Jeff Easterling

Get into the holiday spirit early at this year’s Candy Cane Corral, a festive shopping event set for Saturday, November 2, at the Four States Fairgrounds Arena.

Lots to do in Texarkana this first weekend of November. Our community partners at Tony Langford Roofing and Whiskey River Country Club want you to get out and enjoy our hometown. Here is a list of who is playing where.

Single parents enrolled in trade schools, community colleges, or universities across Arkansas and in Bowie County, Texas, can now apply for the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) Spring 2025 scholarship. This opportunity provides up to $1,600 in direct financial aid to support single-parent students.

Downtown Texarkana will transform into a winter wonderland for the annual “Christmas on Main” event, set to take place Saturday, December 21, in front of the historic Perot Theatre at 221 Main Street.

A team of innovative students from Texarkana Independent School District (TISD) is poised to make their mark in space as their microgravity experiment is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center aboard SpaceX-31.

The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is excited to announce its Traditional Holiday Concert, a festive event perfect for the whole family. The concert will take place on Sunday, December 15, at 4:00 PM at the historic Perot Theatre.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 7, as the 10th annual "Uncork Your Support" event returns to Crossties Event Venue in downtown Texarkana. The annual fundraiser will benefit the United Way of Greater Texarkana Inc, with an evening of gourmet food, fine wine, and live entertainment.

A jury has convicted Cornell Brown of Capital Murder for the 2021 shooting death of Keith McFadden. Brown, 33, of Memphis, Tennessee, was found guilty on November 6, 2024, following a trial that began earlier this week. The conviction came after a lengthy investigation by the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department, which led to Brown’s arrest and extradition from Tennessee.

The city of Texarkana is about to make history with its first-ever tattoo convention, the Four States Tattoo Expo, taking place on November 15-16 at the Crossties Event Center in downtown Texarkana. This exciting event will showcase some of the best tattoo artists and piercers from both local and national scenes, creating a vibrant atmosphere of ink, art, and competition.

Here is the best fun in Texarkana for the weekend of November 15 & 16, thanks to our community partners at Tony Langford Roofing and Whiskey River Country Club. The first "Four States Tattoo Expo" happens this weekend, Trapt is in town, and so is Billie Jo Jones!