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1 day ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- A town hall event scheduled for Tuesday aims to offer support -- and medical options -- to those whose lives cancer has affected. The meeting will feature community outreach and education programs on cancer, according to a news release. It is scheduled for noon June 10 at Sandflat Glendale Shannon Neighborhood Center, 209 E. 14th St.Dan Dixon Ph.D., associate director of community outreach and engagement for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Winthrop P.
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2 days ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Hot Springs, Arkansas-based musical troupe The Muses Project will perform their show "Broadway: Disney Cabaret" Thursday at the Regional Arts Center. The show is "an evening of beloved Disney tunes inspired by fairy tale classics, where good conquers evil, and always ends with 'and they all lived...
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3 days ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Another historic downtown building is getting new life, with renovations well underway. Developer David Peavy is rehabilitating the building at 204 E.
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1 week ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA, Texas -- McKinley McInnis, center, applies color to create a tie dyed T-shirt as her father, Tyler McInnis, left, looks on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Farmers Market downtown. The Harvest Hues Tie Dye Party was part of the market's 1960s theme this season. (Staff photo by Karl Richter)
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1 week ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA -- Visitors to the Twin Cities' farmers markets will have more sellers to shop from this season, at least 60 between the two if the early numbers hold.
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1 week ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Local youngsters interested in volunteering got some advice and motivation Thursday from HandsOn Texarkana. Amanda Caraway, HandsOn's event coordinator, spoke to attendees of a youth volunteer training session at the Arkansas Recreation Center.
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1 week ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA -- About 50 Southwest Electric Power Co. crews are working in Texas and Louisiana to replace many of the company's utility poles, with work in Arkansas to follow. SWEPCO aims to replace more than 21,600 of its older poles with new, sturdier ones over three years. The project's 2025 budget is about $82 million, according to a spokesperson. The new poles feature a heavier class of wood for added strength and durability.
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2 weeks ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Hypecon, Texarkana's annual pop culture convention, is scheduled for Friday, May 30, through Sunday, June 1, at Crossties downtown. The event will feature special guests, a cosplay contest, video game tournaments, local vendors and more. On Friday, Hype and Glory Wrestling will have matches outside the venue.
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2 weeks ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA -- Several local Memorial Day events have been scheduled, offering both solemn observances and fun-filled celebrations. Setting aside a day to honor soldiers who died while serving dates to the end of the Civil War. In 1971, Memorial Day became a federal holiday designated to the last Monday in May.
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2 weeks ago | 
texarkanagazette.com | Karl Richter
TEXARKANA -- A party at the Texarkana Public Library will kick off the Centennial Summer Reading Program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31. This year's program theme, "Color Our World," features arts and crafts activities alongside the Reading Club that encourages students to keep up their reading skills between school years.
