Unity in the Community held its seventh annual Back to School Bash on August 7 at Park Avenue Baptist Church.

The Texarkana Museums System hosted a Scooby Doo Mystery Party on July 31 at the P.J. Ahern Home.

Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties Gameshow and Draw Down

TEXAR presented Local Bands, Local Brews, and Local Bites on June 24 in Downtown Texarkana in front of the Perot Theatre.

The Texarkana Down Syndrome Society and Runnin’ WJ Ranch held its iCan Swim Camp July 12-16 at Texarkana Country Club.20.

In June, Carolyn Sturdevant was honored during a retirement reception after 48 years of devoted service to youth. She began her career with the Caddo Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, as a student at Arkansas High School, and obtained a BAAS degree from TAMU-T while a full-time employee.

Friends for a Cause Foundation held its annual Girls Giftaway, “Back to the ’80s,” on July 16-17 at the Texarkana Convention Center.

From July 11-17, The All Pro Tour and the Women’s All Pro Tour held its Texarkana Children Charities Open at Texarkana Country Club and Northridge Country Club.

A five course meal by Chef Jeff Loving was paired with 100% hand-crafted locally brewed beer by Priority Beer Co. during HandsOn Texarkana’s Craft Beer Dinner on May 20.

Texarkana Independent School District recently named Tara Droske as Elementary Teacher of the Year and Robin Hilton as Secondary Teacher of the Year. Both have moved forward for consideration as Region VIII Teacher of the Year. Tara, who has 12 years in education, serves as a Kindergarten Teacher at Morriss Elementary School.

Pleasant Grove Middle School’S Associate Principal Zach Fowler Selected for TASSP Region 8 Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year

Habitat for Humanity of Texarkana hosted Diamond for Doorways on May 14 at Silvermoon on Broad.

The Texarkana Arkansas School District hosted its Spring Jazz Concert on April 22 in the historical Municipal Auditorium.

The second annual Walking for Williams was held April 25 on the church grounds of Williams Memorial United Methodist Church.

Thirty-five Texarkana area residents recently completed the year-long Leadership Texarkana flagship community leadership program. They were honored for their commitment to Texarkana’s future on April 27 during an End of Year Celebration at the home of LT’s Executive Director, Ruth Ellen Whitt.

On May 8, the Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties held its annual Spelling Bee in the Truman Arnold Center on the Texarkana College campus.

The Alzheimer’s Alliance Tri-State Area hosted its sixth annual Twice as Fine Texarkana Wine Festival on May 1 at Spring Lake Park.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana held a reception on Friday, May 7, to honor the inaugural graduates of the Hope and Arkansas High Collegiate Academies.

Lone Star Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented its 2021 academic scholarship of $500 to McCenzie Corinthia-Ann Murphy.

On May 1, 1st Choice Pregnancy Resource Center held its 21st annual Walk for Life at Spring Lake Park.