A first responders group funded an EMT scholarship in Texarkana
The First Responders Day Group gave $5,000 to the Texarkana College Foundation, and EMT student Hesley Rocha is the first recipient.
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TXK Today reported on October 7, 2026, that the First Responders Day Group presented $5,000 to the Texarkana College Foundation. The first student to receive the scholarship is Hesley Rocha of Mount Pleasant, Texas, who is studying to become an EMT. The paper quoted Rocha along with Vickers Fuqua, Tim O’Neal, Dr. Jason Smith, and Courtney Shoalmire. The gift is tuition help for someone already in the training pipeline, not a promise about a future class.
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