HER Magazine of Texarkana

01/10/2025

The national park system is one of America's greatest treasures. It spans the country's most wild corners and important cultural heritage sites, balmy beaches and breathtaking mountains. Our parks are backdrops for iconic family vacations, honeymoons and solo adventures.

And for six days in 2025, the parks are absolutely free to visit.

The national park system is one of America's greatest treasures. It spans the country's most wild corners and important cultural heritage sites, balmy beaches and breathtaking mountains. Our parks are backdrops for iconic family vacations, honeymoons and solo adventures.

01/09/2025

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame.

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame.

01/08/2025

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say.

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say.

01/07/2025

WASHINGTON -- Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday.

Murthy's advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health, but his proposal for a label would require a rare approval from the U.S. Congress.

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2025/jan/03/surgeon-general-calls-for-new-label-on-drinks-to/

What will our gardens look like in 2025? The thing about opinions is that everybody's got one. The same can be said about predictions.

01/07/2025

Heading into 2025, thousands of workers face an unsettling reality: after years of working from the comfort of home, they must return to the office full-time for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic or look for new work.

NEW YORK -- Jason LaCroix felt privileged to work from home, especially as a father to two young children. He needed flexibility when his son, then 6, suffered a brain injury and spent 35 days in intensive care.

01/06/2025

TEXARKANA -- A program update on a multimillion-dollar project to construct a water treatment plant and distribution system is slated for Tuesday.

Riverbend Water Resources District will hold a public meeting on the multi-year design and construction initiative starting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd.

TEXARKANA -- A program update on a multimillion-dollar project to construct a water treatment plant and distribution system is slated for Tuesday.

01/06/2025

Two employees of Rainbow Signs, of Louisiana, install the CHRISTUS Health sign on the hospital system's Pine Street campus, formerly known as Wadley Regional Medical Center, on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 4, 2025, in Texarkana, Texas. CHRISTUS Health, an international, not-for-profit Catholic health system, finalized its purchase of Wadley on Nov. 1, 2024. A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas approved the sale in September. Wadley's previous owner, Steward Health Care, offloaded the hospital as part of company-wide financial restructuring. (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)

CHRISTUS Health Pine Street

01/06/2025

What will our gardens look like in 2025? The thing about opinions is that everybody's got one. The same can be said about predictions.

One group with a pretty good track record is Katie Dubow's Garden Media Group, a public-relations company serving plant breeders, nurseries and others in the green industry. Its annual Garden Trends Report forecasts how environmental, fashion, food, retail, media and other trends will trickle down into the gardening realm.

What will our gardens look like in 2025? The thing about opinions is that everybody's got one. The same can be said about predictions.

01/05/2025

When Annabelle Pleskoff was 15, she woke up before school one morning with severe pain radiating from her right side.

After hours of persistent throbbing, she went to the emergency room, where doctors initially thought she had mild appendicitis and sent her home. Later, she received an unexpected diagnosis: kidney stones, typically an affliction of older adults.

Now 25, Pleskoff, a Seattle native who has endured more than 30 kidney stones, is part of a troubling trend in pediatric health. Kidney stone cases are rising among children, and some medical professionals implicate a familiar culprit: ultra-processed foods. Other experts trace the increase to genetics, poor diet and insufficient water intake.

When Annabelle Pleskoff was 15, she woke up before school one morning with severe pain radiating from her right side.

01/05/2025

Pasticceria Gollini in Vignola, Italy, not far from Modena, is home to the sumptuous flourless chocolate cake known as torta Barozzi.

Created in 1886 by pastry chef Eugenio Gollini and named for Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola, a 16th-century architect, the much-loved sweet continues today to be produced according to a closely guarded secret recipe.

Professional and home bakers alike have attempted to re-create the dessert, and we set out to devise a formula. It's well known that torta Barozzi is made without wheat flour, and is therefore gluten-free. Instead, a combination of ground peanuts and almonds -- along with whipped egg whites -- delivers a structure that's somehow rich and dense yet remarkably light.

Pasticceria Gollini in Vignola, Italy, not far from Modena, is home to the sumptuous flourless chocolate cake known as torta Barozzi.

01/05/2025

Thirteen debutantes, dressed elegantly in traditional gowns and holding bouquets of red roses arranged by Jill Hoover of H&N Landscaping, were formally introduced to society on December 28, 2024, at Texarkana Country Club.

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2025/jan/03/texarkana-cotillion-club-presents-2024-debutantes/

01/05/2025

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01/04/2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The AVCA announced its women's volleyball All-America Teams for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, as chosen by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The AVCA announced its women's volleyball All-America Teams for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, as chosen by the NAIA Volleyball All-America Selection Committee.

01/04/2025

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The Twin Cities have a multitude of resources for those who are homeless or have difficulty with resources, but there is a specific subset of that community that is often left unaddressed.

Texarkana has a number of homeless people who are also pet owners. These people will often share their meals with their dogs, take turns holding the animal so that their friends can get meals, and often feel the beating of inclement weather as they protect their furry companions.

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The Twin Cities have a multitude of resources for those who are homeless or have difficulty with resources, but there is a specific subset of that community that is often left unaddressed.

01/04/2025

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texas High standouts Taryn Stiger and Carlyn Clack were named to the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Volleyball Team for the 2024 season on Friday.

Selections were made by TSWA members based on nominations from coaches and media members from around the state.

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texas High standouts Taryn Stiger and Carlyn Clack were named to the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Volleyball Team for the 2024 season on Friday.

01/04/2025

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texas A&M University-Texarkana's women's basketball team couldn't keep pace in the second half against North American on Thursday night, falling, 77-58, at the Patterson Student Center.

The Eagles went into halftime tied 34-34, but North American (7-8, 5-5) turned up the intensity after the break, pulling away to snap A&M-Texarkana's two-game win streak. The loss dropped the Texarkana team to 3-12 overall and 3-8 in Red River Athletic Conference play.

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texas A&M University-Texarkana's women's basketball team couldn't keep pace in the second half against North American on Thursday night, falling, 77-58, at the Patterson Student Center.

01/03/2025

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don't expect any sun-disappearing acts like the one that mesmerized North America last spring.

While the world will have to wait until 2026 for the next total solar eclipse, the cosmos promises plenty of other wow moments in 2025.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don't expect any sun-disappearing acts like the one that mesmerized North America last spring.