Texarkana Talks

We put together a panel of experts to discuss what we can expect with this weekend's Winter Storm. Ice accumulations, loss of electricity and more.

Today we talk about The Polar Plunge coming up at the Big Dam Waterpark on January 31. We talk about everything coming up with Texarkana Arkansas Parks & Recreation, and Ms. Darlene's off season Art Education projects.

Executive Director of Randy Sams Outreach Shelter, Jennifer Lacefield, joins us to discuss plans for the forecasted winter storm crashing through the Texarkana region this weekend. We also talk about rescheduling the Bridge City Project Chili Cookoff.

Josh Davis has served on the Texarkana Texas City Council, won the election for Bowie County Tax Collector in 2025, but recently had to resign the position for the opportunity to run for the office of Bowie County Judge. We covered many great topics in this episode.

Today, Monday January 19, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the organizer of the event, Brandon Houff joined by young community leader Ayden Howard join sit in this morning to discuss the day's events and activities. 

Ms. Olivia Poulton, Executive Director of our Texarkana Public Library, joins us today and we cover a ton of great topics. We discuss the new programs and services at the library, but also get into her story as one of our most loved local entertainers. I also had to ask about her social media posts of animal mating calls!

Our good friend Les Munn stops by this morning. We tried to talk him into coming back to do this show as the host and he'll think on it. We do talk about his decades of service to Texarkana as a Police Officer and the new age of Security.

We talk with Tom Ornberg, Miller County Veterans Service Officer, about their move into new offices on Jefferson Avenue. We want to reach out to all Veterans to let you know that more people are eligible for benefits than they may believe. It is not charity, they are benefits Veterans have earned. 

Paul Merlich with Texarkana Regional Airport and Brandon Sanders with Texarkana College join us to discuss the many great programs available to the public with the partnerships they've built in the region. We also discuss the big Air Show planned for this summer. Great show today!

Our guests this morning, Dr. Bradford and Ritchey Grant, join us to discuss the Candidate Forum to be held at Church on the Rock in Texarkana Texas. Candidates from Texas and Arkansas will be on hand to share their plans with you.

We had Travis Loehr, our Miller County Director of Emergency Management, stop in to discuss the Candidate Meet and Greet/Chili Cook-off set for January 22 at the Texarkana Arkansas Convention Center. We also had some great Emergency Management questions for him.

Ever wonder what LARPing is? Today we visit with Cameron Hooper and discuss TXK Crossroads LARP and break it all down about how you can join the fun here in Texarkana.

2026 marks the 10th Year for the Texarkana MLK Day Parade and organizer Brandon Houff visits with us to share all of the information you will need to enjoy the celebration!

Brittany Rogers and Annabeth Smith with Runnin' WJ Ranch are our guests to discuss "A Night in Paris" with this year's "Night to Shine" Prom for our special needs community scheduled for February 13. 2026 at the Texarkana Texas Convention Center.

Our first episode for 2026. We breakdown Venezuela and what is really happening in the Western Hemisphere. We also talk about the horrific changes happening in the Fort Worth Stockyards here in Texas.

We spend this time to look back on 2025 and recognize Greg Beck's decades of commitment to our local veterans. We also look forward and share plans for a great 2026!

We talk to Hailey Wright about her stints with Reality TV, and ask the questions we all want answers for. We also talk about her New Years Eve show in Texarkana, new recordings, and what's to come in 2026!

We met Ambrose Kobb back in April 2025 and started discussing the ideas and mission of "Hills & Valleys Refuge" to help youngsters aging out of the Foster Care System. From his first appearance on the program many have reached out and they have been truly blessed this year. We discuss what is to come in the new year!

Celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ this morning. We have some fun discussing North Pole Politics and crack some jokes. We also discuss the many events planned around the community with our local churches!

Vashil Fernandez is our Texarkana Texas Director of Planning, Economic Development, and Health. Vashil is also involved with many local non-profits. We had a great conversation this morning with topics ranging from growing up in Jamaica, travelling the world with basketball to calling Texarkana home.

Jesse Darby Tillis was our guest this morning. We talked about Hype in 2025 and what is to come with Hype & Glory Wrestling in 2026. We discussed E-Sports programs in our local schools, local events, and more!

Evelyn Abhulimen and Symone Hartley visit with us about "Package of Love Care" in Texarkana.

Coming up on the 10 year anniversary of Lagniappe Specialty Meats, owner, operator, and chief cajun Bobby Duhon joins us on this morning's program.

We talk all things Christmas, recap the big parade, discuss art, weight-loss, and so much more today!

Director of the Texarkana Texas Parks and Recreation, Keith Beason, and Jessica Cook joins us this morning to discuss Christmas on Main happening on December 20 and everything Parks and Recreation with the city.