Texarkana Talks

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.

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.

This morning our guest, Bobby Duhon, got tied up at Lagniappe Specialty Meats and was unable to get away in time for the show, but will join us later this week. So, we just had a nice visit about a little bit of everything this morning.

Amber Adams is the Director of Engagement for East Texas Food Bank, and based here in Texarkana. We had such a good time, and you will too. Listen and find out more about the thousands that benefit from your help, and just how big of a Dolly Parton fan Ms. Amber really is!

A great show this morning with Caleb Maloney from Mission Texarkana. We learn about the biggest needs as we are heading into the colder part of the season. We are also joined by Marc-Andre Bougie and Andrew Clark with the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra to talk about this weekend's "Christmas at the Perot".

This morning we got some huge news about the 2026 Four States Fair! Check it out with our friends Lisa Garner, Kristen Larey, and Dan Sawyer... then make your plans!

Sergeant Nerio with the United States Marine Corps 'Toys for Tots' Mission in our region shares what is still needed for our area children as we move closer to the donation cut-off this Friday, December 12.

Cody Barling stops in to discuss all of the holiday excitement planned for downtown Texarkana. From Santa Crawls to the fanciest of New Year's Celebrations, come to downtown!

The Texarkana Public Library will hold their Gala celebrating 100 years of service in our community on December 12. Ms. Olivia Poulton joins us for all things library, and we had a blast this morning. You would never guess what the most popular genre of books is the most popular right now!

The Jingle Mingle Market happens this weekend at Front Street Plaza in downtown Texarkana. We talk with Ms. Tameka Grady about the details this morning.

Ms. Tendra Washington with the Texarkana Arkansas Parks and Recreation Department shares all of the fun plans for the 2025 Holidays!

Terrence Washington is putting on his fifth "Bandit Trading Card Show" this Friday and Saturday, December 5 & 6, at the Terry Rogers Recreation Center at #1 Legion Drive with the Texarkana Arkansas Parks & Rec Department.

Vashil Fernandez is our Texarkana Texas Director of Planning & Economic Development and so much more for our community. We had a great visit on this Thanksgiving Eve.

Ronnie Makaramba made the journey from Tanzania to Texarkana, and today we talk about the adventure and what an asset Ronnie is to our community.

Greg Taylor discusses "Convention of States" with us this morning, and we get a surprise visit from Vashil Fernandez with the City of Texarkana Texas.

We had a great conversation this morning with Heather Thompson from the Texarkana Baptist Children's Home. She shared some powerful insight into the Foster Care system, the needs right here in our community, and the incredible work their team is doing every day.

Pastor Jaime Alexander and Mark Meadows discuss the upcoming praise events at First United Methodist Church in downtown Texarkana Arkansas. Philip Mann shares the exciting Christmas schedule for the Perot Theatre and has all of the information on this weekend's "Back to the Future" spectacular!

Today we recap the many positive things we have to be thankful for here in our hometown. We talk Christmas and the importance of supporting our local businesses this time of year, now more than ever!

Dr. Craig Nakashian, Dean of the Honors College at A&M Texarkana joins us this morning to discuss growth at the University Campus in Texarkana. We also discuss his books and the study of History. From Battlefields to churches and Clergy with Swords. Check it out!