News & Events

Fall is one of our favorite times to be in Texarkana, Arkansas. Though things look different this year, we encourage you to still get out of the house and enjoy fall in Texarkana in a safe way. One of our favorite fall pastimes in is spending time on a patio, enjoying the weather and the local food scene with friends or family. If you’re looking for a nice patio to frequent this fall, look no further. We’ve put together a list of local restaurants with patios or outdoor seating that you can visit this season.

Texarkana, Arkansas has a fun new outdoor music and movie venue, thanks to the folks at Crossties. Les Munn, Joe Gay, and Justin Jones, the partners involved in the Crossties project, opened the Frozen Rail, turning the 300 E. Broad Street caboose into a business serving cold drinks, like daiquiris, margaritas, beer, and more.

Under the state of Arkansas’ Phase 1 guidelines, restaurants in Arkansas will be able to resume limited dine-in service on Monday, May 11. Restaurants and patrons will have to follow Phase 1 guidelines and directives, all of which can be found on the Arkansas Department of Health website. As we look forward to the gradual reopening of Texarkana, we want to inform the public about what this will look like and help prepare our community with information about how we can reopen safely.

As the Texarkana community and the state of Arkansas contend with the Coronavirus pandemic, it's more important than ever for our community to band together and support one another. If you're looking for a way to get involved and help others during this pandemic, the Harvest Regional Food Bank is looking for donations, in the form of both food and monetary donations.