Railyard Entertainment District Planning meeting

On October 1, several downtown restaurant and bar owners, along with Texarkana Arkansas City Planner Mary Beck, gathered for a planning meeting at the 1894 Gallery.  The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Celebration Party which was held on October 17 to kickoff the Railyard Entertainment District’s opening.  

The district includes a five-block area of downtown Texarkana where guests age 21 and over are able to leave establishments that sell alcohol with an open container and walk around the district during the following hours: Sunday from 11 a.m. to midnight, and Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.