J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 27, 2012

An investigation is underway after a bizarre incident near Texarkana left one person dead. Authorities say witnesses indicate a man was driving strangely before crashing his vehicle near the FCI Prison in the Liberty-Eylau Community of Northeast Texas

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J.W.’s News Update: Thursday January 26, 2012

Its voting day in Texarkana. No not at the polls, that is coming up later this Spring. The voting occurring today is at the local union hall of the USWA 752L.  That is the union that represents most of the workers at the Texarkana Cooper Tire Plant

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J.W.’s News Update: Wednesday January 25, 2012

Union workers at the Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Plant in Texarkana are being briefed on the details of the tentative contract hammered out by negotiators last week. The workers will study the proposal today and vote tomorrow as to whether to ratify or reject the agreement with the tire maker

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J.W.’s News Update: Tuesday January 24, 2012

Texarkana Arkansas Police along with the FBI are looking for two suspects who held up a bank yesterday afternoon. Authorities responded to the Wells Fargo Bank on Hickory Street around 2:30 pm. Witnesses told them that two black male suspects entered the bank brandishing handguns

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J.W.’s News Update: Monday January 23, 2012

New Employees of the Arkansas Lottery will be going through a 6 month probationary period among rules adopted by the games commission. This new procedure will begin immediately but not be retroactive.

 

An East Arkansas Representative is suing the state over new redistricting maps saying it dilutes minority voter representation in his district.

 

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J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 20, 2012

A tentative agreement has been reached by negotiators for the Cooper Tire Rubber Company and the local union representing workers at the Texarkana, Arkansas Plant. The agreement came as the contract was expiring

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J.W.’s News Update: Thursday January 19, 2012

Texas Governor Rick Perry is dropping out of the Presidential Race after poor showings in Iows, New Hampshire, and in the pre-election polls in South Carolina.

Perry made the announcement today just two days before the South Carolina vote

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