 7th Street Texarkana, arrested: Shannon Dell Smith Warrant Service (Probation Violation)-Farm to Market Road 3287 Texarkana, arrested: Danielle Marie Kirby Commitment Sentence for Possession of a Controlled Substance-North State Line Avenue Texarkana, arrested: Melissa Y. Jackson Warrant Service (Probation Violation)-North State Line Avenue Texarkana, arrested: Derick Quantez Lane Warrant Service (Probation Violation)-North State Line Avenue Texarkana, arrested: Jermey David Moss Commitment Sentence for Possession of a Controlled Substance-North State Line Avenue Texarkana, arrested: Carlos Smith Warrant Service (Bench Warrant)-North State Line Avenue Texarkana, arrested: Tristan Alexander Foreback TUESDAY Theft Over $100 and Under $750-Private Road 13260 Texarkana, taken: prescription medication Prohibited Substance or Item in a Correctional Facility- West Front Street Texarkana Sexual Assault-James Bowie Drive Texarkana Forgery-North State Line Avenue Texarkana 01/15/2025 10:01 AM
Capital Highlights
Capital Highlights
The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, told The Dallas Morning News that the requests for new money reflect the growing functions and purposes of state agencies that serve the public. 01/15/2025 10:01 AM
Three challenges facing the agricultural sector
Three challenges facing the agricultural sector
Since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic in early 2020, businesses big and small have faced significant challenges. Though the pandemic has ended, many sectors, including the agricultural industry, are facing familiar and unfamiliar challenges. 01/15/2025 10:01 AM
New Brass-Cain takes reins of TPWD wildlife division, calls landowner relationships a top priority
New Brass-Cain takes reins of TPWD wildlife division, calls landowner relationships a top priority
There’s new brass at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Austin headquarters. 01/15/2025 10:01 AM
Four States Agricultural Exposition scheduled for February 13
Four States Agricultural Exposition scheduled for February 13
The Four States Agricultural Exposition, the largest gathering of farmers and ranchers in the Four States area, is scheduled from 8:00 AM until 3:30 PM on Thursday, February 13, at the Four States Fairgrounds (3700 East 50th Street, Texarkana, Arkansas). 01/15/2025 10:01 AM
LELA “JONE” CATES
LELA “JONE” CATES
Lela “Jone” Cates, age 80 of New Boston, TX passed away at her home surrounded by her family on January 9, 2025. 01/15/2025 10:00 AM
TAMARA KAY SMITH
TAMARA KAY SMITH
Tamara Kay Smith, born on May 2, 1951, in Thayer, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of Joseph and Virginia Way. 01/15/2025 10:00 AM
CHARLES JEROME MILLER
CHARLES JEROME MILLER
Charles Jerome Miller, age 86 of New Boston, Texas passed away at his home on January 6, 2025. 01/15/2025 10:00 AM
Area schools close due to incoming winter weather
Area schools close due to incoming winter weather
01/08/2025 09:56 PM
Winter weather forecasted as temperatures plunge
Winter weather forecasted as temperatures plunge
On Monday, the National Weather Service office in Shreveport issued a statement that Bowie County and the majority of the Ark-La-Tex had more than a 50 percent chance of seeing measurable snowfall starting early Thursday morning. 01/08/2025 10:04 AM
Rocky Mountain flavors with a southern flare at Papaya’s
Rocky Mountain flavors with a southern flare at Papaya’s
Two Colorado-born sisters have made their dreams come true with the opening of a restaurant that blends a bit of the south with the flare of the Rocky Mountains. 01/08/2025 10:03 AM
Bowie County
Jerry Rochelle
Kelley Crisp

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