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Fall Activities and Fun Texarkana Texas

Brooke Stone, Communications Manager for the City of Texarkana Texas and Intern Raley, talk about various activities and family fun events going on over the next couple of months. Included in that is the Fall Sweep Community

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Alzheimers Association Fundraiser Walk 9/20

Shannon Trest and Janelle Williamson joined the Morning Show to talk about the annual Texarkana Alzheimers Association Walk to end Alzheimers. The walk is this Saturday September 20 at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana, Texas. Registration begins

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TASD-Dr. Jackson and Coach Garett Sherman

Texarkana Arkansas Superintendent Dr. Lloyd Jackson and Athletic Director Coach Garett Sherman joined the Morning Show to talk about the new school year, including athletics. You can always know what’s going on, and it’s always a great

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Homeless Coalition Resource Day September 18th

Vashil Fernandez, Director of Planning and Development with the City of Texarkana, Texas and a member of the Texarkana Homeless Coalition joined the Morning Show to talk about the upcoming 4th Annual Texarkana Homeless Coalition Resource Day

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Haven Homes Fundraiser Car Show September 20th

We had guests join the Morning Show to talk about an upcoming Car Show, which will include, cars, trucks, and motorcycles. The show will benefit Haven Homes in Texarkana. Registration from 8 to 10am at the parking

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Community Healthcare Suicide Post-Vention

Heidi Riggs and Dawn Parker from Community Healthcore joined the Morning Show to talk about Suicide Prevention and “Post-Vention”. Community Healthcore is there to help you deal with what has happened, or hopefully prevent a tragedy from

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Septemberfest Benefitting Hands on Texarkana

James Sylar with Hands on Texarkana joined the Morning Show to talk about Septemberfest which is the fundraiser for the organization. It’s happening this Saturday night September 13th at the Collins Home, located at 1915 Olive Street

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Big Gospel Concert at Hempstead Hall This Friday

Katie Montgomery, the Director of Hempstead Hall in Hope, Arkansas joined the Morning Show to talk about a huge Gospel Concert happening this Friday night starting at 7pm. 4 for the price of one, as 4 Gospel

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Get Your Child Signed Up For Cub Scouts

Lonna Johnson, the Area Director for the Caddo Area Council of Scouts joined the Morning Show to talk about the fun and benefits of getting your young boy or girl signed up for Cub Scouts. It is

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Tough Kookie Foundation Upcoming Events

Katina Levingston of the Tough Kookie Foundation joined the Morning Show to talk about what the organization does to actually help people in the Texarkana area who are or have battled breast cancer or childhood cancer. Also

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Miller County Red Dirt Master Gardeners

Miller County Red Dirt Master Gardeners members Sondra Bedwell and Mary Wormington joined the Morning Show to talk about what all the members do each year. They have a Basic Training coming up this fall. This is

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Texarkana Contractors.com Coming Soon

Nick Walker joined the Morning Show to talk about a new resource that you will be able to tap into soon. His website TexarkanaContractors.com will go live on Labor Day Monday September 1st. It will be a

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Exciting Things Happening at T.I.S.D. Fall 2025

Texarkana Texas Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker joined the Morning Show to talk about the new school year starting and the exciting additions to the district, with the Parks Elementary and the Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center

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Texarkana Alzheimer’s Association Walk

Shannon Trest joins the Morning Show to talk about the upcoming Texarkana Alzheimers Association Walk. The Fundraiser will be on Saturday Morning September 20th at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana. Be sure and get your team together.

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Two Concerts Coming up at Hempstead Hall

Katie Montgomery the Director of Hempstead Hall in Hope Arkansas joined the Morning Show to talk about two big concerts coming up. Saturday night September 23 the acclaimed Bluegrass band East Nash Grass, then on Friday September

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Magic Vibes with Roger Sheppard is Back!!

Roger Sheppard, the Magic Man with the Magic Vibes is back on My Pig Radio. Every Saturday morning from 9am to 10 am, Roger will have a guest of interest from the community on with him. His

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UAHT Is Here For You

Jennifer Cunningham, the Dean of Campus for the Texarkana Campus of UAHT joins the Morning Show to talk about the upcoming Fall Semester. Highlighting Freshman Orientation and Extended Registration, along with the many benefits of choosing UAHT

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West Bowie County Back to School Bash

Robert and Beth from the Plentiful Harvest Church & Mission Center in New Boston, Texas joined the Morning Show to talk about the 8th Annual West Bowie County Back to School Bash which is happening this Saturday

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Children’s Health Day Central Mall August 2nd

Richard Blackwell and Andrea Johnson joined the Morning Show to talk about a Children’s Health Day which is happening Saturday August 2nd from 11am to 3pm inside Central Mall in Texarkana. Free event. Around 50 vendors will

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Tracy Lawrence Concert Texarkana This November

