By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette Afternoon breezes and variable clouds tempered the mid-spring warmth Saturday for more than 350 people gathered near Tiger Stadium at Grim Park. Instead of attending a sporting event, the crowd came out for the third annual Rose … More →

By: Paige Alexander – Texarkana Gazette About 35 people turned out Thursday night to listen to candidates during a forum hosted by the Greater Texarkana Branch of the NAACP. The event was held at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas. Candidates … More →

By: Aaron Brand – Texarkana Gazette Coal-black train engines chugging through Texarkana. Passenger trains unloading their personable cargo to busy downtown streets. Newlyweds heading to Little Rock for a honeymoon. Political rallies boiling at Union Depot. Such were the common sights back in … More →

By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette Staff photo by Greg Bischof Felita Gilmore, Bowie-Cass Adult Education and Texarkana Independent School District GED instructor, helps Texarkana, Ark., resident Anthony Starks review basic academic skills at Rose Hill Neighborhood Networks Center, 2220 E. 15th St. … More →

By: Paige Alexander – Texarkana Gazette NEW BOSTON, Texas—Bowie County voting precincts were recently approved by the Commissioners Court. Final precinct maps have taken awhile to draw because of redistricting issues. The county also had to redraw some boundaries based on ward lines … More →

More than 800 locals protest shooting By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette When Sanford, Fla., teen Trayvon Martin died Feb. 26, he probably didn’t know he would have so many adoptive parents and siblings nearly 1,000 miles away in Texarkana. That seemed to … More →

At last, and at least, there is one swipe of the federal budget-cutting blade Texarkana USA does not have to worry about: Our federal courthouse is safe, and it likely will remain so. The federal government has announced it’s looking at closing of … More →

By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette After two years of redeveloping public housing in the Rose Hill neighborhood, the efforts of the Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, appear to have mixed results, according to a recent survey-report. The report, conducted by Texas A&M … More →

Officials mark demolition of Griff King Courts, prepare for new complex By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette Ground breakings are usually more of an occasion to celebrate than building demolitions, but the Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, made an exception Monday. Both HATT … More →

By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette More than 150 people packed into the Pecan Ridge community center Wednesday to celebrate another phase in the revitalization of the historic Rose Hill neighborhood in Texarkana, Texas. The ribbon-cutting at Pecan Ridge at Rose Hill townhouse … More →

Man who trained Tuskegee Airmen in WWII celebrated By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette HOPE, Ark.—Having become known as the godfather of black aviation, Milton Pitts Crenchaw helped the United States fight a two-front war during World War II—domestic and overseas. While serving … More →

By: Les Minor – Texarkana Gazette Texarkana needs two organizations promoting tourism about as much as it needs two convention centers. But it seems we shall have both. Or should that be all four? The two convention centers have been in the works … More →

By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette More than 65 years after being built, Robison Courts housing is almost a thing of the past. At Thursday’s regular monthly meeting, the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, hired Gill Industries to … More →

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 for the fraternity. February is Black History Month, … More →

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 programs along with their personnel, college documents show. … More →

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 by holding on to a name from the … More →

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 his formative years. Swiss filmmaker Dr. Luis Perez-Bayas … More →

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, which now sits on the former Steven Courts … More →

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 expectation of such. Early projections point to 2013 … More →

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 to surrender some of their benefits to the … More →

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 intensified my belief in people and intensified my … More →

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, and teacher who founded of the 15th Street … More →

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 out horns or sirens alerting them to danger.In … More →

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 days and your birthday falling on a different … More →

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 of the nearly completed units at Pecan Ridge … More →

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. The proposed name is the Kyle Brandon Stout/Zainiah … More →

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 TC would have made its $700,000 payroll if … More →

By theGrio December 07, 2011 At long last, an American hero who earned a place in the hearts of many West Virginians is being honored permanently in our state. He is the late Doris “Dorie” Miller, and, though he was born in Texas, … More →

October 12, 2011 Recent enrollment figures show the Texas A&M – Texarkana Eagles are soaring high this year. Since Fall 2009, the university has experienced a record increase in both undergraduate enrollment and student credit hours. While student enrollment for this Fall is … More →

Officials break ground on 22,000-square-foot facility By: Kristie Avery – Texarkana Gazette 10/28/11 It was hard to tell if the tent full of people attending the groundbreaking for the Texarkana Convention Center in the Crossroads Business Park were shivering because of excitement or … More →

Dunbar Intermediate Center is looking for dads and grandfathers for a new volunteer program—Dads at Dunbar School, or DADS. “Many young students have little, if any, positive interaction with adult males on a day-to-day basis while growing up,” Principal George Waddles said. “Through … More →

Museum, literary competition planned for neighborhood upgrade By: Aaron Brand – Texarkana Gazette The Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, is collecting items to chronicle Rose Hill neighborhood history as part of a museum planned for the redone Stevens Courts administration building. While particular … More →

By: Lareign Ward – Texarkana Gazette Texarkana Independent School District’s Board of Trustees decided Tuesday to hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 29 to get feedback on a proposed redistricting plan. The district must realign because the current five trustee districts … More →

Published 12/05/2010 As Stevens Courts are being demolished to make way for Pecan Ridge townhomes, planning for more improvement in the Rose Hill neighborhood moves forward. During a special meeting Nov. 29, the board of commissioners for the Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, … More →

Published: 11/29/2010 Fifteen buildings that once offered 124 apartments for thousands of people over 68 years will be demolished starting today. The Housing Authority of Texarkana, Texas, will demolish Stevens Courts starting at 9 a.m. Prior to the demolition, HATT will hold a … More →