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Texarkana, Arkansas is located in Miller County. Zip codes in Texarkana, AR include 71854. The median home price in Texarkana is $139,900. More Texarkana information.

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20 hrs ago | Arkansas Times

Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, Bill Clinton on lawyer suspension list

On March 8, the Supreme Court suspended the license of state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson for nonpayment of dues.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Texarkana Gazette

Texas-side City Council hears dog park contest proposal

Texarkana, Texas, may compete in this year's PetSafe Bark For Your Park contest to try to bring a dog park to the Texas side.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Bass Fishing Resource Guide

Gordon Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Greers Ferry Lake

Shawn Gordon of Russellville, Ark., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League Arkie Division tournament on Greers Ferry Lake.

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ArkansasMatters

Highway 549 to Open in Texarkana Wednesday

Highway 549 will open to traffic Wednesday, May 15 in Texarkana, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department officials.

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ArkansasMatters

Texarkana Residents Get Look at Elio

Automakers say there's nothing like it, and on Saturday locals got a first-hand look.

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Sun May 12, 2013

ArkansasMatters

Web Extra: Mother's Day Greetings from Arkansans Stationed Overseas

Some lucky moms and other family members across Arkansas are being remembered in a special way this Mother's Day.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Examiner.com

The 'Fouke Arkansas Monster' legend more than 40 years later: A reporter's story

More often than not, a reporter's life is anything but glamorous. Instead of unraveling mysteries a la some paperback novel hero, most days are spent pecking out bits of hard news, meetings, traffic accidents, and fires.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Texarkana Gazette

Dog finds no drugs at high school

Submitted photo "Gus the drug dog" searches for drugs Tuesday at Foreman High School.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Texarkana Gazette

Miss Texarkana Outstanding Teen talks gun safety

Miss Texarkana Arkansas Outstanding Teen Ashley Marx speaks to students about gun safety Thursday afternoon at College Hill Middle School in Texarkana, Ark.

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WMC-TV Memphis

Ark. woman accused of plot to kill husband

Authorities say 46-year-old Kelly D. Mercer was arrested for solicitation to commit murder and was being held in the Miller County Jail.

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Tue May 07, 2013

Texarkana Gazette

Corps kicks off week to honor Salvation Army

Special contributor to the Gazette Frank McConnell Longtime volunteer Ron Baker plays "The Star-Spangled Banner" at The Salvation Army Church to honor all veterans in the Four States area Tuesday morning in Texarkana, Ark.

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KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Alamo stepdaughter makes claim on property in suit

TEXARKANA, AR - A stepdaughter of imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo says she has a $500,000 claim against properties that are part of a $30 million judgment won by ministry members who claim they were abused.

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Sat May 04, 2013

Texarkana Gazette

HandsOn Texarkana names year's best volunteers

Staff photo by Curt Youngblood Coco Brooks, left, and Jan Stevens, HandsOn Texarkana's Volunteer of the Year, pack a sack of clothing at the Church of Truth on Broad Street.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

KTBS

Texarkana Loop will open to traffic soon

More progress is made towards the future of I-49. The Highway 549 Texarkana Loop will be on to traffic next week .

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Sun Apr 28, 2013

Texarkana Gazette

Flying High

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Patrick Mason's Extra 300 radio-controlled airplane climbs vertically as he goes through maneuvers Saturday at Ravel Stroman Field.

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WCAX-TV Burlington

Disabled dump truck in NY leads to 2 arrests

State police have arrested two men wanted on theft charges in Pennsylvania and Texas after troopers checked on a disabled dump truck in western New York.

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Sat Apr 27, 2013

WFLX-TV West Palm Beach

4th suspect arrested in Texarkana murder

The fourth man wanted in connection with the murder of a Texarkana man found shot to death in his car is now in custody.

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Fri Apr 26, 2013

ArkansasMatters

Texarkana School District to Update School Bus Surveillance Cameras

In an effort to improve child safety on buses, Texarkana Arkansas School Administrators are updating their video surveillance system.

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Wed Apr 24, 2013

The Legal Intelligencer

BAA Taps Wilmer for Possible Attack-Related Matters

William Lee had just checked into his hotel room in Texarkana, Ark., on April 15 when he switched on the television and saw the carnage near Boston's Copley Square.

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KHOU-TV Houston

I-49 segment at SW Arkansas to start construction

Work is expected to begin soon on a $16.1 million piece of Interstate 49 between Texarkana and the Louisiana border, which will meet up with a stretch of the highway in Louisiana to complete the project.

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