Texarkana News

TEXARKANA, TX A Texarkana, Texas man is now behind bars after reportedly robbing a Texarkana Dollar General store Sunday night.

The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana issued a ruling Tuesday affirming the conviction and sentence of Jimmy Michael DeVance for the felony offense of theft from Mike Craig Ford of Gilmer in 2008.

Over three million Wal-Mart hourly employees who worked in 30 states submitted their request for Final Approval of an $85 million dollar settlement to Judge Phillip Pro.

Dear Heloise: I'm the gal who was your point person in Texarkana several years ago when you spoke to the Junior League and did a show at the Perot Theatre.

It wasn't just storming outside Monday. It was also storming inside the Marshall High School.

Texarkana, Texas residents are being warned by officials to be on the lookout following a rash of break-ins in the area Tuesday and Wednesday.

Registered sex offenders in Miller County have to report to the Bi-State Justice Building in Texarkana for a mandatory counseling session on Halloween night.

Bowie County Commissioners Court set to discuss maintaining RRRA roads

By Greg Bischof Texarkana Gazette

Bowie County may soon take responsibility for maintaining and repairing roads on former federal government property at the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant site.

During its regular meeting at 10 a.m. today, the Bowie County Commissioners Court will consider approving an intragovernmental agreement with the Red River Redevelopment Authority that would allow the county’s four commissioners to equally share the cost of maintaining and repairing these anticipated county roads, located within the RRRA, by year 2014.

In other business, commissioners will consider appointing Bowie County Judge James Carlow to represent the county for planning and implementing the Texarkana, Texas, Tax Increment and Reinvestment Zone.

Prior to considering the appointment, commissioners will hear a presentation on TIRZ by Texas-side city officials.

By Marie Martin Texarkana Gazette

Longtime Texarkana College Board Member Borden E. Bell Jr. is the third board member to resign in the past 10 months. Bell submitted his resignation letter by e-mail to current Board President Randy Moore and members on Oct. 20. It took effect on Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.

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It has been my honor to serve as a trustee of Texarkana College for more than 20 years. I have always felt this institution, and many like it, serve as a place where students follow and advance their dreams into reality, which leads to good jobs and a better life,” Bell’s letter states.

Bell was one of five people who voted not to renew the contract of former college President Frank Coleman in August 2008.

Mike Craven, who resigned in August 2009, also voted against renewing Coleman’s contract. Frank McClain, who voted to keep Coleman, resigned in January.

When asked why he resigned from the board, Bell said there was “no reason.” “It’s just time for me to step out,” he said. “There’s no problem. It’s just time for me to go.”

Sitting in the Rusk County Courthouse, a three-judge panel from the Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana heard arguments Wednesday in Darnell Hartsfield's appeal of his capital murder conviction in the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant killings.

Clarence Wesley Haley, sentenced to 45 years in prison by a Lamar County jury for failing to register as a convicted sex offender, has lost his appeal before the 6th Appellate District of Texas in Texarkana.

"There are those who also see the rally in equities as supportive, as it raises hopes for improving oil demand." Oil has more than doubled from below $33 in December amid hopes of economic recovery, a rally many say has run ahead of weak oil demand, high inventories and abundant supply.

Nissa Fuzy, owner of Freebird Vintage Clothing, opened her shop in Boulder last month.

A firearms tracking bill has many bloggers up in arms over a federal requirement that would purportedly force gun owners to list their firearms on federal income tax returns.

Just like Vegas, what happens on the Internet, stays on the Internet. How that affects your job search is up to you.

Downtown streets, routes for the poker run and every lodging available was a throng of motorcycles and riders Saturday for The 12th Annual Boo Benefit, a motorcycle rally benefitting burn survivors and their families.

In the past few years, Judy Teague's family has grown by leaps and bounds. There's Trudi, 10; Blake, 9; Poncho, 8; Duchess, 8; Taco, 51 2, Gizmo, 3; Tyler, 7; and Beau, 4. All eight are dogs Teague has adopted over the years.

Texas already has spent close to $60 million on the recommended-for-death parallel to Interstate 35 once envisioned as part of the Trans-Texas Corridor.

A Cass County man could face the death penalty in a triple-homicide case that was moved to Nacogdoches County because of pretrial publicity.

Parents usually try to steer their children away from ingredients like sugar and artificial cherry flavoring.