Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Cathy Smith poses for a portrait at the Collins Home in Texarkana, Texas on Thursday, October 13, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher John Bookout posses for a portrait on Sunday, July 24, 2016. Bookout served in military hospitals in America after being drafted in World War II, and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951 as a Navy Hospital Corpsman assigned to the First Marine Division.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Monrell Estell posses for a portrait at a family friend's house on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Estell says that patience is important in both fishing and football. "You've got to wait for the play to start in football, and in fishing you have to wait for the right fish to go by."
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Robert Napier shows off a rare Pokémon, Snorlax, that he caught in the game Pokémon Go to Erika Davis in downtown Texarkana, Ark. on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Napier and Davis were both fans of the Pokémon franchise as kids, and like the more involved version of the game.
Staff Photo by Joshua Boucher Rodney Watkins Justice of the Peace District 11 Miller County
Staff photo Joshua Boucher Christiana Davis is Miss Texarkana 2017.
Staff photo Joshua Boucher Kimberly Ferguson is Miss Twin Rivers 2017.
Staff photo Joshua Boucher Kimberly Ferguson is Miss Twin Rivers 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Don Williams poses for a photograph at his home on Thursday, January 12, 2017. He was chosen to march with the 82nd Airborne Division for the inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Don Williams poses for a photograph at his home on Thursday, January 12, 2017. He was chosen to march with the 82nd Airborne Division for the inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Don Williams poses for a photograph at his home on Thursday, January 12, 2017. He was chosen to march with the 82nd Airborne Division for the inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Carolyn Barnes poses for a portrait with her two year old Maltese/Poodle mix Dolly at her home on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Carolyn Barnes poses for a portrait with her two year old Maltese/Poodle mix Dolly at her home on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Joe Mack Bennett, sings and dances at the Oaklawn Opry on Saturday, January 21, 2017. After 25 years the Opry will close.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Laura Ponder at her business, Group X, on New Boston Road on Friday, January 27, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Tahjnick Bishop and Mantric Brown are attending the University of Louisiana-Monroe and the University of Arkansas.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Mantric Brown will attend the University of Arkansas.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Arthur Pletcher poses for a portrait at Spring Lake Park on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Arthur Pletcher poses for a portrait at Spring Lake Park on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Kim Spaulding waters plants at the greenhouse at Texas High School on Thursday, February 16, 2017. In April her Horticulture Science class will sell plants they have grown to the public. "I want them to interact with the public so they can experience the process from beginning to end," she says.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher John Bookout posses for a portrait on Sunday, July 24, 2016. Bookout served in military hospitals in America after being drafted in World War II, and served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951 as a Navy Hospital Corpsman assigned to the First Marine Division.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Sharon Snow, Nick Bero and Red Bero at the Bero studio in De Queen, Ark. on Thursday, March 2, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher at the Little River County Courthouse in Ashdown, Ark. on Thursday, March 2, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Nick Bero marks a Sasquatch he is sculpting out of oak at his studio in De Queen, Ark. on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Where he marks are places he will modify the following day.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Texarkana Arkansas Police Department Corporal Randy McAdams announces he and the Alpha Unit of the TAPD are working with local donors and the community to make a new basketball court on Monday, March 14, 2016. After playing a friendly game with kids with his partner Michael Bryan, he decided to investigate if it would be possible to make a safer place to play out of the street.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher A shirtless man is restrained and removed from the Hotel Grimm on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The man climbed to the top of the building and removed his clothes. He was taken to Wadley Regional Medical Center.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher A shirtless man screams "out!" as Sargent Jake Klar puts a dust mask over his face outside of Hotel Grim on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The shirtless man climbed to the top of the hotel, removed his clothes and was restrained by police.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Marcus Crofutt stands with his dog Gojo outside of his home on National Puppy Day, Wednesday, March 22, 2016. Gojo and the rest of his litter were kept in a basement before being rescued a year ago. National Puppy Day is a holiday founded in 2006 that encourages people to adopt dogs.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Bill and Jacob Scarlock move wort, one of the building blocks of beer, from the mash to the kettle for boiling at Pecan Point Brewing on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The father and son duo are brewing several types of beer, and each requires several days to brew.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Jacob Scarlock stirs wort, one of the building blocks of beer, with extra water to make sure all of the sugars and flavor is rinsed from the mash before moving the wort to the kettle for boiling at Pecan Point Brewing on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Scarlock's grandfather made the brewery the paddle out of unfinished cypress.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Neal Kiser boxes a punching bag at 9 Round, a kickboxing gym, on Friday, March 25, 2016. "You can feel the difference in your whole body," he says.