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Interstate Crash Kills One
HOPE – A Sunday morning wreck on Interstate 30 near Hope claimed one life and sent another victim to the hospital. According to the preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, a 2004 Mercury […]
Month: May 2020
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F-1 tornado confirmed in county
PRESCOTT – An F-1 tornado was confirmed to have struck Nevada County Saturday. According to Nevada County Judge Mark Glass, there was some storm damage in the county with the tornado confirmed. Glass said the […]
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Hicks Booked For Possession
On 15 May 2020, 8th North Task Force Agents arrested Bobby Hicks age 42 of Prescott after a traffic stop on South Main Street in Hope. Agents discovered Methamphetamine and Marijuana on his person and in […]
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Time to assess
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE 2020 Business and Personal Property must be assessed by May 31, 2020 to avoid a 10% late penalty. Business Rendition Forms were mailed out in January 2020. Those forms need to be filled […]
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Personal, property taxes need to be assessed by June 1
HOPE – Hempstead County Assessor, Kim Smith, would like to remind everyone to assess all personal property and business personal property by Monday, June 1, 2020, to avoid a 10 percent late penalty. You may […]
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Hempstead County Memorial Day Closings
Hempstead County Courthouse, Road, and Waste Department will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020, to observe Memorial Day. Regular working hours will resume Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Hempstead County Courthouse will close at 12:00 PM […]
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Gilbert, Hopson named Rotary Teachers of Year
HOPE – An elementary school teacher with a penchant for service in the classroom and community; and, a high school teacher with a knack for mentoring students present and past are the 2019-2020 Hope Rotary […]
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Long Time Coach, Sports Official Remembered
HOPE – Winford C. “Jack” Williams Jr., known to many in Hope, Hempstead County and surrounding sports environs as Jack or “Blue,” had coached, taught and was employed in the Hope Public Schools for almost […]
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Jack Daniels Farm In Bodcaw Damaged By Storm
The Jack and Sunny Daniels farm in Bodcaw suffered damage from the storms Saturday evening. According to Daniels (who supplied these pictures) the storm hit about 5:55pm and came from the east. Daniels said he’s […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of 7:20pm Sunday, there were 4,759 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas. There were 3,590 recoveries and 98 deaths. Hempstead County has had 9 confirmed cases, 6 recoveries, and 1 death Nevada County has […]
Obituaries
William C Goldman
William C. Goldman, age 93, of Hope, Arkansas died May 17, 2020 in Texarkana, TX. He was born August 2, 1926 in Texarkana, Texas to George W. Goldman and Martha Palmer Goldman. William was a […]
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Virus having serious effect on food supply chain
LITTLE ROCK – Disruptions in the food supply chain affect more than the quantity of products on the grocery store shelves. They have forced Arkansas cattlemen and farmers to make financial decisions today that will […]