Obituaries
Verna Allen
Verna Mae Allen, 74, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 in Hope. She was born August 26, 1945 in Clark County, Arkansas to William Hardy and Lilly Baird Hughes. Ms. Verna Mae […]
Month: May 2020
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Assistance Available for Self-Employed & Independent Contractors
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services has announced that Arkansas’ self-employed workers and independent contractors who are out of work because of COVID-19 can apply for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance […]
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PPE vendor list
PPE Vendor Listing The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has provided a list of companies that have self-identified as providers of PPE. Neither AEDC nor ADEM are recommending any of these as preferred vendors. They have […]
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CADC distributing food in 19 counties this month
Central Arkansas Development Council to distribute over 500,000 lbs. of food in its 19 county service area during the month of May. Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC) whose mission is to alleviate the causes and […]
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Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative Needs Feedback On Carl Perkins Program
HOPE — The Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative is asking member school districts and their patrons to provide feedback via a survey regarding the use of federal funding under the Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education […]
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COVID-19 Alters Hope Farmers’ Market
HOPE – Hope Farmers’ Market has made changes due to the COVID-19 situation, and released the following statement: “Due the current situation with Covid-19, we are sad to say the opening of the 2020 […]
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Hope Parks & Recreation COVID-19 Status Update
HOPE – Hope Parks and Recreation has announced several facilities updates. Public facilities will still remain closed for the time being. This includes but not limited to the community centers, arena, softball fields, playgrounds, […]
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COVID-19 Update
As of 1:30pm Monday, there are 3,458 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Arkansas. There have been 2,016 recoveries and 80 deaths. Hempstead County has risen to 7 confirmed cases, 4 recoveries, and 1 death. Nevada […]
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ACT National Test Date Reset
HOPE — The date for the national administration of the American College Test (ACT) has been reset to June 13. Students originally scheduled to take the April 4 administration of the test have until May […]
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$40 million added to Ready for Business grant program
LITTLE ROCK – The Ready for Business grant program will have an additional 40 million added to it. AEDC will begin accepting applications tomorrow Tuesday, May 5th at 8:00 – 6;00 and Wednesday , May […]
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County Farm Families of Year Named
LITTLE ROCK – County winners for the 73rd annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program have been selected. The county winners will be visited by a set of judges to determine eight district winners, […]