Wal-Mart and other retailers warn after weak December

"Wal-Mart and other retailers warn after weak December By Brad DorfmanPosted 2009/01/08 at 10:00 am EST CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2009 (Reuters) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc led U.S. retailers in posting disappointing December same-store sales on Thursday, and it cut its quarterly...

U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad's Sadr City

"By Jim Heintz Associated Press Monday, December 29, 2008; Page A12 BAGHDAD, Dec. 28 -- A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in Baghdad's Shiite slum of Sadr City on Sunday, and an Iraqi was killed when a suicide bomber riding a bicycle blew himself up amid a mass rally...

Stovall to be sworn in at midnight

Stovall to be sworn in at midnightMiller County sheriff-elect says he doesn’t want to waste any time By: Susan Lindsey - Texarkana Gazette - Published: 12/31/2008 StovallWhen he takes office at midnight, Sheriff-elect Ron Stovall will not be wasting time taking his...

Dequeen Woman arrested for Fraud - Selling Cookie Dough

"A woman in Dequeen Arkansas was arrested for selling cookie dough that didn't even exist!! But, it gets worse. Police say 25 year old Julie Owen told people that the money would go towards a military homecoming for soldiers returning from Iraq. The woman managed to scam...

Area thrift stores thrive in tough times

"The sagging economy has many people looking for ways to weather the storm, and it’s good news for some businesses. Local resale shops are getting a silver lining in the dire economic cloud as their business is booming with more shoppers looking to cash in on savings. "

New Parking for Texarkana Historic Auditorium

"Preservation, RestorationHistoric auditorium will get more parking, electricity, more in 2009 By: Brandy S. Chewning - Texarkana Gazette - Published: 12/28/2008 Most recently used for record storage, the cavernous bottom level of City Hall in Texarkana, Ark., got its...