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Jester guilty of rape, sexual assault
PRESCOTT – A jury of six men and six women found Tim Jester guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault Thursday and will serve at least 18 years in prison. […]
Year: 2017
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Pennington charged with public intoxication, criminal trespassing
HOPE – A call concerning a suspicious person led to the arrest of Tina Pennington. The Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) received a call about a suspicious person around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on Hempstead 227 […]
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Hope Public Schools Board Sets Special Session
HOPE – The Hope Public Schools Board will meet in special session Monday, March 6. The 9:30am meeting in the second floor conference room of the HPSD Administration building, 217 East 2nd, will involve an […]
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Sheriff’s auction Saturday
HOPE – A public auction will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office. The auction will be held in the parking lot of the Hempstead County Detention Center on […]
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Mr. James “Jim” Launius
Mr. James “Jim” Launius, age 85 of Eldorado, Arkansas formerly of Hope passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Eldorado, Arkansas. Mr. Launius was born in Eldorado on June 21, 1931 to John Roland and […]
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Mrs. Geneva Munn Hogan
Geneva Munn Hogans 93 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 in Prescott, Arkansas. Geneva was born February 23, 1924 in Laneburg, Arkansas to Henry and Bertha Grimes Glass. She was a […]
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Mr. Damon D. Walker
Mr. Damon D. Walker, 29, of Magnolia, Arkansas passed on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at a Little Rock hospital. He was born July 4, 1987 in Hope, Arkansas. He leaves behind his loving wife, Candice […]
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Card Skimmer Identity Theft Reaches SW Arkansas
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS – The widespread crime of credit/debit card skimmer identity theft has reached Southwest Arkansas. The use of these internal devices, being found inside gas pumps and ATMs, has been reported in both Nashville […]
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Spring Hill Girls Basketball Team Headed For State Games
SPRING HILL – The Spring Hill girls senior basketball team had a law enforcement escorted caravan out of town Thursday, but it was for all the right reasons. Spring Hill is one seed away from […]
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Mr. William Lindsey
Mr. William Lindsey, age 87 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at his home. Mr. Lindsey was born in Waldo, Arkansas on April 29, 1929 to William Riley and Mary Frances Harris […]
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Ruth Ellen Williams
Ruth Ellen Williams, affectionally known as “Sis” 76, departed this life on February 25, 2017. Born July 18, 1940 in Bodcaw, Arkansas to Jethro and Addie McKinney. She accepted Christ at an early age and […]