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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:00 am

Texarkana News

Local news for Texarkana, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

5 hrs ago | www.texarkanagazette.com | Freedom Rings

James Cory Hicks acquitted of criminal charges

James Cory Hicks has been acquitted of criminal charges by a Texas appeals court.

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5 hrs ago | www.texarkanagazette.com | Freedom Rings

Wake Village responses to suit filed by former police chief Estes

The City of Wake Village has responded to a civil lawsuit filed against it by former Wake Village Police Chief Tony Estes in reference to his April 9 termination.

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Related Topix: Wake Village, TX, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News

Fri Jul 18, 2008

www.fmcgas.com | smokintaz

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This site post the gas prices over town. Just type in your zip code and it gives you who is selling gas and for what price.

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Texarkana Gazette

22-year-old man taken to hospital after driver loses control, hits tree

A 22-year-old New Boston, Texas, man was taken to a local hospital after the car he was riding in struck a tree early Sunday off U.S. Highway 59 South.

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Related Topix: New Boston, TX, Atlanta, TX

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Texarkana Gazette

Reopened murder shocks family

Herbert Hicks' divorce was scheduled to be final Oct. 27, 1973. But the night before, at 11 p.m., he was killed by a sniper, police said.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

KWTX

SPCA Takes Custody Of More Than 80 Rescued Dogs

A judge in Marshall Wednesday placed 83 rescued dogs with the SPCA of Texas. The ruling involves dogs removed on July 10 from a property near Lone Star, about 60 miles southwest of Texarkana.

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Related Topix: Texas A&M University System, Texarkana (Texas A&M University System)

Tue Jul 15, 2008

abcnews.go.com | smokintaz

Aged Tires Sold as 'New' by Big Retailers

Some of the biggest tire retailers in the U.S. are selling tires that are well beyond the age limit recommended by consumer groups and some automakers, according to the results of a hidden camera investigation ...

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worldnetdaily.com | Freedom Rings

Obama: Immigration enforcement equals terror

Sen. Barack Obama, speaking to the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza yesterday, pumped up the crowd by describing how Hispanic communities are "terrorized" by government immigration officers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Illinois, Illinois Government, 2008 Presidential Election, National University of Health Sciences, National College of Natural Medicine, National University

www.katv.com | Freedom Rings

Miller County Escapee Still at Large

One of six Miller County jail escapees continues to elude authorities. The sheriff's office says deputies are still looking for 23-year-old Bennie Ray Johnson of Bradley.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Texarkana Gazette

Meeting scheduled to help Texarkana residents understand water report

A meeting will be held this week to help residents better understand the annual water report issued by Texarkana Water Utilities.

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Sulphur Springs News-Telegram

Three charged after shot fired in parking lot

July 7, 2008 - Three people were arrested early Sunday after a warning shot was fired in the air to break up a family fight, one of a number of incidents investigated by police and sheriff's officers this ...

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX, Hopkins County, TX

Sun Jul 13, 2008

www.texarkanagazette.com | Freedom Rings

Council contest narrows

The list of potential Texarkana, Texas City Council Ward 5 representatives is down to two.

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Related Topix: Texas City, TX, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Texarkana Gazette

Judge sets bail at $250,000 for man charged in rape case

A Texarkana, Texas, man arrested in the alleged rape and kidnapping of a woman after following her home from grocery shopping appeared before a Miller County Circuit Court judge Thursday morning.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Texarkana Gazette

Inspired by parents' example, teen raises money for scholarships

At 15, Ariel Nixon may be one of the youngest philanthropists in Texarkana. She started the Adopt-A-Freshman Student Aid Award this year and will help two freshmen with college expenses.

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KTBS

Three-decade-old Texarkana case reopened

A 74-year-old woman accused in Nashville, Ark., of hiring a hitman to kill her sister-in-law has been named a person of interest in the 35-year-old murder of her husband in Texarkana.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

KSLA-TV Shreveport

6 men escape Miller County jail, 4 caught

Six men used a hacksaw to cut through bars to escape Tuesday night from the Miller County jail, and two remain at large.

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Texarkana Gazette

Police team focuses on neighborhoods in need

Cleaning up crime and working with Beverly Heights residents to make long-term changes are goals of the Texarkana, Texas, Problem Oriented Police Team.

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KLTV Tyler

Texarkana Jail Inmates Hack Through Bars, On The Run

The five inmates, all jailed on crimes considered violent, hacked their way through the bars on a second story window of the jail, broke through glass and climbed a razor wire fence around 9:30 pm Tuesday ...

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana

Wed Jul 09, 2008

www.reuters.com | Freedom Rings

Weird News: Cow burps help Argentines study climate change

Argentine scientists are taking a novel approach to studying global warming -- strapping plastic tanks to the backs of cows to collect their burps.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Agriculture, Science, Life, Beef, Food, Meat

worldnetdaily.com | Freedom Rings

Congress' approval plunges to 9 percent

This month's release of Rasmussen Reports' survey of congressional approval ratings serves a scathing reproach of politicians on Capitol Hill.

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Related Topix: George Bush, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, John McCain

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Texarkana, Texas is located in Bowie County and is part of the Texarkana, TX Metro Area. Zip codes in Texarkana include 75501, 75503, and 75504.

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