Charities in Texarkana benefited from the generosity of area donors on April 20 during East Texas Giving Day, the region’s recognized day of giving to support local nonprofits.

In celebration of National Telecommunications Week, the Ark-Tex Council of Governments 9-1-1 Program honored the dedicated dispatchers of the nine-county ATCOG region. ATCOG 9-1-1 Program Manager Rea Washington, ATCOG 9-1-1 PSAP Operations Coordinator Merle Luster, and ATCOG GS Technician Ben Duncan presented them with gifts and certificates of appreciation.

District III Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. held its Spring Convention March 14-15 at First Baptist Church Texarkana.

The fifth annual “Jive for Five” Twice as Fine Texarkana Wine Festival was held May 4 at Spring Lake Park.

The Boy Scouts of America, Caddo Area Council, held its annual Scout-O-Rama on April 26-28 at Spring Lake Park. BSA units from all over the Four States Area were camped out for the weekend, and the event was open to the public on April 27.

Sixth grade students at Ashdown Jr. High School attended the annual Learning for Life Career Day on May 2.

On April 25, members of the Texarkana Home Builders Association presented a check to Mary Wormington, of Habitat for Humanity.

Thirty-three Texarkana area residents recently completed the year-long Leadership Texarkana community leadership program and were honored by the Leadership Texarkana (LT) organization at the End of Year Celebration on April 23 at Northridge Country Club.

The Clay Eichler Memorial Fund hosted its fifth annual Clay’s Golf and Guitars on May 18 with a golf scramble taking place at Northridge Country Club.

Arkansas Women for Education celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a Membership Social, sponsored by Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and Georgia Hubnik, at the 1894 Gallery in downtown Texarkana.

A Sponsorship Banquet, hosted by Know Your Worth Ministries, was held May 7 at Silvermoon on Broad.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s Eagle Impact presented the eighth annual “Hats and Horses: A Day at the Derby” on May 4 at Texarkana Country Club.

The Randy Sams’ Outreach Shelter hosted its annual Cigars, ‘Tinis & Tunes on April 11 at Silver Star Smokehouse.

The United Way of Greater Texarkana held its Annual Recognition Breakfast on March 22 in the Youth Recreation Center at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church.

Leadership Texarkana celebrated local excellence in community leadership during the tenth annual Luncheon with Leaders on April 9 at Northridge Country Club, sponsored by Texarkana Emergency Center.

Gourmet food, wine, and jazz music was the hit of the night during Harvest Regional Food Bank’s annual Wine and Jazz Gala which was held April 12 at Silvermoon on Broad.

CASA for Children held its 14th annual Songwriters on the Edge of Texas Concert on April 14 at Northridge Country Club.

The Texarkana Council of Garden Clubs hosted “A Bouquet of Garden Clubs” Meet & Greet on March 8 at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church.

Farmers Bank & Trust brought actor, author, economist, and pop culture icon Ben Stein to Texarkana on April 4 as a part of its Distinguished Speaker Series. The event was organized to raise funds for scholarships for Texarkana College students who transition to Texas A&M University-Texarkana to complete their four-year degree.

The Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce 2019 Annual Meeting & Banquet was held April 6 at Hempstead Hall on the University of Arkansas Hope campus.