Marlon Lineberry joined the Morning Show to talk about the Tracy Lawrence Concert which is going to be held in Downtown Texarkana on the night of Saturday November 8th. It will be at the Front Street Plaza,

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LifeShare Blood Center in Critical Need

Lisa Irvin with LifeShare Blood Center joined the Morning Show to talk about the urgent need for blood donations during this time of the Summer. The need for blood donations actually goes up during this time of

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First Responder Fishing Tournament Fundraiser

Jason & Bruce Townsend joined the Morning Show to talk about the First Responder Fishing Tournament Fundraiser which is happening Saturday July 26th at Yarborough Landing at Millwood Lake in Southwest Arkansas. Jason heads up the Ark-La-Tex

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Senior Summer Ball at the Mall July 18

Justin Sutton from Southern Caregivers joined the Morning Show to talk about the 4th Annual Summer Ball at the Mall which is happening Friday July 18th inside Central Mall from 10am to 2pm. They will be set

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Hope Watermelon Festival August 7-9

Christy Burns and Kimberly from the Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce joined the Morning Show to talk about all the many activities going on at the 49th Annual Watermelon Festival. They will kick it off with the

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Kids Helping Kids Lemonade Stand Fundraiser

Brandy and Hampton from Hospice of Texarkana and Suzy from Ben’s Kids/Ben’s Heart Ministry joined the Morning Show to talk about the Kids Helping Kids Lemonade Stand event happening this Friday July 11th. The event will be

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July Fun in the Water at The Big Dam Waterpark

Anna Pink, Sales Account Executive at The Big Dam Waterpark in Texarkana joined Morning Show to talk about all the fun activities planned for the Month of July. Including this Friday evening celebrate America’s Birthday with the

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LifeShare Blood Center in Need of Your Donation

Lisa Irvin, the Regional Director for LifeShare Blood Center joined the Morning Show to talk about the critical need for blood donations, particularly during the Summer months. She says the need for donated blood actually goes up

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Randy Sams Outreach Shelter Needs Donations

Jennifer Lacefield, Executive Director of the Randy Sams Outreach Shelter in Texarkana joined the Morning Show to talk about their mission and about current needs as far as donations or volunteers. Specifically with the extremely hot Summertime

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Teach to Prevent Child Abuse Conference

Trinity Gardner, Director of Education & Prevention with the Texarkana Children’s Advocacy Center joined the Morning Show to talk about what the organization does for abused and neglected children. Also, discussed the upcoming Teach to Prevent Conference

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You Can Help Save Red River Army Depot

Scott Norton, CEO of TexAmericas, and Robin Hickerson, President and CEO of the Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce joined the Morning Show to talk about the threat of losing jobs at Red River Army Depot, the economic

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Summer Fun Activities in Texarkana Texas

Brooke Stone, Communications Manager for the City of Texarkana Texas and Evie who is an intern working at the city this Summer joined the Morning Show. They were talking about the many fun activities going on for

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TRAHC Has Summertime Fun Opportunities

Megan Griffin, Educational Director for Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council (TRACH) joined the morning show to talk about all the many activities they have going on throughout June and July for people of all ages. You

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EX Outdoors Open House Saturday June 7th

Braden Fyffe the owner of XE Outdoors joined the morning show to talk about their RV Rentals business and the Grand Opening Open House which is coming up this Saturday June 7th from 1 to 4pm at

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Big Dam Waterpark Open May 24-September 1

Anna Pink, Sales Account Executive with the Big Dam Waterpark joins the Morning Show to talk about the family fun which will be going on all Summer long in Texarkana. The park opens on Saturday May 24

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Juried Arts Exhibit Now at TRACH

Marcus Zweibel joins the Morning Show to talk about the current Youth Juried Arts Exhibit that is on display at TRAHC. Also, the next Adult Juried Arts Exhibit is coming up from mid July until early September.

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T.I.S.D. Spring Update-Dr. Doug Brubaker

Dr. Doug Brubaker, Superintendent of Schools at T.I.S.D., Texarkana Texas Independent School District, joined the Morning Show to give us an update on the school year and construction, and much more. The new Parks Elementary will open

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Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council

Jennifer Unger and Kay Thomas from TRAHC-Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council joined the Morning Show to talk about all the fun things going on at TRAHC, including the Summer activities. Also, more about the wonderful second

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Four States Youth Rally & Armed Forces Day

Ronnie Dancer from The Dancing Ranch Farm and Sean Baskin from One True King Ministries joined the Morning Show Two separate FREE events are happening in this month of May at the Dancing Ranch Farm in Miller

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Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive This Saturday

The Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is this Saturday May 10. It’s put on by the National Association of Letter Carriers. Helping out locally Signature Emergency Care Center, and of course Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank.

