From July 11-17, The All Pro Tour and the Women’s All Pro Tour held its Texarkana Children Charities Open at Texarkana Country Club and Northridge Country Club.

A five course meal by Chef Jeff Loving was paired with 100% hand-crafted locally brewed beer by Priority Beer Co. during HandsOn Texarkana’s Craft Beer Dinner on May 20.

Texarkana Independent School District recently named Tara Droske as Elementary Teacher of the Year and Robin Hilton as Secondary Teacher of the Year. Both have moved forward for consideration as Region VIII Teacher of the Year. Tara, who has 12 years in education, serves as a Kindergarten Teacher at Morriss Elementary School.

Pleasant Grove Middle School’S Associate Principal Zach Fowler Selected for TASSP Region 8 Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year

Habitat for Humanity of Texarkana hosted Diamond for Doorways on May 14 at Silvermoon on Broad.

The Texarkana Arkansas School District hosted its Spring Jazz Concert on April 22 in the historical Municipal Auditorium.

The second annual Walking for Williams was held April 25 on the church grounds of Williams Memorial United Methodist Church.

Thirty-five Texarkana area residents recently completed the year-long Leadership Texarkana flagship community leadership program. They were honored for their commitment to Texarkana’s future on April 27 during an End of Year Celebration at the home of LT’s Executive Director, Ruth Ellen Whitt.

On May 8, the Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties held its annual Spelling Bee in the Truman Arnold Center on the Texarkana College campus.

The Alzheimer’s Alliance Tri-State Area hosted its sixth annual Twice as Fine Texarkana Wine Festival on May 1 at Spring Lake Park.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana held a reception on Friday, May 7, to honor the inaugural graduates of the Hope and Arkansas High Collegiate Academies.

Lone Star Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented its 2021 academic scholarship of $500 to McCenzie Corinthia-Ann Murphy.

On May 1, 1st Choice Pregnancy Resource Center held its 21st annual Walk for Life at Spring Lake Park.

The Kiwanis Club of Texarkana held its 63rd annual Pancake Day on May 15 in the Truman Arnold Center on the Texarkana College campus. The event featured an all-you-can-eat breakfast which included pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee, juice, and milk. Proceeds from the event support local projects of the Kiwanis Club of Texarkana.

Temple Memorial Pediatric Center’s annual TEE Up For Temple Golf Tournament was held May 3 at Texarkana Country Club.

Women for the Arts held its Party with Picassos Reception and Art Exhibit on April 17 in the Regional Arts Center.

On April 10, Texas A&M University-Texarkana faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of the university scattered across Texarkana to perform acts of community service for local nonprofit organizations with 164 volunteers completing 650 hours of service at 22 locations around the city.

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held April 14 at Arkansas Middle School.

On April 19, the Caddo Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, held its 18th annual Golf Tournament at Texarkana Country Club.

Leadership Texarkana celebrated local excellence in community leadership during its annual Lunch with Leaders on April 20 at the Texarkana Convention Center.