The event, held at the Truman Arnold Student Center at Texarkana College, was hosted by Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta sorority. The night’s featured speaker, Jerry Green, is the Gulf Coast director … Continue reading →

Plan calls for elimination of sports, counseling programs and other cutbacks By: Marie Martin – Texarkana Gazette The administration at Texarkana College on Monday will propose $1 million in cuts, eliminating sports and the counseling … Continue reading →

Some blacks insist, ‘I’m not African-American’ The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression … Continue reading →

By: Aaron Brand – Texarkana Gazette One of the Texarkana area’s favorite native sons and superlative composer Scott Joplin is an inspiration for someone who lives thousands of miles away from the place Joplin spent … Continue reading →

By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette The Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, is moving residents into a new complex just as it finishes emptying an old complex in preparation for demolition. The new Pecan Ridge, … Continue reading →

By: Les Minor – Texarkana Gazette Looks like we’re going to war again. Yes, another round with the federal Base Realignment and Closure process will soon be under way, or at least there is an … Continue reading →

Area’s transportation needs should be decided at home Ask people if they believe the federal government should live within its financial means, and the answer overwhelmingly will be yes. Ask them whether they are willing … Continue reading →

Community honors MLK at two gatherings An event hosted at Dunbar Elementary School by the Greater Texarkana Branch of the NAACP used various art formats to convey the great civil rights leader’s message—racial justice. “He … Continue reading →

The forgotten civil rights leader who started the movement in McPherson Square By Jefferson Morley Before there was  Martin Luther King, there was John Francis Cook. He was Washington’s first civil rights leader, a preacher, … Continue reading →

BALTIMORE –  Serious injuries involving pedestrians wearing headphones have more than tripled since 2004, a U.S. study showed.Researchers from the University of Maryland found that people often were hit by vehicles because their music blocked … Continue reading →

A reformed calendar, with a pattern of two 30-day months followed by one 31-day month, would be more business friendly By Stephanie Pappas and LiveScience | December 29, 2011 Forget leap years, months with 28 … Continue reading →

Dear Loyal Dunbarite: I trust and pray that this communiqué finds you and your family prospering and in good health! Truly, the Lord has smiled on many of the families that have made up our … Continue reading →

By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette Staff photo by Evan Lewis. Victor Roguel, right, with Metroplex Garden Design based in Dallas, pushes a shovel of dirt toward a newly planted tree in front of one … Continue reading →

By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette 12/18/2011 The City Council of Nash, Texas, issued a statement last week in support of the proposed naming of Texarkana’s North State Line Avenue bridge, which crosses Interstate 30. … Continue reading →

President Russell: Tax base must be expanded or the college will not survive By: Marie Martin – Texarkana Gazette 12/18/2011 Texarkana College’s financial position is so bad, last week would have been the last time … Continue reading →