Two Texarkana ISD have earned National Board Certification. Texas High School science teacher Amy Baker, and Wake Village Elementary Instructional Coach, Rachel Sparks, join the over 130,000 teachers across the United States who are Board-certified.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is pleased to announce that classes will begin in the new Farmers Bank & Trust Workforce Center on the UA Texarkana campus on Monday, January 9.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana President Dr. Emily Cutrer has announced her decision to retire in the summer of 2023.

Texarkana College held its Fall Commencement Ceremony on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at First Baptist Church Texarkana and conferred degrees and certificates for 331 graduates who completed during either the summer or fall term.

Nine debutantes dressed in traditional gowns and carrying bouquets of red roses were presented to society on December 28, 2022, at Texarkana Country Club.

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System Orthopedics and Sports Medicine announces the addition of Dr. Darius “Trey” Mitchell III working alongside the highly trained orthopedic surgery team at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic -Orthopedics.

Express Employment Professionals in Texarkana, USA has hosted their 7th annual Spreading Joy Gifting Hope Toy Drive. Staff members from Express have chosen to support Domestic Violence Prevention’s Santa Store, Child Protective Services, and Southwest Arkansas Counseling & Mental Health this year. 

The Texarkana College Board of Trustees held their final meeting of 2022 on Monday. Tiffani Neal was appointed to serve as the trustee representing Place 1 for the remainder of the term ending in 2028 and was also sworn in during the board meeting. Additional business included board approval for TC to seek SACSCOC approval to establish the Texarkana Regional Airport as an off-campus training site for a new Aviation Mechanics Technology Program.

Registration for spring classes at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is open now through January 10, 2023. The College will hold extended hours registration on January 5 and 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Classes begin on Monday, January 9, 2023.

A microgravity experiment developed by a group of Texarkana ISD seventh graders is heading to the International Space Station in late Spring/Summer 2023, following a rigorous selection process through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP).

Sparklight presented a $5,000 check to the Texarkana College Foundation to support the Texarkana College Food Pantry today. This donation was given as part of the Thanksgiving in a Box initiative.

When students in biology and anatomy classes at Texas A&M University-Texarkana first enter their classroom, they are greeted with a new, high-tech piece of equipment to help them better understand human and animal bodies.

Reginald Lambert of Camden, Arkansas, has been selected as the Dean of Student Services at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.

Texas High Senior John Thomas Borowitz was one of two students selected to represent Texas as a delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program.

A new training facility for careers in Electrical Technology and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) is opening in Spring 2023 on the Texarkana College campus.

UAHT will honor graduating students from both the LPN and ARNEC programs on December 13, 2022.

Ms. Juanita Harris, 1st grade teacher at Harmony Leadership Academy, was recently selected to be a Teach Plus Fellow. The Teach Plus Policy Fellowship is a highly selective, rigorous program for excellent teachers who want to deepen their knowledge, expand their influence, and lead in shaping education policy and advocacy.

Representing the Great American Conference (GAC), Southeast Oklahoma State University will once again make an appearance at the Farmers Bank & Trust LIVE UNITED BOWL and will battle it out with Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) competitor, Emporia State University.

Join the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation as we participate in #GivingTuesday, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. This year, with your help, we will be raising funds for the Danita Morris Scholarship Fund and the Lecture Series Fund.

Institutions and education agencies nationwide participated in First-Generation College Celebration Day to highlight the achievements of students, educators, and alumni who are the first members of their families to pursue college degrees and to encourage this critical and resilient population to continue thriving.