After 31 years of service, Tanya Clifford is retiring from teaching kindergarten at Redwater Elementary School.

The Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Pleasant Grove ISD’s Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School on March 1

On March 19, Tyson Foods, Inc. presented Harvest Regional Food Bank with a check for $40,000 in support of its Mobile Pantry programs in Howard, Pike, and Hempstead Counties in Southwest Arkansas, and to expand on-site facility pantries for Tyson employees.

The ArkLaTex 100 Club held its Pull for Heroes Sporting Clay Tournament on March 13 at Rocky Creek Outdoors.

United Way of Greater Texarkana Annual Campaign Recognition Breakfast

Liliana Luna Selected as TEPSA Region VIII Assistant Principal of the Year

Four States Living Magazine recently presented plaques to the winners in the Best of Texarkana™ Readers’ Choice Awards to congratulate them for being selected for this honor.

Erica Zofcin receives President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award

The Texarkana Alumni Association of Jarvis Christian College recognizes local visionaries in the community who have given generously of their time and talent to help improve the community and the lives of others. The Association is in its third year of recognizing six community leaders with the 2021 Living Legend Awards. This honor showcases the outstanding commitment, dedication, and service they have given to the entire Texarkana community. Each year, they have been honored during a Living Legends brunch annual fundraiser. As a result of COVID-19, the brunch was canceled this year; however, they are still being recognized and congratulated for their extraordinary work.

The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at Texarkana College held an award ceremony on February 11 to present $500 scholarships to five students pursuing higher education credentials.

On February 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day, Hilton Garden Inn Director of Sales Barbara Walker and her team distributed goodie bags to nurses deployed to Texarkana to assist during the pandemic.

Texarkana College’s professor of music, Marc-André Bougie, has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Choral Music Division of The American Prize National Nonprofit Competition in the Performing Arts for a requiem he composed during the pandemic.

Lone Star Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented the Thatcher Award to member, Marjorie Mathis Fuerst. She received a Thatcher pin and an embossed citation signed by the NSDAR president general and the JAC national chair.

On February 13, the Lone Star Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, virtually celebrated its annual George Washington Tea.

Express Employment Professionals in Texarkana, USA, recently hosted its fifth annual toy drive, because “COVID Can’t Stop Santa.”

The Lone Star Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently held an essay contest for fifth through eighth grades at St. James Day School.

Knights of Columbus Council 2650 Presents Check to Opportunities, Inc.

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System is pleased to announce, Jason Adams steps into the role of President of the healthcare ministry on February 15, 2021. The announcement comes after Jason Rounds shared the news of his departure, effective February 12.

Cade Cunningham, Caddo Area Council Troop 13 Eagle Scout candidate, and his support team have recently constructed newly-built beds in support of the Beds for Kids program.

The family of Carolyn Thornton recently donated $20,000 to establish the Carolyn Thornton Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.