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With Bowie County (Texas) and Miller County (Arkansas) combined, Texarkana is home to over 65,000 residents. The City of Texarkana, Texas has placed eleven beautiful parks, recreation and running trails throughout local neighborhoods (Tamut, Pleasant Grove ISD, Texas ISD, Liberty Eylau ISD) of Texarkana with the mission to improve the quality and life of citizens.

(TAMUT & PGISD) Bringle Lake Park East, West and Wilderness are three different areas combined in one. Bringle Lake, known for being the most popular park and having the best running trails, is found right by the A&M Texarkana

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(7602 Bringle Lake Road
Texarkana, TX 75501)

Bringle lake Wilderness Area is 144 acres of nature area. No motorized vehicles are allowed in the wilderness area and the park is of day time use only. Bringle Lake Wilderness features ten foot wide bike and running trails that lead right into Bringle Lake East at approximately two miles.

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Bringle lake East is an eight acre park that sits on the east side of Bringle Lake Wilderness. The park features bike and running trails, a playground for children, picnic areas, a floating fishing pier, grills and restrooms.

Surrounded by an abundance of trees and nature, the relaxing walking trails on Bringle Lake East are designed to bring you right into the boardwalk of Bringle Lake West.

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The west side of the Bringle Lake is an open seven acre park offering a boat ramp, fishing piers, trails, exercise equipment, volleyball sand courts, restrooms, playgrounds and a 1500 Sq. Feet  pavilion looking over Bringle lake.

 

 

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Does your dog need a breath of fresh air too? There is a local park for your pet. Kylee Sullivan Dog Park has a fenced in area for them to play with other dogs their size or feel free to roam on the dog trails. The dog park can be found on North Park Road, open seven days a week.

Right beside the Kylee Sullivan Dog Park you can find Spring Lake Park, located in a central area of Texarkana.

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With 145 acres, this park features a spring fed lake, concert area, playground units, rotary splash pad, 18 hole disc golf course, picnic areas, 1.75 mile trail walking throughout the park , baseball and softball diamond, fishing, and restrooms. Spring Lake is the host of “Movies in the Park” during the Spring and Fall season offering new and classic releases.

Bell Park is in the heart of “New Town”. It is a four-acre neighborhood park offering a multi purpose baseball court, four sets of playground equipment, pavilion, restrooms and picnic tables. Bell Park is commonly used for community events and family gatherings. Around the corner from Bell Park , in the Highland Park area there is a 5 acre playground nestled in a beautiful tree line historic area. Ferguson Park is found just south of College Drive and Adjacent to the Collins Senior Center.

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Located on New Boston Rd. Beverly Park is a 7 acre playground park with a heavily wooded area and that features playground equipment and picnic tables. Beverly Park is perfect for your lunch time activities.

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Right off 7th Street, home to the recreation staff services is located at 3222 West 7th Street. The South West Community Center and Park is 20,000 sq ft building featuring a gymnasium, multi-purpose room, game room and kid’s library, meeting rooms, exercise room and kitchen. The Southwest center offers weekly recreational activities such as yoga and Zumba classes, youth and adult open gym activities, senior citizen’s bingo, and pool table and games.The Center also offers seasonal programs and sports event, health fairs, summer youth programs and much more. Meeting rooms can be reserved for individual, groups, or family functions. The park area of the Southwest Center offers four lighted tennis courts, playground equipment, and a multi-purpose open space area.

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(LE ISD) Kidtopia is a playground designed for kids by kids! Located in Downtown Texarkana, the park is the perfect place to let kids express themselves. Kidtopia features a multi purpose playground, public restrooms and don’t forget your skates for Skatetopia.

Skateopia is the newest adjacent to Kidtopia in Downtown Texarkana. Built completely from custom concrete and designed by our local skateboarding community,the Skate Park is made for users of all skill levels to enjoy.

Image Courtesy of Texarkana, Texas Parks(201 Oak St.
Texarkana, TX 75501)

Featuring ledges, stair sets, down rails and an open bowl section, the park is great for all-wheel use. At Skatetopia, operational hours differ from Park curfew and both are open for day use only.

 

 

 

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Located just off of highway 59, Findley park is a 5-acre, tree-lined neighbor hood park. Featuring a basketball court, playground and multi purpose recreational area.

