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Obituaries

Diana Baker

Mrs. Diana Gail Baker, age 73 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Friday, August 23, 2019. Diana was born July 12, 1946 in Danville, IL to Frank Leroy and Daisy Francis Rector Parson. She is preceded […]
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2019 Health Expo

HOPE-The annual Health Expo was held on Saturday, August 24 at Hempstead Hall. Local businesses came together to show what services they provide to the kids within our community. Some of the participants of this […]
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Express Tire and Wheel

HOPE- The Hope Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce held grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting on Saturday, August 24 for Express Tire and Wheel. They are located at 510 3rd Street in Hope. The company […]
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Unemployment figures low

LITTLE ROCK -Arkansas recently set a new record low for unemployment. The unemployment rate for July was 3.4 %, breaking the previous record of 3.5% last month. There are 19,200 more jobs in our state […]
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Drug overdose deaths up

LITTLE ROCK – Last year 426 Arkansas residents died from a drug overdose, according to death certificates filed with the state Health Department. That is an increase in fatal drug overdoses from 2017, when 417 […]
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Livestock report

FEEDER CATTLESTEERS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)HeadWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price8300-330314180.00-190.00186.75 5360-395386165.00-185.00176.93 7410-435421154.00-165.00160.09 10450-495469144.00-160.00151.96 6510-540533142.00-150.00147.31 9550-585568130.00-145.00135.60 7600-645621130.00-136.00133.45 8650-685668130.00-135.00133.39 4705-740719128.00-133.00129.23 STEERS – Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)HeadWt […]
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Obituaries

John Carlton

Mr. John R. “Dickie” Carlton, age 76 of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away Thursday August 22, 2019, in Texarkana, Texas. Dickie was born June 1, 1943 in Bodcaw, Arkansas to John Henry and Pearl Clements Carlton. […]
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Rotary Meeting

Fair Season is upon us, and the Hope Rotary Club  heard from a few of the Hempstead County Fair Participants on Thursday August 22nd.. Harlie Lockhart, Lane Lockhart, and Huck Plyler told about their show […]