Year: 2018

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Bicentennial parade Dec. 15

November 12, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Bicentennial parade Dec. 15
HOPE – Hempstead County was one of the original five counties formed in Arkansas on December 15, 1818. This year, 2018, is the 200th birthday of the formation of the county. The Hempstead County Bicentennial […]
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Next historic tour planned

November 12, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Next historic tour planned
HOPE – On Sunday, November 18 at 2pm the Hempstead County Historical Society will provide a bus tour to De Roane and Bodcaw Townships and the communities of Hope and Patmos. The tour will visit […]
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Mingle and Jingle does well

November 12, 2018 Admin101 Comments Off on Mingle and Jingle does well
PRESCOTT – Night two of Mingle and Jingle was competing with the first round of high school football playoffs and the first day of modern gun deer season, which opened Saturday morning. Though the crowd […]
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Ruppert scholarship endowed

November 11, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Ruppert scholarship endowed
HOPE – Longtime educator and former Director of Red River Vocational Technical School, J.W. Rowe has established the J.C. “Jake” Ruppert Endowed Scholarship in memory of his former friend and mentor. The donation includes $10,000 […]
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Obituaries

Barbara Lewis

November 11, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Barbara Lewis
Mrs. Barbara Ann Hollis Lewis, age 64 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born in Hope, Arkansas on July 20, 1954 to Owen and Pearl Newberry Hollis. […]
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Bethel AME 139

November 11, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Bethel AME 139
PRESCOTT – Bethel AME Church is 139 years old. The history of Bethel can be written as a memorial to many citizens who gave their influences, labor and finances in the dark days when faith […]
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Robert Ward, Jr.

November 10, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Robert Ward, Jr.
Mr. Robert Lee Ward, Jr, age 67 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at his home.  Robert was born in Texarkana, Texas on September 13, 1951 to Robert Lee Ward, Sr. and […]
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Election changes little on state level

November 10, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Election changes little on state level
LITTLE ROCK – When the Arkansas legislature convenes in regular session in January for the state’s 92nd General Assembly, the 35-member Senate will have 26 Republicans and nine Democrats. That ratio did not change after […]
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Livestock report

November 10, 2018 submitted Comments Off on Livestock report
Hope Livestock Auction Weighted Average Report for Thursday Nov 1, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 1706 Last week: 1995 Last year: 1605 Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 450 lbs 2.00-5.00 […]
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High School Football Week 11

November 9, 2018 Admin101 Comments Off on High School Football Week 11
Local Home Away Quarter Prescott 42 Mountain View 6 Final 2A Teams Home Away Quarter Conway Christian 40 Lavaca 6 Final Des Arc 35 Magnet Cove 31 Final East Poinsett County 14 Mineral Springs 20 […]