Educators Jami and Chad Blain are thankful that they have had great role models in their loves who have positively influenced their careers.

A Texarkana Native, Dr. Hadley Smith is a success in both her personal and professional lives.

With his background as a public school administrator, Representative Gary Vandeaver values education and advocates for public education every chance he gets.

Recent AHS graduate Linda Himes looks forward to continuing her education while finding ways to perfect her bowling game.

Despite having some challenges, Olivia Miller and Katherine Reedy seize each day while accomplishing their dance goals.

With a firm foundation of support, Kristi and Jeff Hart are devoted to each other and their community.

Although she grew up in South Germany, Caecilie Spyres is grateful for the journey she has travelled to become an American citizen.

Prosecutors Kelley Crisp and Lauren Richards both share a profound commitment to truth and justice.

Not many people can tell you about the time they rang in the New Year around a bonfire on top of a frozen lake in Alaska while the green lights of Aurora Borealis danced across the sky in the background. Even fewer people, perhaps, can give you a first person account of standing at the South Pole in -40 degrees, or of walking the island of Tinian outside of Guam in the same sand where the Enola Gay was loaded.

As a child, Greer Veon fell in love with reading, a fascination she shared with her grandfather.

Charles Jordan embodies the all-American spirit. Serving as the Constituent Services Representative for Congressman John Ratcliffe, he works for the Fourth District of Texas assisting citizens from the northeast corner of the state from his office at Texarkana College.

JILL ROWE, OWNER OF LIL’ TYKES TUTORING AND ROWE CASA ORGANICS, ENJOYS HELPING OTHERS LEAD HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER LIVES

Trahcing Progress at the Regional Arts Center

MARJORIE SLIMER HAS MADE HER LIFELONG LOVE OF CULINARY ARTS THE FOREFRONT OF HER FOCUS

Go Texarkana Broadcasts Texarkana’s Goodness Far and Wide.

SHELBY AND TEXARKANA ARKANSAS MAYOR ALLEN BROWN DEVOTE TIME, TALENT, AND RESOURCES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY

AR-TX REDI, a nonprofit organization, aims to create jobs and expand the regional economic base by attracting new businesses and industries to the area. REDI was created to promote the value of the region’s unique resources along the interstate corridors in Miller (AR) and Bowie (TX) Counties. The region is positioned for exponential economic growth within the manufacturing, logistics and technology sectors. The state line is a unifier that will help the region stand-out and prosper in a competitive economic development environment.

In January 2013, Dr. Emily Cutrer was appointed President of Texas A&M University-Texarkana. A historian at heart, Emily and her husband, Tom, also a cultural historian and Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, immediately became immersed in the Texarkana community. Even with a schedule that would be daunting to most, Emily enjoys helping students realize their full potential and serves on the boards of a myriad of community organizations.

A district manager for Cherry Hill Programs, Terri Lynn oversees hiring and training for malls in Louisiana and Mississippi working in seasonal photography promotions. She is also a food broker for Prep Cakes, a business that specializes in sugar-free meal replacement sweet treats. She was previously the studio coordinator for Barbell Butterfly in Shreveport, where she also served as a weight training instructor for clients there and in Texarkana. She was recently hired by The Sportsplex to teach group fitness classes and is pursuing a Personal Training certification so she can work as a trainer there.

Joyfully retired, Bernice Riles is married to her husband, Samuel. She has two sons, Rodney Lavelle Adkins and Vincent DeWayne Taylor, and one daughter, Barbara Jean Adkins-Sears. Her favorite Bible verse that she strives to live by every day is Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.