KTXK Texarkana Fine Arts Radio

01/20/2025

The Greater Texarkana NAACP hosted their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program at Laurence Dunbar Intermediate School Monday.

The event included guest speakers, including Antonio Williams, CEO of Village Communities of Texarkana, and special performances by students. Among those performers was Ally Evans with the Scholars of Texarkana who performed a dance program for the event.

Also, as part of the event, participants lit candles in honor of King’s principles of non-violence.

01/13/2025

Texarkana College celebrated the inaugural Aviation Technology class this morning at its new hanger at Texarkana Airport. The event was highlighted with a grand opening and ribbon cutting.

11/25/2024

Downtown Texarkana will host a Christmas Stroll from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday Dec. 6 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7 on Broad Street.

For updates check Facebook Christmas Stroll TXK

-Schedule-
Friday, Dec 6th

10:00 Shoppes on Broad Open

10:00-5:00pm: Downtown Historical Churches Open House
St James Church, 1st Methodist Church, 1st Baptist Church Downtown-
Festively decorated, special music and refreshments

3:15 pm: The Voice of Kaitlyn Higginbotham appearing at 217 Broad Street(Next to GQ)

4:30 pm: Better Homes Harmony-appearing at 204 Broad Street (Next to Logan’s)

5:00 pm: Adult Luminary Walk, begin at 204 Broad Street

5:30 pm: Adult Christmas Caroling- Bring your voices. Front Street Plaza at Wood Street

Saturday, Dec 7th
10:00-Shoppes on Broad Open

10:00- 5:00PM Downtown Historical Churches Open House
St James Church, 1st Methodist Church, 1st Baptist Church Downtown-
Festively decorated, special music and refreshments

11:30-12:30 Baby Stroll- Starting Place- Prodigy Yoga
Be sure to put this in your calendar! Ladies with little ones, you want to sign up for this Baby Stroll! The prizes are great! A gift certificate from Southern Grace baby boutique for best Christmas attire and a free Sauna from Prodigy Yoga for best decorated stroller/wagon. Ages are infant to four years old. Get your creative juices flowing! Entry forms are available at Southern Grace, Prodigy Yoga, and Hart’s on Broad.

1:00 pm: Acoustical guitarist Patrick McReynolds (211 Broad St)

1:00-1:30 pm: Children’s story time at The Stained Page (115 Main Street) Miss Nancy will be reading Christmas stories to children 5-10 years old.

1:30- 4 States Fusion Chorus (217 Broad Street) next to GQ

2:15- Children’s caroling- bring your voices (Front Street Plaza)

3:15- The Voice of Kaitlyn Higginbotham appearing at 217 Broad Street (Next to GQ)

430- The Mayos -211 Broad (Next to GQ)

10/09/2024

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10/01/2024

Missing Person Update:

ALMA, Arkansas -- Using new DNA methods, authorities have determined that a prior suspect in the disappearance of six-year-old Morgan Nick in 1995 is now the key suspect in the case.

Police say hair samples retrieved more than two decades after Nick's disappearance, found in a red truck once owned by suspect Billy Jack Lincks, place Nick in the vehicle. Lincks died in 2000, and Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer said in a media conference Tuesday, they will be interviewing and re-interviewing his known associates to gain insight into his activities.

Morgan Nick Disappeared June 9, 1995 while at a little league game in Alma, Arkansas. She had gone to catch fireflies with some of the children at the game, and was last seen in the parking lot nearby. Children, when questioned, reported seeing a creepy man talking to the child just before she disappeared, according to news sources.

Lincks was arrested in August of 1995 on allegations of sexual solicitation of an 11 year-old girl in Van Buren Arkansas. Pointer said he attempted to lure the girl into his red truck. Lincks was questioned about Nick's disappearance but denied any involvment.

Colleen Nick, Morgan Nick's mother remarked in the press conference Tuesday morning, that "he [Billy Jack Lincks] stole Morgan from me, her dad, Logan and Taryn. He didn’t see that he could never win. Because our love for Morgan – her memory, her voice – outlasted his life. And that love continues to shine. Morgan’s heart shines on.”

Alma Police are asking that anyone with information that could help resolve this case, please call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST
(1-800-843-5678).

06/28/2024

Texarkana Regional Airport held a ribbon cutting Friday for its brand new Jim E. Yates terminal building. Local dignitaries, city officials, residents, community leaders and airline officials gathered to celebrate the event. The first flight ✈️ leaves out of the new terminal at 6 a.m. Monday.

06/26/2024

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Mount Pleasant TX, Idabel OK and Wake Village TX until 11:45 AM CDT

06/22/2024

UPDATE

A fourth victim injured in Friday’s Fordyce grocery store shooting died from their injuries late Saturday, said a media statement issued by Arkansas State Police over the weekend. A total of 14 people were injured from gunfire Friday, June 21, including 11 civilians, two law enforcement officers and the suspect.

