Texarkana Talks

This morning we visited with Destiny Carter about the upcoming Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast and Ms. Oliva Poulton from our Texarkana Public Library.

We visit with Dr. Evelyn Abhulimen about PackageofLoveCare.org, a local non-profit helping in little ways that make huge differences. Find our more, and get involved.

Today we visited with Gary Singleton, Chair of the Bowie County Republican Party. He is up for re-election. We talk about the party growth, early voting, locations and more. 

Chef Alicia Prater and a few of her students from the Liberty Eylau Culinary Arts class join us this morning to discuss how the program is growing, recent competition results, and the future of the program.

Susan and Casey Conway join us this morning to discuss everything Marvin Nichols Reservoir. This would be catastrophic to Water Region D for decades to come. Listen and then get in the fight!

This morning we had Dale Huls, running for the Bowie County Republican Party Chair, as our guest. We discuss his ideas, plans, and hopes for the position. We discussed his vast political experience and almost got some NASA secrets!!

Danny Lewis is running for the office of Miller County Judge. Today we talk to him about his ideas for the position, his experience that would make him right for the job and his pathway to real growth and economic development for Miller County and Texarkana Arkansas. 

This morning, Vashil Fernandez announces his departure to a new position as Planning and Development Manager for the city of Lewisville Texas in the DFW area. Vashil has been a true leader in our community and will be missed greatly.

We talk with Conductor Philip Mann about this weekend's Jeans & Classics: Billy Joel & Elton John show. This will be an amazing show full of sing-along songs that we all know. Philip is a fascinating character, and we have a lot of fun on this episode.

Today we are talking with Melissa Green and Les Munn. We talk about this weekend's "Polar Plunge" to benefit Arkansas Special Olympics. We also check in with Mark Patrick about the upcoming weight loss and quit smoking seminars on February 12.

Talking with Jason Butler about Texarkana's first official Taco Festival. We discuss his road to recovery and how that has led to most all of the events he produces. Taco Festival, Sober-fest, and so much more to discuss!

Ms. Tameka Grady gives us the details for Mardi Gras in downtown Texarkana on Saturday February 7. Food, Music, and family fun with free admission!

We had a great conversation with Cass County Judge/Command Sergeant Major Travis Ransom is our guest. We talk about government, politics, and dive into some of his expertise in Military Intelligence. Enough so that we will schedule another show to focus on that topic alone!

Fun show today with Tendra Washington from the Texarkana Arkansas Parks & Recreation Department and Chef Alicia Prater from the Culinary Program at Liberty Eylau High School. Food, family, fun... we cover most all of it today.

The Public Information Officer for TTPD, Shawn Vaughn, is our guest this morning discussing the Texarkana Texas Police Department. We talk about social media, the weirdest story that comes to his mind after decades of experience, and more. 

Dr. David Bradford joins us to discuss Texas Political races with a focus on our local elections. Highlights from the recent meet the candidate event at COTR Texarkana.

Les Munn sits in with Jeff to talk Texarkana. We discuss roads and winter driving. We run down events that had been canceled over the last weekend, and those set for this weekend in Texarkana. 

Getting everyone up to date on what is going on in Texarkana with the weather, and how the left is doing their best to start the end in Minneapolis. Talking to ALL parents this morning! Download and share with friends!

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.