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Darla Clement contributed an anthology of Native American writing and science fiction. Her story mixes her experience growing up in the Flathead Indian Reservation of Northwest Montana with fictional elements.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher The Texarkana Trio at the Texarkana, Ark. Municipal Auditorium on Sunday, April 2, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Arkansas Congressman Bruce Westerman climbs out of an Oshkosh MRAP M-ATV and lets Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe see in the interior at the Red River Army Depot on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. This vehicle is one of the many kinds that are partially assembled and upgraded with armor at the Maneuver Systems Sustainment Center at the Red River Army Depot.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Jamie and Hallie Harris, 8, pose for portrait in Teri Fant's third grade classroom at Trice Elementary school on Friday, April 14, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Tylesha Ross, the president of the Beverly Neighborhood Association, poses for a portrait at the Beverly Community Garden on Saturday, April 15, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Sam Butler looks over his ranch on Monday, April 25, 2016. His ranch is located near Horatio, Arkansas, and right on the edge of Pond Creek Wildlife Refuge. He feels the managers of the refuge are not doing enough to control the wild hog population that is damaging his grazing land.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher on Saturday, April 30, 2016.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Jeannette Ward with Light, her high white reverse okeetee corn snake, at her home on Sunday, May 14, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Beto O'Rourke at the Twin City Event and Conference Center on Saturday, May 20, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Beto O'Rourke at the Twin City Event and Conference Center on Saturday, May 20, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Beto O'Rourke takes a selfie with a supporter at the Twin City Event and Conference Center on Saturday, May 20, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Kayla Brint at her new studio in downtown Texarkana on Saturday, May 20, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Orville Olson at his home on Saturday, May 27, 2017. He served as an apprentice seaman on the USS Lexington in WWII.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Orville Olson at his home on Saturday, May 27, 2017. He served as an apprentice seaman on the USS Lexington in WWII.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Darrin McKassic, the band director of Texarkana, Arkansas Schools, plays Taps after a Memorial Day service at Memorial Gardens on Sunday, May 28, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Dwight Byrd lifts part of a cracked gravestone to show the inscription at the Sand Hill Cemetery in Simms, Texas on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Over time, gravestones can settle and crack.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Father Douglas Anderson shows stained glass at St. James Episcopal Church on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. The stained glass was paid for with donations from people who's names still hang on other buidlings around Texarkana, like Grimm and Offenhauser.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Stephanie Rice performs with her band at Scottie's Grill on Friday, June 16, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Stephanie Rice performs with her band at Scottie's Grill on Friday, June 16, 2017.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Stephanie Rice performs with her band at Scottie's Grill on Friday, June 16, 2017.
Santa Claus leaves the Texarkana Gazette after an interview about his upcoming trip to Discover Santa 2016, a conference for Santas and Santa enthusiasts in Branson, Mo. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes for the entire conference, which features games and classes on being a better Santa.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Candie Harris gets on Coco, a horse owned by Christopher Hopkins, to take a quick photo at Spring Lake Park on Monday, July 4, 2016. Members of the Elizabeth Baptist Church and family gathered in the park with horses, food and games to celebrate Independence Day.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Martha Beasley pets Coco, owned by Christopher Hopkins at Spring Lake Park on Monday, July 4, 2016. Members of the Elizabeth Baptist Church and family gathered in the park with horses, food and games to celebrate Independence Day.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Emily Childs posses for a portrait at Texarkana College on Friday, July 8, 2016.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Robert Napier shows Erika Davis how to throw a curve ball in the game Pokémon Go in downtown Texarkana, Ark. on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Throwing a curve ball gives players extra points. Napier and Davis both like the game, but wish there was more to the game. "I want to be able to battle you," Davis said to Napier.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher on Monday, July 18, 2016.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Justin Hardwick's mother, Carol Kimberlin and sister, Yvonne Rash, place flowers at his memorial site on Monday, October 10, 2016. Last year today Hardwick died from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident on Highway 59 near Lake Wright Patnam.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Yvonne Rash is hugged by Lisa Lamon in Texarkana, Texas on Monday, October 10, 2016. Last year, Rash's brother Justin Hardwick died in a motorcycle accident near Lake Wright Patnam. Lamon organized a ride with Rash, Hardwick's mother Carol Kimberlin and Hardwick's friends to his memorial site and his favorite place at Lake Wright Patnam.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Harvey Jones posses for a portrait at Bailey Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center on Monday, October 17, 2017. He served as in the Marine Corps at the end of World War II.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Teyana Shanae poses for a portrait with her paintings on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Staff photo by Joshua Boucher Madison Thomas, a senior at New Boston High School, on Friday, December 16, 2016.