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GenCyber Summer Camp UAHT-7th to 12 Graders

Brittni Hardie with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana joined the Morning Show to talk about a fun and exciting Summer Camp for incoming 7th thru 12th graders. It’s free and they will feed lunch to the students.

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Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank

Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank Director Camille Wrinkle joins the Morning Show to talk about what Harvest does to make sure people in our area do not go hungry. Two events in specific to help is coming

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Swanger Baseball Complex Ribbon Cutting

The Texarkana Texas Parks & Recreation Department will host a ribbon cutting this Friday evening at 6pm at the Swanger Baseball Complex at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana, Texas. Brooke Stone the Communications Manager for the City

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UAHT Summer and Fall Registration

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is here for students, whether it be traditional or vocational careers. Jennifer Cunningham the Dean of the Texarkana Campus joined the Morning Show to talk about all the advantages of enrolling at UAHT-Texarkana.

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The Boggy Creek Monster Festival 2025

The Boggy Creek Monster Festival 2025 is happening both Friday night and during the day on Saturday at The Dancing Ranch Farm , 490 Miller County 218 in Fouke Arkansas. The owners of the Dancing Ranch Farm,

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Safety Day-Superhero Style

Safety Day Superhero Style is happening this Saturday from 11am to 2pm at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana. Stacy Tidwell from Community Healthcore, Vashil Fernandez from the city of Texarkana, Texas, and Emyli Spear with the Texas

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Texas Highsteppers Spring Show

The Texas Highsteppers join the morning show to talk about their year and the upcoming Spring Show. Director Amber Reynolds, Captain Lauren Friday, and Senior Lt’s Ovia Justin, and Natalie Robinson sit down to talk about the

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Jason Crabb(Gospel) Coming to Hempstead Hall

Grammy Award Winning Gospel Singer Jason Crabb is performing at Hempstead Hall in Hope Arkansas on Friday April 25th, doors open at 6pm, concert starts at 7pm. Holder of 21 Dove Awards, this will be an uplifting

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Community Easter Egg Hunt

A Free Community Easter Egg Hunt is happening this Saturday April 19th at the Big Dam Waterpark in Texarkana, Arkansas. The Waterpark has joined with Signature Care Emergency Center and several other great entities to put on

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The Assembly Line Takes Shape

The Assembly Line is Texarkana’s hub for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creative professionals. The Assembly Line, a collaborative initiative involving Texas A&M University-Texarkana, AR-TX REDI, the cities of Texarkana, Texarkana College, and the University of Arkansas,

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Twice as Fine Texarkana Wine Festival

The 10th Annual Twice as Fine Texarkana Wine Festival is coming up Saturday May 3rd from 11am to 6pm at Spring Lake Park in Texarkana Texas. Terrie, the Executive Director of the Alzheimer’s Alliance Tri-State Area, and

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OTM Health & Physical Therapy

Blake and Arista from OTM Health & Physical Therapy joined the Morning Show to talk about their business located at 4107 Richmond Place Unit B, which is just off Richmond Road in Pleasant Grove. Physical Therapy and

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Altrussa Wine & Cheese Celebration

Altrussa International of Texarkana will be having a special event this coming Monday evening March 31st from 5:30 til 7:30 at the Collins Home. It’s the Service in Bloom, Wine and Cheese after hours celebration. You can

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Texarkana Chamber of Commerce

Texarkana Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Dr. Robin Hickerson and Director of Workforce Development Hillary Cloud joined the Morning Show to talk about what all the Chamber does to promote businesses and work force development in

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Cake Sale to Benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospital

The Annual Cake Sale to benefit Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock will be this Saturday February 15th. The cake sale will be at J & J Livestock in Texarkana, it will begin at noon. This event

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Big Events to Help Veterans in Our Area

Marine Greg Back with the Vietnam Veterans #278 and the Texarkana Area Veterans Council joined the morning show to talk about two big events coming up to raise money for local veterans. First this Friday February 14th

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Region Closets is Ready to Help You

Kelli O’ Neil with Region Closets joined the Morning Show to talk about how they can design, and construct the perfect closet for you. Also they are giving away a free closet. You can enter to win

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TAPD Recruitment & Polar Plunge

Texarkana Arkansas Police Department’s Public Information Officer Kristen Schultz and Skylar with the HR Department with the City joined the Morning Show to talk about police recruitment and also the Polar Plunge. The plunge is a fundraiser

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Donate to Help Arkansas High Cheerleaders

The Arkansas High Varsity Cheerleaders are headed to the Nationals Competition this weekend in Dallas and compete against teams from all over the country. They have raised a lot of money to cover the expenses but could

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Polar Plunge To Benefit Special Olympics Arkansas

The Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics of Arkansas is happening at the Big Dam Waterpark in Texarkana on Saturday February the 8th. Camie, from the organization and Anna from the waterpark joined the Morning Show to