Those killed in the shooting were all civilians, said ASP. They include,
62 year-old Shirley Taylor, 23 year-old Callie Weems, 50 year-old Roy Sturgis, and 81 year-old Ellen Shrum.

Five females and two male civilians, ranging in age from 20 to 65, survived injuries sustained in the shooting. Four of those individuals remain hospitalized, including a woman who is in critical condition at UAMS in Little Rock. Three of the injured civilians were treated and released from the Dallas County Medical Center on Friday.

Fordyce Police Officer James Johnson, age 31, was released from a Little Rock hospital Saturday evening after being treated for a gunshot wound. Stuttgart Police Officer John Hudson, age 24, received minor injuries.

Suspect Travis Eugene Posey, age 44, of New Edinburg, will be charged with four counts of Capital Murder. Additional charges are pending. He was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement, released to ASP custody, and transported to the Ouachita County Detention Center.

ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the shooting that occurred on Friday, June 21, at approximately 11:38 a.m. at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce.

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ASP has named the suspected shooter in today’s Fordyce grocery store shooting as Travis Eugene Posey, 44, of New Edinburg.

Read more here: https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/news/suspected-shooter-named-in-fordyce-grocery-store-shooting/

06/20/2024

Happy Summer Solstice -- The earliest in more than two centuries.

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06/19/2024

UPDATE: Drake was apprehended in Morrilton at 10 a.m., June 20.
He is being held in the Conway County Detention Center.

FROM Arkansas State Police: June 19, 2024

MORRILTON, Ark. — Arkansas State Police and other local law enforcement agencies are working to apprehend a Birmingham, Ala., man wanted in multiple homicides. Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was last seen on foot outside a motel in Morrilton and is believed to be armed and dangerous. Morrilton is located about 50 miles northwest of Little Rock along Interstate 40.

Drake is wanted in connection with three homicides in Oklahoma, stemming from two separate carjackings. Drake is separately wanted on multiple felony warrants from multiple jurisdictions, with charges including aggravated robbery, carjacking, and murder.

Drake is a white male with brown hair and eyes. He is 5’11” and weighs 185 pounds. His last known address was in Birmingham, Ala.

Anyone who sees Drake should not approach him and should call 911 immediately.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

06/14/2024

UPDATE 11:55 a.m. Kaiden Barnes has been found, the Amber Alert has been inactivated.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a three-year-old child who went missing early Friday morning from the Links Apartments in Texarkana, Arkansas. Police said in a social media post that Kaiden Barnes wandered away from the apartments around 1 a.m.

Kaiden Barnes is described as a small black male, born on May 29, 2021. He is 3' tall, weighing 30 pounds with brown eyes and black hair styled in short dreads. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and black pants.

TAPD, Miller County Dive Team, Texas Game Wardens, Bowie County K9 team and more are on scene searching. Anyone who locates the child or who has information on his whereabouts is asked to call TAPD Sgt. Cockrell at 903-798-3130 or call 911

04/23/2024

Texarkana Texas and Texarkana Arkansas Police Departments are jointly hosting the Region 20 United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) trials in Texarkana this week. The trials include a full week of activities for more than 25 K9 teams competing. On Tuesday dogs were tested on their criminal apprehension skills at the Four States Fairgrounds.

03/22/2024

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The former Kate Middleton said she was in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy treatment in a video announcement Friday. Her health has been subject to public speculation in recent months.

03/13/2024

03/11/2024

UPDATE: We are back on the air, maintenance is complete!

KTXK is undergoing maintenance today as we transition our operating system to an updated version. With regret, the station will be off the air beginning at 1 p.m. today (March 11) with hopes of returning to our regularly scheduled broadcast at some point late this evening or early tomorrow.

03/03/2024

Miller County Sheriff's Office and other agencies have been searching for Robert Brown Jr., age 77, of Texarkana, Arkansas. Brown was last seen in the area of Private Road 1209 on Hwy 82
If you see Mr. Brown or know of his whereabouts please contact MCSO at 870-774-3001

MISSING PERSON

Robert Brown Jr
Last seen in the area of Private Road 1209 on Hwy 82
If you see Mr. Brown or know of his whereabouts please contact MCSO at 870-774-3001

02/01/2024

Happy Texas Day to the public media stations serving The Lone Star State: KERA, K*T Austin, Texas Tech Public Media, Texas PBS, Texas Public Radio, Houston Public Media, KRWG Public Media, High Plains Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KACU, Panhandle PBS, KMFA Classical 89.5, KLRU, Radio Bilingue, 91.3 KVLU Public Radio, KAMU Public Broadcasting, KETR 88.9 FM, KEDT - South Texas Public Broadcasting, KTEP, KTXT - The Raider 88.1, KTSU2, KNCT 91.3 FM - Simply Beautiful, K*TX 98.9, Red River Radio, Basin PBS, KPVU 91.3 FM, KLRN Public Television, KCCU Public Radio, KWBU and KTXK Texarkana Fine Arts Radio.