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Texarkana College to host cut-a-thon for missing children

Texarkana College to host cut-a-thon for missing children

In observance of National Missing Children’s Day, the Texarkana College Cosmetology will join with other cosmetology schools nationwide to raise money for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Men’s haircut will cost $7. Ladies’ haircut & style will cost $12 and All Proceeds will be donated to NCMEC.

The cut-a-thon will be held on from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Texarkana College Cosmetology, 1401 Richmond Rd, Texarkan, Texas.

LifeShare announces St. Patrick's Day blood drive

LifeShare announces St. Patrick's Day blood drive

LifeShare Blood Centers in Texarkana, Texas is holding a St. Patrick's Day promotion/blood drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 15.

World's best bullriders headed to Texarkana, Ark.

World's best bullriders headed to Texarkana, Ark.

The world’s top bull riders and bulls are headed to Four States Fair Arena on Friday March 29 for the Professional Bull Riders Cooper Tires “Mike White” Invitational Presented by Bowie County Equipment & New Holland.

Tickets, at $15, have been on sale since Feb. 20 at the following locations: Jody’s Flowers (903-667-4321), Vintaj Cowgirl (903-219-1154), Baskins (430-200-2769), and Four States Box Office. The gate at the Four States Fair Arena will be open for ticket purchases from 9 a.m. on March 29 until the tickets are sold out. 

Spring Lake Park receives Lone Star Legacy Park designation

Spring Lake Park receives Lone Star Legacy Park designation

Texarkana's Spring Lake Park joins four other Texas parks to be honored with designation as Lone Star Legacy Park by the Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) in a ceremony at the association’s annual institute in Lubbock on Wednesday, March 6.

Annual Feinstein donation to Harvest Texarkana to be matched

Annual Feinstein donation to Harvest Texarkana to be matched

For the 16th consecutive year, Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide $1 million among hunger fighting agencies nationwide using it to help them raise funds this March and April.

Harvest Texarkana plans to participate in the challenge in order to raise much needed funds.  Funds raised from this challenge will go to help support the Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank with daily operations to serve more than 100 agencies in 9 Southwest Arkansas Counties and Bowie County, Texas.

Keep Texarkana Beautiful to hold tree giveaway

Keep Texarkana Beautiful to hold tree giveaway

To encourage citizen commitment to a “Cleaner, Greener, More Beautiful Texarkana”, Keep Texarkana Beautiful (KTB) will hold a tree give-away beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, on the grounds of First Baptist Church, Moores Lane.

Volunteers needed for 2014 Hunger Study in Bowie Co., SW corner of AR

Volunteers needed for 2014 Hunger Study in Bowie Co., SW corner of AR

Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank continues to search for volunteers to help with the upcoming 2014 Hunger Study. The food bank needs folks to help interview hundreds of people in need throughout Bowie County and the southwest corner of Arkansas.