 

 

Scott Joplin Park is a beautiful wooded area and a great place to cool off on a hot summer day.

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Texarkana, TX 75501)

This 7 acre park features various play equipment, public restrooms, a pedestrian walking bridge and a 1260 Sq. Feet  pavilion perfect for picnics, family gatherings and community social events.

The park is located at 1621 West Street, just off of State Highway 59 in South Texarkana.

 

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Karrh Park is a 33-acre gem surrounded by wooded areas and a quiet neighborhood. Karrh Park features four softball fields and is the home to the Girls Softball Association where leagues and tournaments are in full swing from the month of March to October.The park provides a serene picnic area with a small pond for recreational fishing,(1656 Sq. Feet) pavilion, playground equipment and public restrooms.
Located at 2102 South Ann Street (just off of State Highway 59 South)

Located at 3419 Leopard Drive in the Liberty-Eylau area of Texarkana, Grady T. Wallace Park features 5 softball fields, 12 soccer fields and is the home to the Texarkana United Soccer Association with children and adult leagues in the Spring and Fall. Wallace Park offers active recreational space covering over 70 acres.

Image Courtesy of Texarkana, Texas Parks(3315 Leopard Drive
Texarkana, TX 75501)

Featuring  playground units, a walking/jogging trail around the 5-acre lake, a basketball court, two pavilions (2400 Sq. Feet) for social gatherings and public restrooms.

 

Terrifying Social Media Game – or Hoax?

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Parents around the globe are filled with anxiety, as police warn of the possibility of a new game on social media, called the 48 Hour Facebook Challenge.

A mother in Northern Ireland claimed her daughter was missing due to the game.  Though no one knows for sure if the game is real, the threat is alarming for parents, especially in the Texarkana area. Snopes.com says the game is a hoax.

The rules of the game have kids trying to earn points by having their names mentioned in Facebook posts or by receiving likes and shares for posts featuring them after their staged disappearance.  Participants in the challenge have 48 hours to get the highest score, before coming forward and letting everyone know they are safe.

In the past two weeks, three teens have gone missing in Texarkana; 15-year-old Austin Ariniello, 14-year-old Justyn Coe, and 17-year-old Spencer Martin.  Austin Ariniello has been located and is safe.  Spencer Martin, had only a BOLO (Be on the Look Out) issued for him.  There have been no follow-up stories on the whereabouts of the other two teens.  There is no evidence to suggest these teens had anything to do with the 48 Hour Challenge.  And furthermore, there are no confirmed reports of anyone participating in the game.  Still, parents are fearful.

Facebook is currently investigating this sick game.  Keep up with this story in Eagle Eye.

Summer Hot Spots Close to Texarkana

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With summer just right around the corner, vacations are a much needed break from class but students do not have the funds to go on extravagant vacations.  Fortunately for Texas A&M-Texarkana students, there are some places close to home that are located near or here in Texarkana.

On May 4, 2013, Texarkana is opening its’ very own water park Called Holiday Springs.  It will consist of 5 water slides, a lazy river, a wave pool, 2 children pools, a sand castle area and an adult pool.  “It’s going to be a very good tourism spot for Texarkana,” said Dr. Hiren Patel of Texarkana Hotels LLC,  which she stated to arkansasmediaroom.com.

If you need to get out of town for a little bit, just about an hour and a half down the road in Shreveport, LA is the Splash Kingdom water park.  The park consists of 9 different fun filled attractions.  Since being remodeled their new saying is, “It’s like a whole new place.”  So this is an option to check out to get some sun while still getting out of town.

If you want to travel a bit further, three hours away, in Dallas, TX there are many different attractions.  But one in particular is the Dallas World Aquarium.  “It’s not just a place for children, I really enjoyed myself and plan to go back,” says TAMUT student Heather Dickens.  The aquarium consists of exhibits of animals in their own environments throughout the world.  “The Dallas World Aquarium does have an aquarium part but I was really surprised to see all of the other animals they had in only 3 levels.  They had Monkeys, birds, alligators, sloths and so much more,” said Dickens.

These places are just some of the many gems in close proximity to the Texarkana area.  Admission for all three locations is less than $30.00 per person.    After working hard through the semester, these places are ideal for students to have a cheap but fun summer getaway.  So do yourselves a favor and treat yourself to one of these hot spots this summer.