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If there was one thing I knew I could always count on, it was walking through the front door of my grandparent’s home, knowing my pop would be sitting in his recliner in the corner of their living room, fidgeting his feet back and forth. The aroma of cornbread and chocolate cake filling the air and a western or the Cowboys game on their 65-inch flat screen have always been reliable fixtures in my life.

Posted on November 3, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

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In the south, football isn’t just a game. It’s a ritual, a tradition, a heartbeat that keeps the blood pumping, warming up the atmosphere of every fall season. The loud roar of the crowd, the blinding stadium lights, that certain electricity in the air that signals the start of something sacred. For many, this is the highlight of the year—a season that unites friends, families, and even strangers.

Posted on October 2, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

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There’s something about stepping into an open house that feels a little like sneaking a peek into someone’s diary—except the diary is an immaculately staged living room, and the deepest secrets are in the form of quirky Pokémon knick-knacks on a dusty shelf. It’s a strange, fascinating glimpse into lives we don’t know and will likely never meet, yet here we are, wandering through their space, absorbing the little details that make up their world. … I spent a day indulging in this curiosity with Sydney Wicks, a local realtor who also happens to be the older sister of my childhood best friend.

Posted on September 3, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

Friday Night Lights 2024

… The air buzzes with excitement as crowds gather under the Friday night lights, decked out in school colors and noisemakers eager to cheer for their teams. Despite differences between Texarkana’s high school students, Friday night football games serve as a unifying force. … On game nights, students fill the stands, proudly dressed in school colors, regardless of the opponent. Football games are about more than just the sport.

Posted on August 5, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

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Two of Texarkana’s very own are participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics this year, which is truly mind-blowing! … The talent and drive these two young athletes must possess, to earn a place in the most prestigious athletic competitions in the world, is hard to fathom. They always make it look easy, but we all know it’s not. Jarrion Lawson is a sprinter and long jumper, and Joscelyn Roberson is a gymnast who has been training alongside SIMONE BILES! It is the coolest thing that these two amazing athletes hail from Texarkana.

Posted on August 3, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

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If there’s one thing that screams “America,” it’s apple pie! … So, when attempting to tap into patriotism for this July article, I thought, “What better way is there to do that than by attempting to bake an apple pie with my friend, editor, mentor, and all-around amazing woman, Kara Humphrey?” And as the adage goes, the experience that ensued was as “American as apple pie!” … I would like to first say I do not bake. When I tell people I am going to cook, I mean I’m taking a piece of Walmart salmon, some yummy frozen veggies, seasoning them all up, and throwing them into the air fryer.

Posted on July 3, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

Honor of a Lifetime

From sire to sire, It’s born in the blood … The fire from a mare and the strength of a stud … It’s breeding and it’s training and it’s something unknown … That drives you and carries you home … And it’s run for the roses as fast as you can … Your fate is delivered, your moment’s at hand … It’s the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance … And it’s high time you joined in the dance … —“Run for the Roses” by Dan Fogelberg … … The Kentucky Derby, also known as the Run for the Roses, has been labeled the most exciting two minutes in sports.

Posted on June 4, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

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I had an epiphany one day while watching an Oprah interview on YouTube. Maybe this sounds odd to some but growing up in a household with a mother who dished out Oprah and Dr. Phil quotes like they were pieces of Halloween candy, this was hardly anything out of the ordinary for me. In a 2011 interview, Rihanna tearfully told Oprah that the only way she could allow herself to be vulnerable enough to let a man romantically pursue her was by first “repairing her relationship with her dad.” After she forgave her father, she could finally work on trusting men again.

Posted on June 3, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

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If you’ve never had the pleasure of hearing Kacey Musgraves’ music, I highly recommend you grab your phone immediately, open up the music streaming service of your choice, and hit play on her 2018 Grammy-award-winning album, Golden Hour. It was the soundtrack to my life the entire year after it dropped, and apparently, the mark it made was significant enough for it to be the catalyst for this article I’m writing today, six years after its release. … I’ve probably heard Golden Hour’s opening track, “Slow Burn,” over a thousand times by this point.

Posted on May 3, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

Back to the Nest

They say there’s no place like home. But for several of the Texas A&M University-Texarkana athletic teams, “home” has been a somewhat relative term. The Eagles tennis, baseball, and softball teams have held their home competitions at other venues across Texarkana, which by default lack much of the excitement and energy of the game day experience on a college campus. The facilities are well-kept and taken care of and have provided a much-needed home location during the early years of the athletic program.

Posted on April 4, 2024 in Sports & Entertainment READ MORE

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