Fred Gamble

5 days ago | ksla.com | Fred Gamble

TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - Renovation work continues in downtown Texarkana for The Assembly Line, a nonprofit organization promoting economic development in the area. The City of Texarkana received a $2 million grant from the T.L.L. Temple Foundation that will partially go towards The Assembly Line. “$1.25 [million] will go to The Assembly Line. That is a one-time matching fund for equipment, building, dynamic innovation we will have,” said Dr. Brandy Eldridge, director.

6 days ago | ksla.com | Fred Gamble

TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) - White smoke came out of the Sistine chapel around 11 a.m. Thursday (May 8), signifying that a new pope had been selected. He went into the conclave as Cardinal Robert Prevost and came out as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American to hold this position in the Catholic Church. RELATED STORY“We were all joyful to see who it would be, not expecting an American, and so that was really exciting. We’re just hopeful and prayerful for the pope.

1 week ago | ksla.com | Fred Gamble

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - KSLA speaks to community members and an expert regarding flooding around the Red River following heavy rain that hit the Ark-La-Tex Tuesday. Residents came out today to check the flow of the Red River at Index in Southwest Arkansas following heavy rain that hit the Ark-La-Tex Tuesday. “It’s pretty high and it’s red and muddy,” says Ron Stites.

1 week ago | ksla.com | Fred Gamble

TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) - Over the next few days, people can expect to find empty bags inside their mailboxes as postal workers prepare for their annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Leaders with the National Association of Letter Carriers are asking people to fill the bags with food and leave them by their mailbox. On Saturday, May 10, postal workers will gather the bags and distribute them to local food banks.

1 week ago | ksla.com | Fred Gamble

TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) - The Jim Yates Terminal at the Texarkana Regional Airport has been open for less than a year, but despite its age, the $49 million facility has begun to get national recognition. Airport Business Magazine has selected the terminal as the Airport Project of the Year. “Each year, you see the Denvers, the Dallases, they always get these kinds of projects. It’s not very often that a small airport gets recognized,” said Paul Mehrlich, director of the Texarkana Regional Airport.